Research Support Officer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee health and wellbeing services

Excellent annual leave entitlement

Additional paid closure over Christmas

Discounts at retailers

Job summary

The University of Manchester is seeking a capable administrator to cover a 12‑month maternity period within the Awards Mobilisation team. You will support academic colleagues with the acceptance, setup and management of their research grants, liaising with funders and internal partners to streamline processes.

You will work with Humanities Research Services to provide high quality research support to academics and service users in the Faculty of Humanities.

Responsibilities

• Support academic colleagues with the acceptance, setup and management of research grants.
• Liaise with funders and partners, and with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth grant setup.
• Collaborate with Humanities Research Services to deliver high quality research support to academic and other service users.

Job description

This is a 12-month maternity cover position sitting within the Awards Mobilisation team focused on Awards Mobilisation and Awards Management activity for a large portfolio of research grants. The role holder will directly support academic colleagues with the acceptance, setup and management of their research grants. This includes liaising with funders and partners, as well as internal stakeholders to ensure that the setup of research grants is as seamless as possible.

The post holder will work with a team of colleagues based in Humanities Research Services to deliver high quality research support to academic and other service users in the Faculty of Humanities. You will report to a Research Support Manager and work closely with Research Services (RS) colleagues and other academic and professional support colleagues to support research activity, to maximise the University’s ability to attract researchers and research income, undertake high quality research and exploit research outcomes.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Nathan Coates

Email: [e-mail]

General enquiries:

Email: [e-mail]

Technical support:

0161 850 2004 https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.