Research Grant Administrator (Part-time)

The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Research Grants Administrator (part-time 0.5FTE). 

The Institute is internationally renowned for its research into developmental biology and cancer and has been in existence for more than 30 years. With core funding from Wellcome and Cancer Research UK, the Institute is a friendly, vibrant and exciting place to work. There are around 250 people in its self-contained building, comprising 12 research group leaders, 200 scientific staff including PhD students, and 45 support staff. 

In this role you will provide the Institute with excellent financial grants administrative support to maximise research income from a wide range of sources. You will be the primary contact within the Institute in relation to grant applications from external partners, sponsors, Research Group Leaders and the University. 

Key responsibilities include coordinating the financial support process for grant applications, advising on costs, and ensuring applications are submitted in time, often to tight deadlines. You will also be responsible for providing budget forecasts of grant expenditure during the lifetime of the grants. We are seeking a highly motivated, organised individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen eye for detail. 

Training will be provided on the University's grant costing tool and financial administration systems.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays);
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes;
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores.

The position is available as soon as possible.

The interviews will be held on site w/c 17th April 2023.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 May 2024 in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/40060.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact hr@gurdon.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference PR35915 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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