Research Support Administrator X 2

3 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time

**Job Purpose**
To provide comprehensive research management support, administration and process advice and guidance to Project Co-ordinators and Principal Investigators across the college, fostering a strong customer service culture.
To be the main point of contact between College staff and University Services Research Support Office staff to clarify, and implement administrative requirements and resolve issues in order to provide effective research management support to Principal Investigators.
To provide administration support to the College Research Office.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
1. Provide an effective and efficient research management support administrative service, exercising initiative and judgement to prioritise, plan, and monitor administration activity and to ensure a proactive response to fluctuations in service demands.
2. Support Project Coordinators and Principal Investigators in pre and post award activities. This is likely to include, but not limited to;
- Monitoring post award expenditure against budget and providing advice on the resolutions of project and financial queries, highlighting potential issues to the Principal Investigators and Project Coordinators, and liaising with the University Services Research Support Office to ensure maximum funds are claimed from funders
- Implementing project changes e.g. requesting staff changes, requesting / processing budget virements, etc., ensuring that changes are within budget and allowable by funders, and updating University systems, as required
- Running exception reports from the research system to identify and resolve issues, escalating more complex problems to the Project Coordinator for review
- Supporting Project Coordinators and Principal Investigators, as necessary, with recruitment activity in line with college/school/research institute procedures and project change processes and control
3. Assist with the provision and analysis of data for the College Research Support Office, Principal Investigators and Budget Holders.
4. Assist with the development, testing and implementation of systems and procedures to ensure continuous improvement in the performance of the College Research Support Office service.
5. Maintain and ensure integrity of relevant project data on University systems.
6. Assist with ad hoc projects and other relevant duties as required within the Research Support Service.
7. Undertake and participate in continued professional development activities.

**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Knowledge/Qualifications**

**Essential**:

A1 Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this post having acquired the necessary knowledge and skills in a similar role. Or: Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 7 (Advanced Higher / Scottish Vocational Qualification level 3, Higher National Certificate) or equivalent
A2 Detailed knowledge and understanding of managing and manipulating data in spreadsheets
A3 Knowledge of financial processes and systems
A4 Knowledge and understanding of administration and support services

**Desirable**:

B1 Knowledge of Higher Education research administration
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**Skills**

**Essential**:

C1 Proven interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
C2 Effective planning, organising and prioritising skills with ability to adapt effectively to changing priorities or requirements
C3 Good analytical and problem solving skills
C4 Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with high degree of numerical and data accuracy
C5 Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word and networked systems
C6 Strong customer service skills
C7 Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
C8 Initiative and judgement to resolve problems independently

**Experience**

**Essential**:

E1 Experience of relevant research administration or experience in a similar or related role
E2 Experience of processing, manipulating and analysing data
E3 Experience of using financial and/or costing systems or experience in a similar or related role
E4 Experience in delivering a customer focused service
E5 Experience of creating and maintaining working relationships across and beyond an organisation

**Desirable**:

F1 Experience of Higher Education environment
F2 Experience of research administration processes and funders
F3 Experience of monitoring and interpreting budgets, with support from specialist staff
F4 Understanding of Full Economic costing
F5 Experience of working with Agresso or a similar financial system.

**Job Features**

**Dimensions**

**Planning and Organising**
Plan and organise a large and varied workload, proficiently and effectively, covering a variety of projects and service deadlines.
Balance competing workload priorities from diverse sources. Where appropriate, prioritise and allocate research management support administrative activity.
Respond in a timely manner to the needs of Project Coordinators and P



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