Funding and Awards Manager

Are you passionate about helping research and innovation thrive through strategic support and partnership development?

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Funding & Awards Manager to join the Business Development, Research & Innovation (BDRI) directorate. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, you’ll play a key role in supporting research and innovation activity, driving income growth, and helping deliver the University’s strategic ambitions.

As Funding & Awards Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Supporting the development and delivery of research and innovation strategies across the University
• Providing expert advice on funding opportunities and supporting high-quality grant applications
• Leading and managing pre- and post-award processes to support successful research activity
• Building strong relationships with academic, business and external funding partners

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience working within research, innovation or business development in a higher education or similar environment
• Strong knowledge of research funding processes and partnership development
• Experience managing teams and supporting collaborative ways of working
• Excellent communication, influencing and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number BDRI-013-26.