Research Officer

3 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

**Salary**: £28,929 to £29,762 with progression to £32,411 per annum, pro rata

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

**Closing Date**: 18 June 2023

The Role

The Finance Hub is a large team of skilled and experienced colleagues who manage the financial business activities of the University. We provide a professional and proactive service to our students, colleagues and stakeholders. We are committed to supporting the personal and professional development of our team.

You will be a team player with good levels of literacy, numeracy and IT skills. You will also have excellent attention to detail and be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels. You will also play a key role in the administration of research policy and performance within the Faculty’s academic units.

This post is Part Time (0.5 FTE) 18.5 hours per week.

Key Accountabilities
- Maintain a comprehensive and up to date knowledge of guidelines, requirements and bidding procedures for major UK, EU and international funders
- Develop effective two-way communications with the Institute and School management teams to understand and inform the operational delivery of the research strategy
- Liaise with the Joint Research Office (JRO), Contract Financial Management (CFM), Accountancy Assistants (Post Award Project Support) and Institute and School support staff to ensure the timely setup of research accounts. Work effectively together to resolve any issues arising once awards are active
- Support compliance with the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and funders’ research reporting requirements such as ResearchFish and Open Access
- Contribute to the development of a collaborative, collegiate and inclusive culture by facilitating the sharing of information and good practice with others

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Possess strong communication and negotiation skills (written and verbal)
- Able to work quickly and accurately to time with great attention to detail and meet strict deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skillls (including listening, negotiating and influencing)
- High degree of literacy and numeracy in order to interpret written and financial data and adapt to the research costing environment (essential)
- High degree of IT literacy
- Experience of maintaining records and databases (desirable)

Attributes and Behaviour
- Works in a planned and structured way and uses own and others’ time efficiently. Sets own priorities in conjunction with team and academic unit objectives. Willing to share workloads when other team members need help
- Ability to problem solve and use own initiative
- Remains calm when responding to challenging situations
- Sees other departments and colleagues as customers and follows through on their enquiries and requests. Strives to deliver high quality results and has a positive attitude for adopting better ways to work
- Uses both face-to-face and written modes of communication and tailors content to meet the needs of the audience. Able to put forward a view and also to listen to the opinions of others
- Gathers a wide range of relevant information from internal and external sources. Is thorough in investigating an issue and has an eye for detail, spotting errors and ensuring accuracy of information

**Qualifications**:

- Educated to at least A-level standard (minimum 3x grades A-C) or equivalent standard by experience

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

**Requisition ID**: 25567



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