Grant Coordinator
Faculty of Life Sciences
School of Optometry and Vision Science
Salary: £30,805 to £33,482 per annum pro rata Fixed Term till 31/02/2029. 18.75 hours per week
Post Type: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: Friday 04 April 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: HR0179623
This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.
Faculty
School of Optometry & Vision Science, Faculty of Life Sciences.
The School of Optometry & Vision Sciences is one of the longest-established optometry schools in the UK, with an almost 100 year history of teaching, research and scholarship. Our research advances knowledge of eye diseases, vision and the management of eye and vision problems for the benefit of patients worldwide.
What you will be doing:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as a Grant Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience managing similar projects, and/or significant administrative experience in an academic or NHS environment.
This 48 month, 50% FTE position is to support a research project funded by The Medical Research Council to develop en face optical coherence tomography imaging for the accurate detection of the eye disease glaucoma.
The main focus of the role is to provide a high level of administrative support to the Project Lead and Project Team. This will require liaison with academics and administrators internally, as well as external partners such as clinicians and administrators at NHS sites and our external academic and potential industry partners.
You will have shared responsibility for the recruitment and retention of research participants from partnering NHS sites as well as other sources such as charities and our existing volunteer database.
You will also have responsibility for tracking and monitoring progress on the project, and ensuring all reporting requirements are met. You will share responsibility for ensuring other regulatory requirements such as GDPR are met during the course of the project.
Qualifications/ experience:
* A good standard of education including GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
* Experience of working in a project/administration environment
* Experience of working with finance management staff to ensure that budget figures are up to date and providing financial data as required, ensuring that the expenditure is contained within the budget
* Ability to plan and manage project-based work and meet deadlines
* Experience of organising meetings and taking minutes/monitoring actions
* Strong administration and organisational skills
* Strong written and oral interpersonal communication skills, comfortable in dealing with people at all levels within an organisation, as well as patients, volunteers, clients or customers
* Ability to produce accurate, professional project documents from information/drafts provided by others
* Proficient in use of IT packages including Microsoft Office
* Able to use own initiative to improve systems and procedures to improve a service
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As an equal opportunities employer, we value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.
At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Additional Information:
If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please email Dr Jonathan Denniss, we would love to hear from you.
Further details:
* Job Description
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