Research Grant Advisor

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

The School of Policy & Global Affairs is currently seeking a Research Grant Advisor and Developer to provide specialist, hands-on support to enhance the quality, competitiveness, and volume of external research grant applications. Working closely with academic staff in the Departments of Economics, International Politics, and Sociology/Criminology, as well as scholars affiliated with various research centres, the role focuses on strategic grant development, narrative crafting, and iterative proposal refinement to increase success rates with major UK and international funders.

You will provide one-to-one support to SPGA academics across the research grant lifecycle: identifying funding, shaping projects, refining proposals, and responding to reviews. Offer hands-on drafting and editing of key sections, ensuring alignment with funder criteria. Support interdisciplinary bids across Economics, International Politics, and Sociology/Criminology. Deliver training and workshops with the Associate Dean. Share funding intelligence, collaborate with Research Services, and strengthen research culture and grant-writing best practice.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant social science discipline, with strong knowledge of research processes and peer review. You will have a proven track record in grant writing and/or advisory work with UK and European funders, such as UKRI, ESRC, and Leverhulme.

You will bring demonstrable experience in proposal development, narrative framing, and high-quality editing, alongside strong networks across the research funding landscape. Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and workshop facilitation skills are essential, as are strong organisational and project management capabilities.

A sound understanding of UK higher education funding, REF, and research impact is required.

Desirable experience includes working within a UK university environment, delivering events and training, supporting interdisciplinary research, and working with early-career researchers.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Inderjeet Parmar, Inderjeet.Parmar.1@citystgeorges.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications:  Sunday 26th July 2026 at 11:59pm

The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment/exercise/presentation  Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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