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Senior Research Grants Officer (Maternity Cover)

University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) - John Radcliffe Hospital

Location: Oxford
Salary: £31,502 to £37,386 (with a discretionary range to £39,745) per annum (Grade 6)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 5th June 2023
Closes: 31st July 2023
Job Ref: 165848

We are looking for a Senior Research Grants Officer (Maternity Cover) to join the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN). As part of the Department’s busy research grants team your primary focus will be to support the department and Principal Investigators with the management and reporting of awarded projects. You will work with colleagues in the professional services, NDCN researchers and contacts across and outside the University to monitor the progress of NDCN’s large volume of research projects throughout their lifetime to closure (currently the portfolio is over £100M). You will use reports from Oracle and X5, combined with discussions with NDCN researchers and administrative colleagues to gather and assess information on projects in order to ensure that they are run in an effective and compliant manner.

You will be a primary point of contact for queries from Principal Investigators and research staff, regularly attending meetings to communicate key information or to answer questions from researchers, directing queries or relaying information to relevant administrative contacts, and escalating issues to the Research Grants Manager for further advice or guidance.

To be effective you will have strong teamwork, written and oral communication skills, the ability to plan and manage multiple priorities and demands, and develop sound knowledge of key funder’s criteria both pre and post award.

Training will be provided to enable you to develop and succeed in the role.

You will also cover and support other research grants team members who are working with researchers on their applications to external organisations for research funding. You will provide a high-quality service reviewing the criteria for applications, assisting with costing and pricing for applications using X5, the University’s costing and pricing software, and advise on non-scientific matters for applications ensuring compliance with university and funder requirements on submission.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or hold an equivalent combination of relevant experience and training. They will also be competent using Microsoft Word, Excel, databases and University wide software. Experience of academic or general administration within a Higher Education or related environment is desirable.

This post is to cover the absence of the substantive postholder, who is taking a period of maternity leave. The post is available for 1 year in the first instance.

Only applications received before 12:00 midday on 10th July 2023 will be considered.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

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