Senior Research Services Administrator

Job Summary

Imperial’s Faculty of Engineering (www.imperial.ac.uk/engineering) carries out world-leading research in Aeronautics, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computing, Design Engineering, Earth Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering. 

The Engineering Faculty wishes to recruit a Senior Research Services Administrator to provide post-award support in the administering of the Faculty’s Research Funding. This is a key role requiring the post holder to draw from their own technical and operational excellence to support the academic community in administering their research awards. The post will coordinate, support, and be responsible for all aspects of post award research administration, from award activation through to account closure. 

Duties and responsibilities

The post will be responsible for the review, costing and approval of staffing appointments on research accounts, working closely with HR and the Departments to ensure accurate and detailed control of the budgets. The post will perform and support a range of activities, such as management of overheads and FEC journals for indirect and estates recovery, coordinating and conducting regular account reviews, reviewing and maintaining reconciliations for all awards, support the preparation and submission of financial claims and invoices as per the funders’ term and conditions, producing and reporting financial statements; coordination of research partner expenditure statements and payments, along with raising purchase orders relating to research collaborative agreements and subcontracts; in addition to dealing with account based queries from Departments, Credit Control and Funders.

Essential requirements

You will have proficient computer skills (excel, word, email), an eye for figures and be able to work to deadlines both independently and as part of a team. You will be committed to the delivery of customer services and have a “can do” approach.

Please refer to the Job Spec for full list of essential requirements

Further Information

Further information is available from Shaun Power, Research Services Manager on 0207 594 8773, or email: s.p.power@imperial.ac.uk.

The College is currently trialling a Work Location Framework until early 2023.  Hybrid working may be considered for this role and the role holder may be expected to work 60% or more of their time onsite, with 40% the minimum time spent onsite.  The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

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