Mrc Funding Administrator - Swindon, United Kingdom - Medical Research Council
Description
MRC Funding Administrator
Medical Research Council
£20,129
Full time or Part time (minimum 30 hours per week)
Open Ended
Swindon (trialling hybrid working)
The role is based in the Swindon office however MRC are trialling hybrid office-home working.
The role also offers:
- flexible working
- excellent pension scheme
- 30 days annual leave
- North Star nursey on site
The Swindon office is based in the Polaris House Campus and offers collaborative working space, staff canteen, free parking, bike sheds, changing rooms and 10-minute walk from Swindon town centre.
Skills, Qualification and Experience
Essential:
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organisational skills and experience of managing multiple activities
- Good prioritization skills and confident working to tight deadlines
- Experience of working independently
- Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, with a range of colleagues and external contacts
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team
- To work in a flexible way and be confident in managing change
- Ability to work proactively and use initiative to deliver results
- Working knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook
- Literacy and numerical skills e.g.4/C Grade in GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
Desirable:
- Knowledge of UKRI and grant processing
- Knowledge of Siebel, Oracle, Zoom and Microsoft Teams
Specific tasks you will deliver include:
- Identifying and managing conflicts in peer review
- Collating papers for meetings
- Liaising with MRC staff to ensure smooth running of funding meetings
- Attending funding meetings (in person and virtually) to assist with logistics
- Responding to questions from the external research community
- Raising purchase orders
- Managing information and records on the inhouse filing system, ensuring that documents are filed correctly and updated as necessary
- Engage proactively with the crossmatrix resource model providing support for additional MRC funding calls and other projects
- Carrying out other administrative duties, as required
Close working relationships will be required with:
- Applicants for MRC funding
- Peer reviewers and those who select peer reviewers
- MRC staff, including:
- Board and Panel Management teams
- Research Funding and Policy Delivery team
- Heads of Themes and Programme Managers within the Board/Panel teams
- Board, Panel and Project Committee members
- UKRI staff
Interviews to be held early/mid-January 2023
Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary:
£20,129.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location:
One location
Reference ID: 220001BH
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