Research Awards Manager

Do you have an interest in how research is funded? Do you want to use your skills to contribute to shaping the future of healthcare? Then we have the opportunity for you!  

We are looking for a Research Awards Manager to join our National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Co-ordinating Centre here in Southampton!

Who are we?

The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. We are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle income countries.

Further information on the NIHR can be found at: www.nihr.ac.uk. In particular, you are encouraged to review our operational priorities and to watch this introductory video.

What will you be doing?

As a Research Awards manager, you will closely with those who fund and those who carry out research in order to ensure effective delivery of the finance and contracts service at the NIHR. This will include providing advice on financial and contractual aspects of projects from the point a project is awarded funding all the way through until the project closes. You will also ensure that all financial records are kept updated and are accurate. You will also Lead and manage on financial assurance at awards’ contract end, managing the workload of the team carrying out the required reviews and acting as subject matter expert.

Who are we looking for?

The Research Awards Manager role is quite a unique finance role and we are able to offer training to ensure you are able to undertake all elements of the role.  We are looking for someone who is highly numerate and comfortable acting as a subject matter expert. Some of the key skills we look for in a candidate are:

• Relevant financial qualification or equivalent work experience- an accountancy qualification can be advantageous but not essential
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills 
• You will be confident in explaining financial processes and procedures to a range of stakeholders
• Flexible approach to work and able to revaluate and reprioritise your work load
• Confident in the use of MS Office Suite particularly Excel

Why join us?

We recognise that our staff are at the heart of what we do so we make sure we look after you! As well as a generous benefits package (full details can be found here!), as an organisation we prioritise your wellbeing as reflected in  the Mind Workplace Wellbeing awards, where we have achieved Gold for the fifth year in a row! 

Our hybrid working approach helps you with your work life balance and offers you the chance to split your time between office and home working. We strive for cohesive and collaborative teams so our expectation is you spend around 20% of your time in the office. We also know that personal development is important and have a range of ways to support you with this. 

To learn more about working in our teams visit our website, or check out the video below

This role is offered as full time (35 hours per week) but we may consider part time to 0.8 WTE, please state this in your application. 

If you have any questions about the role please contact Kim Wherry (Senior Finance Manager) - k.wherry@southampton.ac.uk 

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