25 Oct
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
London
About Us
The Research Management & Innovation Directorate (RMID) at King’s is dedicated to providing comprehensive and wide-ranging professional support across the research ecosystem. This includes ensuring that the university maintains and develops relationships and research partnerships with funding organisations both domestically and internationally; leading King’s work on capital funding bids; and managing the university’s investment in research.
Led by Director Dr Bryony Wakefield, RMID works closely with Vice President (Research & Innovation) Professor Bashir M. Al-Hashimi and the Vice-Principals, in collaboration with research management colleagues across the Faculties and our partners, to provide the best environment,
support and networks for our community, from postgraduate research students to senior academics. Our teams of professional services staff provide advice, support, platforms and services to our research community.
About the Role
As a Research Grants Administrator you will assist with the day-to-day Post-Award management of all research projects, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the funder. Utilising your customer service and stakeholder management skills you will provide advice and guidance to Principal Investigators (PIs), departments and external funders.
You will need to ensure compliance with KCL Financial regulations and accounting procedures and act as the first point of call for individuals and external organisations with queries on information. The role holder is to ensure that any issues are solved efficiently and effectively. When there are queries that need to be escalated, you will recommend a course of action to resolve.
This is a full time post (35 Hours per week),
and you will be offered an indefinite contract
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Good understanding of Research Grants and Contracts Post Award activities in a University or similar environment
2. A thorough understanding of funder Terms and Conditions of RCUK, Wellcome Trust, NIHR, UK and other Overseas Funders and Charities
3. Ability to demonstrate high levels of accuracy and attention to detail with very strong financial reconciliation skills
4. IT literate with advanced spreadsheet skills including pivot tables
5. High level of numeracy, double entry and accounting principle
6. Excellent organisational skills and ability to lead when required
7. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
8. Practical problem-solving skills and ability to analyse data at different levels
Desirable criteria
1. Degree-level education or equivalent professional qualification
2. Accountancy qualification or studying towards such a qualification
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming.
We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.
▶️ Research Grants Administrator
🖊️ KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
📍 London