Research Development Manager

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; Ibrido; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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The University of Cambridge's Research Office invites applications for a proactive leader to coordinate pre-award support for the School of Biological Sciences.

You will lead the Research Development Team, focus on costing, compliance, and process improvement, and work in a hybrid model with 2 onsite days at Greenwich House.

Informal enquiries to Isabelle De Wouters at [e-mail]; the University values equality, diversity and inclusion.

Competenze

• Proven leadership and budgeting experience in research administration.
• Experience coordinating pre-award support and costing.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Mansioni

• Lead the Research Development Team supporting the School of Biological Sciences.
• Coordinate pre-award support to ensure proposals meet requirements.
• Develop proposals and optimise costing and compliance processes.
• Liaise with researchers and external contacts; manage workload.

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The University of Cambridge is one of the world's top research establishments. Fundamental to its continued success in world-leading research and in securing funding is the role of the University's Research Office. We are a team of over 240 people and are the central administrative hub for research activities at the University.

We have a challenging, interesting and rewarding role available within our Research Development Team providing support to the University's School of Biological Sciences.

We are looking for a proactive individual, with excellent communication and negotiating skills, who will coordinate pre-award support across the University. As part of the Research Operations Office, the Research Development teams are the principal source of advice and support for researchers ensuring proposals meet application requirements and comply with University policy. The role will seek to develop and improve proposals, in close partnership with researchers, with a significant aspect of the role focused on costing and compliance. In addition, as part of the Research Development Team, you will identify opportunities to optimise these processes and to co-ordinate development activities that add value to the research development process.

We are looking for an individual with solid experience of research support, preferably in a University setting, and ideally with research experience in a cognate discipline to lead our team supporting the University's School of Biological Sciences. As part of your application please describe how your background and experience aligns with and will support the needs of the School.

To succeed in this role you will have excellent leadership, financial and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise credibly with academic colleagues and researchers and external contacts. Diplomacy and tact are essential along with an ability to independently organise and prioritise you and your team's workload.

The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows. This role requires onsite attendance at Greenwich House for a minimum of 2 days per week with additional onsite working according to business need.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: Isabelle De Wouters at: [e-mail]

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK

Please see the Further Particulars document for more details of this vacancy. Your application should clearly set out how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification (the skills and experience required for the role) along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted based on these criteria.