Grant Manager (Local Innovation Programme Fund)

Plymouth University; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Development opportunities

Enhanced family leave

Flexible working

Retailer discounts

On-site nursery

Job summary

The University of Plymouth Services Limited is seeking an organised individual to administer grants for the Global Autonomy Cluster, a UKRI funded programme in partnership with the Local Innovation Partnership Fund. You will manage grant lifecycle, from assessment to monitoring, ensuring compliance with programme and university requirements.

The role requires on-site presence one day per week, with scope for home working to a degree due to business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience administering grants, projects or funding programmes.
• Experience working with businesses, stakeholders or external organisations.
• Monitoring performance, outputs and KPIs.
• Maintaining records and producing reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating application assessment and moderation processes, maintaining auditable records.
• Undertaking eligibility checks and due diligence processes.
• Preparing grant offer letters, award documentation and funding agreements.
• Monitoring funded projects against milestones, outputs and outcomes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Grant administration

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are seeking an individual with exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail to play a key role in administering grants to businesses as part of the University's £20m UKRI funded Global Autonomy Cluster programme

About the role

Reporting to the LIPF Programme Manager, you will be responsible for the administration, assessment, contracting, monitoring and reporting of third-party funding distributed through the Global Autonomy Cluster, a £20m UKRI funded programme through the Local Innovation Partnership Fund (LIPF).

You will manage the grant lifecycle across the programme's funding schemes, including the Ecosystem Enhancement Fund and Challenge Cohorts, ensuring that funding is administered effectively, transparently and in accordance with programme and University requirements.

You will be responsible for the grant application and award process, including: ensuring applications, assessments and awards are managed effectively and in line with programme requirements.

You will be:

• Coordinating application assessment and moderation processes, maintaining transparent and auditable records
• Undertaking eligibility checks and due diligence processes
• Preparing grant offer letters, award documentation and funding agreements
• Monitoring funded projects against agreed milestones, outputs and outcomes

For this role, you will need to be on site 1 day a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

What we’re looking for

You will possess excellent organisational and planning skills and strong attention to detail and accuracy and have demosntrable experience of:

• Administering grants, projects or funding programmes
• Working with businesses, stakeholders or external organisations
• Monitoring performance, outputs and KPIs
• Maintaining records and producing reports

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

Our Offer

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 35* Days Annual Leave (pro rata if part-time) plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

*Pro rata if part-time/fixed term contract

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed .

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our