Post Award Manager

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to September 2026

Background

The University has an exciting vision to build on the success of REF2021, by continuing to transform its research performance across outputs, income, impact, and policy influence. Central to this ambition is the Research Strategy & Services Division (RSSD), a new Professional Services department that is being established to provide a transformative and sector-leading approach to research strategy and support. 

Role Summary

The Post Award Manager, Research Strategy & Services will provide day-to-day supervision and guidance to a team of research post award finance professionals, and will be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of research projects directly, including responsibility for financial reporting and forecasting, associated with the academic area(s) that they support. The post holder will build successful relationships with their peers and colleagues across the wider RSSD, other Professional Services including College administration to develop, share and own best practice for post-award financial support, key funders and the portfolio of activity associated with their academic area(s). 

The role holder will work with the Head of Post Award, RSSD to embed a culture of collaborative and devolved leadership throughout the team, that empowers all staff within the team to thrive, and will work collaboratively and in close partnership with the wider Professional Services, ensuring that academics and external partners receive a consistent and high-quality service to build strong credibility across all functions. 

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification plus substantial work experience in a relevant technical/scientific and/or management/supervisory role in a specialist area. A higher degree may also be held. Where no equivalent qualification is held a proven track record of extensive and substantial work experience in a series of progressively more demanding and relevant roles will be required.
• Proven experience of financial management of a complex portfolio of research projects, including expert use of key finance management systems.
• Evidence of delivering a high quality customer service and ability to develop services/systems to anticipate and meet customer needs. 
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
• Experience of managing staff to deliver high-quality support

Informal enquiries can be made to Ams Bolla, Head of Post Award (College of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Law, EU and International), email: a.k.bolla@bham.ac.uk

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