Research Development Officer

Salary:

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract up to February 2025

Role Summary

The Research Development Officer (RDO) sits within the Research Support Team and provides support to researchers in the Institutes of Inflammation and Ageing (IIA), Immunology and Immunotherapy (III), and Microbiology and Infection (IMI), across all elements of pre-award research support including proactive research development and partnership building in support of research proposals.

Reporting to the Research Support Manager (IIA, III, IMI), and working as part of a team of seven, the Research Development Officer supports researchers to develop and secure external research grants via the provision of specialist practitioner support at every stage of the pre-award and contracting process. Working closely with colleagues from across the RSSD, the RDO is a key contact point for researchers in IIA, III and IMI, providing specialist advice on research funder terms and conditions, undertaking costing/pricing of research, performing due diligence on external partners, submission to funder, review and negotiation of research agreements, the setting up of the projects and effective pre-to-post award handover.

Person Specification

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) plus significant relevant practical experience - where no equivalent qualification is held substantial practical relevant experience and expertise in a series of progressively more demanding roles will be required.
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly for a variety of audiences, and to produce and analyse source material, information and data.
• Knowledge of the UK research funding ecosystem, key research funders and an understanding of their processes.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of providing research support across research grants and/or contracts, ideally in a Higher Education setting
• Experience of successfully leading/coordinating the development of research grants and/or research contracts, including a proven knowledge and skills to successfully enhance the quality of applications through critical review.
• Skills or experience of effectively identifying and assessing risk and proposing suitable mitigating steps
• Experience of developing/negotiating budgets and/or contracts terms.
• Experience and professional judgement to help to identify and implement improvements in service quality and efficiencies, delivering high quality customer service across own service area and beyond.
• Experience of successfully engaging, and collaborating, with internal and external stakeholders to build teams, deliver key outcomes or resolve challenges across a wide range of activities.
• Excellent analytical skills with an ability to analyse complex qualitative and quantitative information and present conclusions clearly and concisely to senior audiences, internal and external.

For informal enquiries, contact Sam Hickman s.j.hickman@bham.ac.uk.

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