Grant Manager; Research

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and it’s harming too many lives. At Prostate Cancer UK, one of our top priorities is funding research that leads to real change. It’s vital we do our best to make sure this research makes a meaningful difference to men’s lives, and that’s where you come in.

We’re at an exciting time, with a new strategy coming soon, and so we are looking to grow our Research Funding Team. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Grant Manager to help us deliver our core funding schemes and embark on new, exciting initiatives to fund ground‑breaking research that will revolutionise how prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated.

You’ll take responsibility for a portfolio of around a third of our active research grants, providing support and guidance to the researchers leading them. You’ll be a main point of contact for grant applicants, supporting them through the application process and providing them with guidance about remit and eligibility. Using your understanding of research funding and administration, you’ll work with our Senior Research Officers to make sure our funding schemes run smoothly, to time and support our funding Committees in their review of the applications we receive.

It’s crucial that we not only have fair and robust processes to ensure that we fund the very best research, but that we also closely monitor and support the delivery of the resulting projects, to maximise their impact and accelerate the advancements we see through research. Which is why we’re looking to appoint an experienced Grant Manager to join our Research Directorate.

As part of your responsibilities you’ll manage a portfolio of our active research grants, closely monitoring their progress and finances, and provide valuable support and advice to our grant holders and their teams. You’ll develop a detailed understanding of the science behind these projects and build positive working relationships with the researchers and their institutions. You’ll monitor your portfolio for demonstrable outputs (publications, presentations, intellectual property etc.)

and you’ll work closely with colleagues in other teams to help them better understand the research we fund in order to showcase this to our supporters and potential donors.

You’ll support the delivery of our research funding grant schemes, managing at least one of our grant rounds, whilst also supporting our other funding schemes, ensuring that we maintain robust processes and adhere to industry and department standards. You’ll also help direct our activities to involve people with experience of prostate cancer in research, including their involvement in the assessment of the research proposals we receive, as well as supporting researchers to include patients in the design and delivery of their projects.

This is a really important role to us, as research plays a significant part in our strategy. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about, and experienced in, research funding and grant management. You’ll be motivated to consistently perform to the highest standards, and keen to try new ideas and continually improve the way we manage research grants and engage with the research community.

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic about research and able to understand and communicate complex scientific information found in applications, research papers, presentations etc. Being self‑assured and clear communicator, you’ll be able to build strong working relationships and provide valuable support to a wide range of stakeholders, including early‑career and senior researchers. You’ll also be able to handle a wide range of enquiries regarding prostate cancer research, research grant management and policies, and our various funding schemes.

Applicants should possess a meticulous attention to detail and be able to manage your responsibilities independently, prioritising your workload depending on business need. This role will also require you to be proficient in the use of standard…