Research Support Services Officer X2

Overview

The Research Support Services Officer will support academic and research staff in developing and submitting research grant applications. The postholder will also manage the project set-up process, including agreeing budgets, reviewing awards (in liaison with the Research & Innovation Contracts team as needed), ensuring a comprehensive handover to Research & Innovation Finance, and facilitating the set-up of appropriate contract arrangements for research projects.

The postholder will assist the Research Support Services Manager(s) in their support of the University and School research agendas.

• Support academic and research staff in developing and submitting research grant applications.
• Manage the project set-up process, including agreeing budgets and reviewing awards in liaison with the Research & Innovation Contracts team.
• Ensure a comprehensive handover to Research & Innovation Finance and facilitate set-up of appropriate contract arrangements for research projects.
• Assist the Research Support Services Manager(s) in supporting the University and School research agendas.

• Well-developed understanding of best practice in supporting research funding applications.
• Experience in a similar role in higher education and familiarity with the UK research funding landscape and policy issues.
• Excellent communication skills and experience communicating to a variety of audiences; excellent negotiation skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise a mixed portfolio of work.

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a 'health powerhouse' for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK's largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Research & Innovation Services (RIS) provides a professional support service for research and innovation activities at City St George's. We operate a business partnering model to work with and support our six academic Schools located across our Clerkenwell, Tooting and Moorgate campuses. RIS is comprised of seven teams, covering the areas of pre-award, post-award, research & innovation contracts, business engagement & knowledge exchange, intellectual property & commercialisation, entrepreneurship and clinical research support.

City St. George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St. George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George's, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week. Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.

A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities.

City St. George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.