Research Grants Manager (Maternity Cover or Secondment)

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7LD

This post may be offered as a secondment opportunity.

We are seeking to recruit a highly experienced and organised Research Grants Manager to join our busy Research Grants team at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), located at the Botnar Research Centre, Oxford.

This exciting position combines line management responsibilities for a small team alongside directly managing a portfolio of research groups. The postholder will be required to act as a financial guide, providing professional and flexible financial management to research groups, to support the achievement of the department’s strategic objectives. The post provides a crucial role in the running of the Botnar Institute, liaising between Botnar academics, University Professional Services teams and external grant funders.

You will work closely with colleagues within the Institute, departmental colleagues and Research Accounts throughout the lifecycle of grants; ensuring all eligible costs have been added to each grant and confirming total spend to allow accurate reporting to the funder. You will provide timely, regular and accurate reports and detailed analysis on the research funding portfolio, and associated risks, to the Principal Investigators and senior management, so that they have a sound financial evidence base to assess how best to utilise their grant budgets. You will liaise with external sponsors, collaborating Universities and other University of Oxford Departments on grant award management.

You will be educated to a degree level or equivalent qualification. You will have a sound and in-depth knowledge of grant funders and post-award management together with ability to create, analyse and understand financial data. You will be a highly organised and accurate with ability to work well as a member of close-knit team and independently. Experience of using online grant application forms and working knowledge of X5, Oracle Financials and PeopleXD are desirable.

This is a full-time maternity leave cover appointment for 12 months. This post is available from 1 December 2024.

The closing date for this position is 12 noon on Friday 11 October 2024. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application.

Contact Person: HR Team, NDORMS

Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 7

Contact Email: hr@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

Salary (£): £37,524-£45,763 Although this job is advertised at grade 7, we are willing to offer grade 8 to a candidate with significant experience and skills in managing a similar portfolio size and leading the administration of the Biomedical Research Centre

Advert information