About the role

  • Funding Administrator providing administrative support to MRC’s Boards and Panels team in Swindon. Contributing to team objectives and improving human health through world-class medical research.

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support to the MRC’s Boards and Panels team
  • Use in-house systems to undertake application processing
  • Track the expert review process for funding applications
  • Identify conflict of interests within the peer review process
  • Support MRC staff to ensure smooth running of funding meetings
  • Attend funding meetings (in person & virtually)
  • Respond to questions from the external research community
  • Raise purchase orders
  • Manage information and records, ensuring that documents are filed correctly and updated as necessary
  • Engage proactively with the cross-matrix resource model providing support for additional MRC funding opportunities and other projects
  • Undertaking other administrative duties, as required

Requirements

  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Good organisational skills and experience of managing multiple activities
  • Strong 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
  • Knowledge of UKRI and grant processing

Benefits

  • Defined benefit pension scheme
  • Excellent holiday entitlement
  • Access to employee shopping/travel discounts
  • Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme

Job title

Funding Administrator

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£25,842 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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