Senior Research Support Officer

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade **UE06: £31,396 to £36,024 per annum ( **A revised salary range for this grade of **£32,982 to £38,205 **is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).**

**CAHSS / School of Social & Political Science.**

**Open Ended Contract - Permanent.**

**Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.**

**The Opportunity**:
You will provide specialist advice and support for the creation of proposals for competitive research funding, as well as other contributions to the School’s research management, culture and environment, facilitating research excellence and funding success through proposal development and management.

This post is open ended available from May 2024.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- A degree plus some relevant work experience or broad experience typically a minimum of 5 years acquired through on job experience in increasingly demanding roles or HNC/HND plus a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience (Desirable).
- Experience of working in a bid environment and/or project delivery and/or data & planning.
- Demonstrable knowledge of bid development processes and/or external funding bodies or similar relevant knowledge from transferable environments.
- Experience in engaging with internal and external stakeholders
- Competence with financial costing/budgeting, demonstrating a high standard of numeracy and attention to detail

**Click to view a copy of the full job description **(opens new browser tab)

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £31,396-£36,024
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new page) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will typically be held 2-3 weeks after the closing date.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.



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