Research and Innovation Funding Manager

The opportunity
It is an exciting time to join UAL as a Research and Innovation Funding Manager, as the university increases its leadership of complex multi-research partner projects.

Joining our Central Research Funding team, you will have the opportunity to grow and further your experiences to date, supporting the pre- and post-award phases of large projects. Recently completed projects include the AHRC funded Towards a National Collection (TaNC) scheme: Transforming collections: reimagining art, nation and heritage project (£3m) and the Creative Clusters programme: Business of Fashion Textiles and Technology (£5.5m).

As a Research and Innovation Funding Manager leading a team of Funding Officers, you will have and continue to develop an in-depth knowledge of current funding schemes and initiatives from UKRI, their Research Councils and other charitable funders that align with the university’s research capabilities, including remit, eligibility, application, assessment, and award set up processes. You will support academic staff and project managers to understand and develop detailed budgets in line with both the funder’s terms and conditions and university policies. Award set up support will include overseeing the development of collaboration and partnership agreements, which you will manage and coordinate, drawing on expertise from colleagues in legal services.

You will also undertake some due diligence checks on project partners and new awarding organisations. You will contribute to ongoing compliance monitoring in partnership with colleagues in our finance teams to ensure post award grant management aligns with the terms and conditions of funding. The role holder will work closely with the Head of Research and Innovation Funding to review and improve pre and post award processes to ensure the highest levels of delivery.

About you
Applicants from Higher Education or Research Councils are particularly welcomed, although wider charitable funding experience will also be considered.

As large parts of this role entail providing a partnership service and managing relationships, your application will need to demonstrate your ability to engage partners from a range of different sectors.

You will also need good organisational and record keeping skills to ensure accurate data capture for reporting and monitoring.

We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

For further details and to apply please click the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: 4th July 2025, 23:55.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact Clare Shelton at c.shelton@arts.ac.uk

Please apply early as we shall close the application process before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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