Salary: £48,350 to £56,021 per annum Closing Date: Thursday 29 February 2024 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: RK5030-24-009-R
Do you have a strong track record of obtaining research funding with experience of delivering large multi-partner proposals, and have a proven ability to manage and motivate people?
Your new role will see you working in collaboration with senior research managers to develop strategies for maximising research income, assist with target setting and provide analysis and reports on performance. You will manage the research pre-award bid service who work with academics to develop quality proposals and represent the University externally, lobbying for the University's interests with funders and identifying supporting partnerships.
The Department of Research and Knowledge Exchange helps to:
To be successful in this role you will have specialist and detailed knowledge of the international research funding landscape, along with demonstrable experience of project management, and of initiating and delivering successful innovative initiatives in a large organisation. Additionally strong communication skills are crucial to be able to reach a variety of audiences.
This role is eligible for applications from job sharers.
In return, we offer a generous package with benefits including annual leave starting at 27 days, paid bank holidays, additional paid leave during the Christmas period, travel loans and generous pension scheme contributions.
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Further details:The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.