Grant Manager (Local Innovation Programme Fund)

University of Plymouth; Plymouth; Sur place; GBP 41 000 - 47 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

University of Plymouth is seeking a Grant Manager to administer grants for the UKRI-funded Global Autonomy Cluster through the Local Innovation Partnership Fund in Plymouth. The role supports governance, contracts and reporting across multiple funding schemes, ensuring transparent and compliant delivery of funds.

You will coordinate assessments, perform eligibility checks, prepare funding agreements and monitor milestones, outputs, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience administering grants or funding programmes
• Experience working with businesses, stakeholders or external organisations
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

Responsabilités

• 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

Connaissances

Grant administration

Stakeholder engagement

Due diligence

Record keeping

Description du poste

Grant Manager (Local Innovation Programme Fund)

Location: Plymouth

Start date: 16/11/2026

Job details

Salary £40,704 - £46,704 pro rata per annum - Grade 7

Contractual hours 22.2

Basis: PT Temporary Parttime All Year

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 30 November 2026

Job category/type: Professional/Support Services

Date posted: 27/10/2026

Job reference: B1452

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.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Adrian Dawson: by email at [e-mail]

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

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

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 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages