Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding Manager

Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding Manager

Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Band 6 - £43,482 to £48,823 per annum

The Research and Knowledge Exchange Office (RKEO) is seeking to appoint a Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding Manager to provide high-quality, pre-award support to academic staff across the University. 

The RKEO supports the full lifecycle of research and knowledge exchange activity, including pre-award and post-award support, research contracts, ethics, and governance. Our research community has grown to over 90 research-active staff and, following significant investment in several new Research Institutes in 2021, our external research and knowledge exchange income now exceeds £1M per annum. We currently support around 100 funding applications each year (£9M in applied for funding) and continue to expand in scale and ambition.

About the Post

This key role delivers expert, practical pre-aware services, including identifying and promoting funding opportunities; advising on funder guidelines, eligibility, and scheme suitability; supporting accurate costing and pricing of proposals in line with full economic costing (fEC) principles and University policies; coordinating internal peer review; and reviewing applications for quality, accuracy, and compliance prior to submission.

The post holder will also contribute to the development and management of our research management systems and support service improvement.

In addition, the role supports the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange) and the Associate Director, Research and Knowledge Exchange (Funding and Contracts) in overseeing institutional Research England funding streams, including Enhancing Research Culture, Participatory Research Funding, Policy Support Funding, and Higher Education Funding (HEIF).

Further information can be found here: https://www.uos.ac.uk/research-and-knowledge-exchange/

About You

You will have experience providing pre-award support for research and/or knowledge exchange funding within a UK Higher Education environment, plus:

- Strong understanding of costing and pricing principles, including fEC
- Experience supporting applications to major funders such as UKRI, NIHR, Wellcome Trust and Horizon Europe
- Ability to build positive working relationships
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively, work flexibly and under pressure, and use initiative to improve processes and services

If you believe you can make a strong contribution to this role, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please refer to the full job description for further details. For an informal discussion, please contact Stephen Walford, Associate Director, Research and Knowledge Exchange (Funding and Contracts) at s.walford@uos.ac.uk.

Benefits

- 30 days' annual leave per annum, plus 8 bank holidays and any university closure days.
- An extra day of paid leave on your birthday, subject to qualifying/service conditions.
- Flexible and agile working options and family-friendly policies.
- USS pension scheme – with an employer contribution rate of 14.5%, tax relief on contributions and life cover.
- Staff discounts at several local amenities in Ipswich.
- Discounted membership at Adastral Park Leisure and Sports.
- Discounted rates for staff approved to study a UoS undergraduate or postgraduate course, subject to a set of criteria and conditions.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Staff recognition annual awards.

Closing Date: Sunday 10 May 2026
Interview Date: Tuesday 19 May 2026

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