14954- Research Grants Support Officer

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variety every day

Autonomy in role

Excellent benefits and support

Staff development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a Research Grants Support Officer (UE04) to join the Corporate Services Group / Edinburgh Research Office. You will assist with post‑award administration for externally funded research projects and use the People and Money system to process transactions, while supporting a busy team.

This full‑time role (35 hours per week) offers a hybrid working pattern and opportunities for training and staff development within a collaborative university environment.

Qualifications

• High level of numeracy and accuracy in processing financial transactions.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under tight deadlines.
• Good IT skills including Excel and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Process transactions using the People and Money system.
• Manage team mailboxes and call management system for queries.
• Support post‑award administration and funder audits.

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Excel

MS Office

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Finance background desirable

Tools

People and Money system

Job description

Grade UE04: £26,093 to £28,778 per annum

Corporate Services Group / Edinburgh Research Office

Full time: 35 hours per week

The Opportunity:

The Research Grants Team work closely with the University of Edinburgh research and professional service communities, partners and funders, to maximise the research academic colleagues can undertake for the funding they receive. Our expert team delivers financial management and post award administration of the University’s 3,500 research grants.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Grants Support Officer to gain experience in a research finance environment and to assist in the provision of a comprehensive and effective post award administration service for externally funded research projects. This role underpins the administrative support to the research grants team: using the People and Money system to process transactions, manage the team mailboxes/call management system for queries and support, and assist with funder audits.

Your skills and attributes for success:

A positive, open-minded and enthusiastic attitude

Ability to prioritise and manage your own workload, work under pressure to tight deadlines, and cope with conflicting demands with high volumes of work

High level of numeracy with good attention to detail

Must be able to work as part of a team and also under their own initiative as required.

Ability to establish effective working relationships and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

A finance background is desirable but not essential.

Good knowlege of Excel, MS office and other IT skills.

This position is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to have an experience in University professional services, in a department with a proven commitment to training and staff development.

People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with drive, determination, and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful/personalised flexibility for you

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Variety every day
• Responsibility and autonomy
• Excellent benefits and support
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.