Senior Research Applications Officer

Venn Group agency reference number: J67698

Venn Group is currently working with a renowned Educational Institution to find a Senior Research Applications Officer to join their busy Research Services team. Below is a brief synopsis of the vacancy;

Location: Surrey

Duration: 6 months

Rate:  £20 PAYE or £24 umbrella

Day to day duties include:

• Manage research applications to external sponsors
• Support academics through the internal bid and approval processes through to submission of the sponsor’s grant forms,
• Coordinate with R&I teams and provide timely response to enquiries in relation to pre-awarded grants
• Perform and advise on the calculation of project costs using fEC methodology
• Coordinate, complete, and record due diligence and risk assessment activities to mitigate risks and achieve high standard of compliance with legislation and funder requirements
• Assist academics with the completion of internal request forms, the sponsor’s grant application forms, and with online submission systems
• Ensure that all financial aspects and supporting statements as part of the application are reviewed for accuracy and are sufficiently robust to support a successful bid
• Ensure accurate completion of the  internal costing documents and maintain accurate records through the relevant internal databases
• Ensure that all terms of the award, when granted, are in accordance with the original application
• Communicate any significant changes in awards to relevant offices prior to acceptance

Ideal candidate:

• Have 2 years’ experience within a similar role, ideally within a higher education setting
• Costing or Research experience is essential

If you are currently open to work opportunities, please do get in touch on 0118 207 1212 or email llmillett@venngroup.com on the Reading Recruitment Team