Research Support Officer

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom King's College London Full time

Job id: 086247. Salary: £37,332-£39,980 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 13 March 2024. Closing date: 03 April 2024.

Business unit: Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. Department: NMPC Faculty Services.

Location: Waterloo Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.

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Job description

We are pleased to offer this excellent opportunity to join our team in the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care as a Research Support Officer providing ‘cradle to grave’ support to achieve our research aims.

The postholder will provide high quality and comprehensive administrative, budgetary and research project support to the three research divisions and Institute as well as ensuring the successful delivery of key research initiatives across the Faculty.

The Research Support Officer will work closely with researchers to support the grant lifecycle - from bid development through to the day-to-day administration of awards - supporting their group of projects.

The post will be based in the Faculty’s Research Support Office and will work closely with the Research Support Manager, Institute Business Manager, Faculty Research & Impact Manager, as well as central services.

As a busy and successful research team, the role would be suited to someone who is able to manage multiple competing priorities, good attention to detail and is able to build and maintain effective working relationships across the Faculty and the university.

The postholder will have the opportunity to work as part of King’s hybrid working model, where you can work between your home and the office (Waterloo) throughout the week. In addition to this the postholder will be expected to visit the Cicely Saunders Institute in Denmark Hill one day a month.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.

Key responsibilities

Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge of funder schemes, eligible costs and terms and conditions of awards to maximise research grant income

Ensure the Faculty is complaint with university and external regulations and policies surrounding research grant administration, funder’s terms, and explaining and interpreting these to research staff as required

Provide effective support for new research staff joining the Faculty, acting as a point of contact for the transferring of grants, liaising with central colleagues to ensure a timely transition

Produce research management information reports (Pure and Worktribe) for division staff to review

Act as a Faculty professional services champion for all research-related processes, policies and systems including Pure, Business World and Worktribe

Work closely with Research Support Manager, Institute Manager and Faculty Research & Impact Manager to understand the Faculty’s portfolio of activity, maximise opportunities to obtain funding and promote the exploitation of knowledge transfer partnerships

Regularly monitor research grant budget using systems including Worktribe and Business World

Support the Research Support Manager in the Faculty’s REF preparation plans

Take responsibility and monitor publications listed on Pure, ensuring they are accurate

Work flexibly and in collaboration with other staff, including the teams within the Divisions and across the Faculty. This will include cover and collaboration during holidays and other absences

Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Research Support Manager/ Institute Business Manager/Faculty Research & Impact Manager
- The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or significant relevant experience
- Experience of supporting research activity within HEI (or related sector) and a strong understanding of the research funding landscape
- Experience of financial planning, implementation, preparing budgets, plans and monitoring key performance indicators
- Clear task management and organisation skills; ability to work under pressure with competing and shifting priorities, deadlines and workload
- High standard of numeracy with proven financial management and analytical skills
- Experience of building an effective network, working effectively with external and internal stakeholders
- Familiarity with research grant procedures and compliance requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent IT skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, databases, and internet browsers)
- A commitment to a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of administrative platforms used by research staff and students (e.g. PURE, ethics databases, Work



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