Post Award Officer

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906 or As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 6.

Hours: Full Time or Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent/ Fixed Term Contract 

Role Summary

The Post Award Officer, Research Strategy & Services will be responsible for the financial management and administration of a portfolio of research projects, including responsibility for funder claims, reporting and forecasting, associated with the academic area(s) that they support. The post holder will provide stakeholder management to academic project leads, and will build successful relationships with their peers and colleagues across the wider RSSD, other Professional Services including College administration. They will 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 within RSSD to embed a culture of collaborative working throughout the team, that empowers all staff within the team to thrive, and work 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. 

Main Duties

• Provide high-quality financial management throughout the full post award lifecycle across the portfolio of their academic area(s). Offer expert advice and guidance, to academic colleagues including on budget maximisation and funder terms and conditions.
• Directly manage a portfolio of externally funded research projects undertaking financial claims, reporting, monitoring, and project closure. Deliver to a high standard and high level of accuracy minimising financial risk to the institution. Ensure an understanding of customer needs across the academic community for their area of responsibility, the wider RSSD and other University Professional Services areas.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience 

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) - where no equivalent qualification is held, significant practical relevant experience and expertise in a similar role will be required.
• Evidence of numeracy and literacy, with the ability to write clearly, and to analyse information and data.
• Knowledge of the UK research funding ecosystem, key research funders and an understanding of their processes. desirable but not essential.
• Experience of engaging and collaborating, with internal and external stakeholders to build teams, deliver key outcomes or resolve challenges.
• Experience in improving processes, service quality and/or efficiency, and delivering high quality customer service in your immediate area of activity.
• Excellent analytical skills with an ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information and present this to a wide range of audiences.
• Proficient IT skills, including the MS Office suite and corporate systems. You should be confident and able to quickly learn new IT skills and software packages as required. Excellent knowledge of Excel is essential.

Informal enquiries to Amerdeep Bolla, email: a.k.bolla@bham.ac.uk 

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