Administration Officer
Full Time
Job Description
- To liaise with academics and researchers to cost research applications using the university’s costing software.
- To ensure that applications are fully funded, comply with sponsor guidelines, and are submitted within the required timescales to Research Services, and to the sponsor.
- To manage the progress of the application from investigator to sponsor and to resolve any queries thatmay arise from the applications through to completion
- To liaise with sponsors and Research Services to clarify terms and conditions associated with particular funding streams
- To provide advice and support the Department’s Principal Investigators in the preparation of sponsor applications.
- Assist PIs as required with preparation of final reports to sponsors and members of the research team of the grant.
- Develop appropriate database to track grant applications, awards and sponsors.
- Maintain the research grant filing system so that all documentation relating to individual grants is kept up-to-date, is accessible for Finance staff.
- Monitor spend on grants to ensure eligibility of costs to specific funder terms and conditions.
- Meet with Principal Investigators/budget holders periodically throughout project periods to ensure spend is in line with internal and external expectations and suggest and record measures to monitor progress.
- Work with research accounts to ensure projects are setup and maintained, in a timely manner, on the University finance system.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent IT skills of Microsoft Office programmes, such as Word, Excel, Access.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and with all kinds of people, inside and outside the University.
- Well organized, patient and tactful, with the ability to make decisions, work well under pressure, and to priorities workload.
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