Hybrid Pre-Award Grants Administrator

Francis Crick Institute; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Francis Crick Institute is seeking a detail-oriented Pre-Award Grants Assistant to join the Grants team. You will provide essential administrative support to help secure research funding, maintain records, and ensure smooth grant processes across multiple systems.

Reporting to the Grants Team Lead, this full-time role offers hybrid working and opportunities to contribute to high-impact biomedical research.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a busy, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly when managing data and records.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, prioritising tasks and following up on actions.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook, and learning new systems.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Pre-Award Grants team with the administration of research funding applications and related activities.
• Maintaining accurate records across our grants management and finance systems, including Worktribe and Workday.
• Tracking legal agreements, following up on actions and keeping colleagues informed of progress.
• Assisting with compliance checks on research funders and project partners.
• Responding to routine queries and liaising with researchers, funders and colleagues across the organisation.
• Ensuring records, correspondence and approvals are accurately documented and maintained.
• Helping to identify opportunities to improve processes, data quality and ways of working.

Skills

Administrative support

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Tools

Worktribe

Workday

Job description

The Francis Crick Institute is seeking a detail-oriented Pre-Award Grants Assistant to join the Grants team. You will provide essential administrative support to help secure research funding, maintain records, and ensure smooth grant processes across multiple systems.

Reporting to the Grants Team Lead, this full-time role offers hybrid working and opportunities to contribute to high-impact biomedical research.