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- Provide administrative support associated with the funding and running of research projects, such as processing applications for funding or supporting the review process.
- Respond to enquiries from grant-holders, applicants and prospective applicants in an accurate and timely manner.
- Be a key point of contact for grant-holders, and process requests for changes to grants.
- Assist with the execution of contractual agreements with research organisations.
- Process invoices, maintain accurate financial records, and assist with the financial monitoring of research expenditure.
- Maintain digital records of grants and support the ongoing maintenance of the clients grant management system.
- Organise research meetings and events by coordinating schedules, travel and accommodation arrangements, venue hiring, catering, courier collections and deliveries, and liaising with meeting attendees
- Assist with the running of meetings and events.
- Support the team in maintaining external web pages.
- Provide ad hoc, additional support or resourcing for other research team activities.
- Work collaboratively with other research team members in the delivery of the companies grant schemes and strategic initiatives, as required.
- Champion the principles equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the role.
- Continuously develop professional knowledge and skills by on-the-job learning, attending relevant network groups, meetings, and conferences.
- Undertake any other duties, initiatives, and projects in line with the responsibilities of the role.
- Experienced in coordinating correspondence through several email inboxes simultaneously.
- Experience in supporting teams in administrative capacity.
- Overall IT competency and knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel.
- Experience in ensuring spreadsheets are maintained accurately and kept up-to-date.
- Experience with research and/or grant funding
- Experience in organising events
