Mrc Funding Officer

4 weeks ago

Swindon, United Kingdom The Medical Research Council (MRC) Full time

**MRC Funding Officer**

**Salary**: £25,702
Grade: UKRI - Band C
Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 30 hours per week)
Contract Type: Open Ended
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire.
Closing date: 12th March 2023
Interview date: 30th and 31st March

**About the role**:
The role is based in the Swindon office however MRC are trialling hybrid office-home working. The role also offers:

- flexible working
- excellent pension scheme
- 30 days annual leave
- North Star nursey on site

The Swindon office is based in the Polaris House Campus and offers collaborative working space, staff canteen, free parking, bike sheds, changing rooms and 10-minute walk from Swindon town centre.

**Skills, Qualification and Experience**:
Essential:

- Literacy and numerical skills - e.g. 4/C grade in GCSE Maths and English or equivalent (shortlisting)
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy (shortlisting & interview)
- Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills with evidence of effective teamwork (shortlisting & interview)
- Experience of managing multiple activities to tight deadlines (shortlisting & interview)
- Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally, with a range of colleagues and external contacts (shortlisting & interview)
- Good analytical skills, experience in querying databases (interview)
- Good working knowledge of the MS Office Suite (inc. Outlook, Excel, Word) (interview)
- Experience in delegation and upwards management (interview)
- Self-motivation and be proactive in using initiative to deliver results (interview)
- Resilience, working in a flexible way and managing change (interview)

Desirable:

- Knowledge of UKRI and grants processing (shortlisting)
- Experience of resource planning and line management, or supervisory experience (interview)

**Specific tasks you will deliver include**:

- Respond to questions from the external research community through a shared mailbox
- Produce agendas and supporting documents for funding meetings
- Act as point of contact for MRC Board and Panel members throughout the funding process
- Co-ordinate attendance at funding meetings including applicants, Board and Panel members and MRC staff
- Attend funding meetings (in person and virtually) to provide administrative support, manage scores and logistics.
- Process decisions from funding meetings, communicate notifications and feedback to applicants
- Engage proactively with the cross-matrix resource model providing support for additional MRC funding calls and other projects
- Collaborate with colleagues to review and identify opportunities for improving grant processing
- Line Management with responsibility for attendance and performance management, supporting career development and training, completing yearly appraisals.
- Support other administrative duties, including project work as required

Close working relationships will be required with:

- Applicants for MRC funding
- Peer reviewers and those who select peer reviewers
- Board and Panel members
- MRC staff, including:

- Board and Panel Management teams
- Research Funding and Policy Delivery team
- Events and Committees Team
- Heads of Themes and Programme Managers within the Board/Panel teams

UKRI staff

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £25,702.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 2300008W

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