"Faculty Research Grants Manager"

About the Role

This is a faculty-based role, situated within the Faculty’s research and professional services structure, and plays a critical part in the operational delivery of post-award research support. Guided and supported by the Joint Research Management Office (JRMO), the post-holder is responsible for the day-to-day management of post-award research activities across the Faculty’s Schools and Institutes.

Acting as a key point of expertise, the role provides operational support to Principal Investigators (PIs) and Faculty Professional Services teams, ensuring the effective and compliant administration of research grants. This includes overseeing delegated financial responsibilities, ensuring adherence to Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) policies, and managing complex queries related to the Faculty’s research portfolio.

About You

The post-holder will work collaboratively with senior academic and professional services colleagues to ensure a seamless and high-quality service, aligned with university-wide operational standards. They will also contribute to strategic oversight by providing regular reporting and insights to Faculty Management and Executive teams.

This is a high-profile, proactive, and specialist role, requiring a high level of professionalism, extensive experience in post-award research administration, and a commitment to delivering excellent service to both internal and external stakeholders. The post-holder will be results-oriented, with a strong focus on meeting deadlines, driving continuous improvement, and supporting the Faculty’s research ambitions through operational excellence.

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry offers international excellence in research and teaching, and supports clinical service for a population of unrivalled ethnic diversity in East London and the wider Thames Gateway. At the forefront of medical research and education, with research themes in cancer, cardiovascular medicine, inflammation, trauma and population health, the Faculty is ranked 2nd in the 2021 QS World University rankings for research citations and consistently positioned first in London for subject rankings and student satisfaction.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum, season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. Additionally, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at our Whitechapel campus in London. It is a full-time fixed-term maternity cover position for 12 months, with expected start date of February 2026.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.