Grant & Award Support Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for an initiative-taker, team player and highly organised individual in the Research Business and Innovation team

In this role you can expect to collaborate closely with a team of Grant & Award Support Coordinators and Officers to support academics with applications for research funding, as well as helping them to set up and run their research projects.  The skills and experience to work as a grant & Award Hub Officer can be acquired, but team members must be able to communicate, think creatively and put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

We believe that the diversity of our staff enhances the strength of our community; recognising the value in our differences and celebrating them enables us and the individuals who work here to thrive. If you would like to work in an office where differences are valued with a caring, inclusive culture then we would love to hear from you.

About you

Positive and initiative-taking you are driven to provide an excellent standard of customer service and enjoy working as part of a team. Confident in providing specialist knowledge on research funders and applications for funding, you will support academics to secure research grants, contributing towards the University Transforming Futures 2030 Research Strategy. As a member of the Grant & Award Hub you will provide a high-quality end-to-end service to academics, colleagues, and other university service departments.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus having excellent transport link.

We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 24^th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2023 and 39^th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• a generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• hybrid working
• career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
• access to employee assistance programme
• family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
• access to a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Michelle Wells on 0117 328 7928 or email: michelle.wells@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 10 months or the earlier return of the post-holder, working 37 hours per week.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

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