Job Description

• Co-ordinate invitations for funding applications, including setting deadlines for internal review, publicizing opportunities within the department and arranging internal panels/reviews as required
• Communicating to applicants the outcomes of their applications
• Arranging signature of award letters and the subsequent set up of the awards in the finance system, liaising with Research Services and Research Accounts
• Manage/monitor study budgets in line with what was awarded
• Regular communication to the Principal Investigator about significant changes in resourcing, budget updates, scope of work and timelines.
• Complete quarterly financial reports
• Attend regular meetings with contacts at the lead university
• Tracking publications in relation to awards
• Provide an update on PPI/E within studies and awards, working with the department PPI/E coordinator.
• Provide other administrative reports as required. I.e. annual and final reports
• Managing or supporting related one off projects in the department, sometimes in collaboration with others.
• Process collaborator invoices and non-staff expense claims, extra hour’s forms, PPI claims for research projects and pass to the finance team for payment

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities