Research Support Manager - Internal Only

Kings College London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kings College London is seeking a Research Support Manager to oversee post-award research grants, budgeting and financial performance across faculties in London. The role requires graduate qualification, expert grant process knowledge, and strong IT skills including PowerBI, Excel and databases.

You will gather data from multiple sources to support decision making and work with multidisciplinary teams. This internal-only appointment supports the university's research operations, requiring

Qualifications

• Graduate qualification or equivalent.
• Expert understanding of post award management of Research grants and experience of managing budgets and monitoring and acting on financial performance.
• Expert understanding of the Research Grants Application process including highly complex grant applications and the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
• Proven IT proficiency in using spreadsheets, databases and designing PowerBI dashboards to analyse and present information.
• Ability to collect and synthesise complex data from a variety of sources to develop new insights and perspectives, sometimes on short timescales.
• Confident working in multidisciplinary teams, and building strong working relationships to drive effective outcome.
• Working knowledge of WorkTribe, Business World and People XD.

Skills

Graduate qualification

Post award management

Budget management

REF knowledge

Data synthesis

Multidisciplinary collaboration

PowerBI dashboards

Education

Graduate qualification or equivalent

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Databases

Job description

Research Support Manager - INTERNAL ONLY Kings College London•London, GB

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria

• 1. Graduate qualification or equivalent Graduate qualification or equivalent.
• 2. Expert understanding of post award management of Research grants and experience of managing budgets and monitoring and acting on financial performance.
• 3. Expert understanding of the Research Grants Application process including highly complex grant applications and the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
• 4. Proven IT proficiency in using spreadsheets, databases and designing PowerBI dashboards to analyse and present information.
• 5. Ability to collect and synthesise complex data from a variety of sources to develop new insights and perspectives, sometimes on short timescales.
• 6. Confident working in multidisciplinary teams, and building strong working relationships to drive effective outcome.
• 7. Working knowledge of WorkTribe, Business World and People XD.

Desirable Criteria

• 1. Knowledge and experience of regulatory compliance within the higher education sector and applied health and care research.
• 2. Experience within the Higher Education sector or similarly complex organisation and understanding of the strategic context in which the Faculty operates.
• 3. Experience in Higher Education of the knowledge and understanding of what it takes to manage and run effective professional services teams, processes, and procedures across finance, human resources, research management, technical and general operations.
• 4. Demonstrable project management and organisational skills, with proven ability to work to deadlines, manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise activities effectively, while ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• 5. Previous experience of line management.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

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