Grants Officer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
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This is a great opportunity to join the Enterprise Programmes Team at Manchester Metropolitan University's Centre for Enterprise.

The Enterprise Programmes Team are responsible for supporting activities around engagement with small to medium sized businesses and the development of SME programmes to encourage innovation and growth in the region.

We are currently supporting a number of programmes part-funded by the EU and UK government; ranging from business growth support, specialist cyber security and fuel cell innovation.


The Department


The team is part of the Professional Services team in Centre for Enterprise and reports to the Business Engagement and Partnerships Directorate that has a focus on working with industry - including local, regional and national businesses, public bodies and social enterprises - helping them to innovate and grow by jointly addressing business related challenges.


The Centre for Enterprise (CfE) was set up in 2002 to provide regionally based and externally focused academic leadership and knowledge exchange in entrepreneurship and innovation.

The team works collaboratively across the university with academic departments, research centres and professional services functions (particularly Research and Knowledge Exchange, Careers and Employability Services, and Marketing).

The Centre transforms academic research into practical solutions to empower North West micro, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to develop, innovate and grow.

To date, the CfE has collaborated with over 2,500 businesses and delivered over £45million worth of programmes.

The CfE team brings academic and professional services colleagues together to build the capacity and capability of small business across the Greater Manchester region and beyond.

As such, it is a critical element in the University's role as an anchor institution within the regional and National economy.

The CfE team is a friendly, dynamic team that is mutually supportive and full of people who truly believe in the social and economic value of small business, and has turned this into a number of award winning projects and programmes.


The Role
We are looking for a Grants Officer to join the team.

The post holder will be responsible for financial and outputs aspects of large funded programmes in the Centre for Enterprise, in particular the compilation and checking of claims to the funding body in line with complex funding regulations.

This will include managing budgets, monitoring expenditure, compiling and checking financial claims, recording outputs, collating output evidence, producing reports, and the development, implementation and monitoring of a range of systems and procedures to ensure the project delivers the financial and non-financial targets set by the funding body.


Typically, you will:

  • Establish and maintain financial records using University systems for funded project activities, ensuring compliance with University and funding agency procedures and regulations.
  • Ensure that project monitoring and reporting mechanisms are implemented effectively, providing regular budgetary reports on spend vs profiled expenditure.
  • Compile project claims and checks on eligibility of spend and outputs, in order to manage MMU's risk.
  • Develop, maintain, and extend positive working relationships with various external stakeholders.
To be successful in this role you will have:

  • Extensive experience and advance skills in producing complex spreadsheets to manage expenditure
  • Experience of managing externally funded project budgets, ideally for EU/ERDF/UK government programmes
  • Experience of using computer based accounting systems and dealing with financial transactions and procedures
  • The ability to deliver accurate work outputs under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • A high standard of communication skills with various stakeholders, including funders, auditors and government bodies
  • Demonstrable experience of managing workshops and events, and working with SMEs.

How to apply:
Please attach your CV and covering letter to the online portal


This is fixed term until December 2025

Working for MMU


MMU offer a fantastic range of benefits to employees, including a central location, which is excellent for commuters, a generous annual leave allowance (25 days, plus Christmas Closure, plus Bank Holidays), and a very competitive pension scheme.

You will also get access to retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, cycle to work scheme, plus many more rewards and benefits.

If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you.
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