Research Operations Support Adminstrator

University of Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Leeds is looking for a motivated individual to provide research grant management support. The role includes liaising with funders, maintaining financial records, and working within a flexible, agile environment. Ideal candidates should have strong organisational and communication skills. The position offers 26 days holiday, a generous pension scheme, and access to health and wellbeing facilities.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Access to courses for personal development

On-site childcare and shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to organise, prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
• Experience in a busy environment demonstrating flexibility and initiative.
• Positive attitude towards change and capable of complex issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Provide research grant management support to academics.
• Cost and price projects, liaise with funders.
• Set up and maintain financial records and produce claims and invoices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

As a highly motivated, proactive individual you will be responsible for providing research grant management support to academics. You will be part of the central Research Operations Team, but will be deployed across Faculty Research Offices (FROs); to work in an agile and flexible manner, to respond to peaks in workload or staff shortages, and occasionally working with the central team to develop new systems and processes.

Responsibilities

Across the 7 FROs the team deal with a very large volume of research grant applications and awards. You will work closely with existing FRO and central teams to cost and price projects, liase with funders, set up and maintain financial records and produce claims and invoices.

Requirements / Skills

You will need to show a high level of attention to detail and have the ability to organise, prioritise and work to tight deadlines. You will have a high level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and to be able to work on our own initiative, flexibly, proactively in a busy environment. We also require good problem solving skills to work through complex issues, and a positive attitude to change.

A full training programme will be provided to develop your skills prior to your first deployment and a mentor will be assigned to help build understanding of the Universities systems and processes and Funder requirements.

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

What We Offer In Return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Collis Robinson, Operations Manager (Audit and Risk)
Email: [e-mail]