Environment, Development and Pre-Award Grant Officer

In this role, you will work in the Research Environment Development (RED) and Pre-award team, as part of the Faculty of Social Sciences Research Operations team. This team provides research environment, development and pre-award support for academics across the Faculty of Social Sciences, in particular from the School for Business and Society and departments of Economics, Education, Politics, Law and Sociology., This is a part-time role at 0.8FTE in the Faculty of Social Sciences Research Operations team. You will work flexibly to provide a responsive service to assist academic staff in the preparation and submission of standard research and research-related grant applications, in line with University and funder requirements. The role will provide expert advice on regulations and processes and produce accurately costed project budgets; coordinating input from internal and external collaborators. Liaise with colleagues and proactively coordinate processes for e.g. match funding, letters of support and ensure internal deadlines for institutional sign-off are met. You will check all documentation and use funder online portals to submit applications in a timely fashion, and work flexibly to provide support and cover for team members where required.
You will work with Research Coordinators to provide support for the research environment by sharing funding opportunities, supporting the operation of Faculty/Departmental schemes (e.g. research leave), developing digital resources on research information, providing support for effective use of systems, and monitoring policy compliance and the achievement of Faculty/Departmental research targets.

+ Excellent numeracy skills, competent working with project budgets, demonstrating accuracy and attention to detail
+ Able to effectively organise and prioritise work and follow procedures in order to produce work to a high standard to required deadlines
+ Proactive approach to solving problems
+ Knowledge of higher education research, including the funding landscape
+ Knowledge of the requirements of major sponsors of research activity

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