Mrc Funding Administrator - Swindon, United Kingdom - Medical Research Council

Medical Research Council

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Swindon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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: