Research Funding and Bid Management Coordinator

1 week ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom University College of Estate Management Full time

Research Funding and Bid Management Coordinator

Full time, fixed term (initially six months with potential to extend to twelve months)

Split place of work between Horizons (Reading, Berkshire) and Home. Remote working may be considered

Salary range £26,000 to £38,000 FTE pa plus benefits dependent on experience and prior knowledge.

  • We are looking for a person experienced in a financebased discipline to join our team_
University College of Estate Management (UCEM) is a long-standing and leading provider of supported online education.

We exist to provide accessible, relevant and cost-effective education which enhances careers, increases professionalism and contributesto a sustainable built environment.

Operating from the UK and Hong Kong we have a global reach, and at any one time over 3,500 students are studying online with us.

UCEM passed its first ever inspection by Ofsted with flying colours after earning an overallrating of 'Good' in November 2021.

Right now, we need you to join our team.

UCEM's ambition is to transform into a research-informed institution and this role is part of the development of that transformation and will be pivotal in establishing effective administrative processes and a robustapproach to costing and managing research funding.

You will be managing the research bid process and ensuring all research activities are costed, tracked and reported appropriately.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across several teams, to develop anddeliver upon new processes, procedures and support for both staff and student so that they can excel at research.


Your key responsibilities will centre around:

  • Working with internal stakeholders to ensure a robust and effective approach to costing is established and developed to meet ongoing needs
  • Prepare research costings following the principles of full economic costing (FEC)
  • Provide practical and financial project management for all awards ensuring that project milestones are tracked and ensure funder requirements, including audit requirements, are met
  • Liaising and coordinating functions with other departments to ensure support for Postgraduate research students
To deliver these responsibilities we need your project management skills or experience leading implementation projects. You must have experience in a finance-based discipline and show excellent attention to detail.

  • At UCEM we expect employees to demonstrate our values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Support. Student satisfaction and success are our main drivers and our people consistently report high levels of employee engagement; your contribution will bevalued should you join us._

JOB SPECIFICATION
We have a very detailed job specification for this role so please, before applying, take a look at the job section on the UCEM website to find out more

INFORMAL DISCUSSION


For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mike Speight or the HR team - details can be found within the job specification, located on the job section of the UCEM website.


APPLICATION DETAILS

CLOSING DATE
Friday 10 February 2023 at 12 noon.

INTERVIEWS

PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS
UCEM undertakes thorough pre-employment screening as part of its recruitment process.

Given we have contracts with Government offices, we make sure our checks comply with the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

Checks will include identity, rightto work, basic disclosure criminal record check, and three years of employment history.

NOTE TO AGENCIES
We do not use agencies as part of our recruitment process.

We politely ask that you respect this decision and do not call our offices on seeing this advertisement; if you do, the same message will be repeated to you.

Thank you for your co-operation.

**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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