London
Post Date, 18/11/2024
Salary: 39000-45000 per annum
The Research Funding Officer is a member of the pre-award team supporting the coordination and submission of a portfolio of research funding applications working closely with academics and professional services staff in the three faculties. This is a busy, varied role which requires the post holder to: provide advice on the costing and pricing of research funding applications; provide guidance on internal processes and submission systems; manage a portfolio of grant applications; own the electronic funding submissions for their given portfolio; liaise with colleagues post-award and research contracts teams; and provide an efficient service to academic and professional services staff in the faculties. Responsibilities
The expectation is that the post-holder will advise on a range of funders, including the UK, the EU and overseas.
Build strong relationships with the academic and professional services staff within the Faculties, departments and central services.
Generic duties and responsibilities This job description reflects the present requirements of the post but may be altered at any time in the future as duties and responsibilities change and/or develop providing there is appropriate consultation with the post-holder. The post-holder will carry out any other duties, tasks or responsibilities as reasonably requested by the line manager. The post holder will be responsible and accountable for ensuring all School policies, procedures, Regulations and employment legislative requirements are adhered to including equality and diversity and health and safety. The university has a Hybrid Working Framework, which alongside agreed service requirements, enables teams to work more flexibly (if the role allows), promoting a greater wellbeing and work/life balance. This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual performance review (appraisal) process. PERSON SPECIFICATION 1 Higher education to degree level or equivalent, or equivalent work related relevant experience Essential 2 Specialist training or qualification in research support, project management or relevant financial/accounting qualification Desirable 3 Experience of working in a finance or professional service role, ideally within Higher Education or a similar project based, charity or research institute Essential 4 A knowledge and understanding of grant funded research, including grant costing and pricing concepts (FEC) and a good understanding of the funding environment for research both in the UK and internationally Essential 5 Knowledge and practical experience of constructing budgets, using software for financial management, together with the ability to understand and analyse financial information. Essential 6 An understanding of organisational processes required for pre-award grant administration Essential 7 Excellent organisational and planning skills including proven ability to work unsupervised, organise and prioritise a changing deadline driven workload, whilst maintaining accuracy
Essential 8 Excellent interpersonal and numeracy skills and the ability to communicate complex information to non-specialists and a range of stakeholders both internal and external to the organisation Essential 9 Experience of providing informal and formal guidance and training, contributing to developing written guidelines and/or training materials Desirable 10 Evidence of developing and improving systems and processes Desirable 11 Strong IT skills including Excel, Database software and Teams including the ability to quickly learn how to use new systems
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