Funding Officer

at  Teesside University

JOB REFERENCE

T01318
This is an exciting time to join Teesside University. We are delivering against an ambitious research and knowledge exchange strategy, which has included significant growth in external income.
To continue to deliver these ambitions we are looking for a Funding Officer to join our Research and Enterprise Office. You will join a friendly, supportive, and busy team with a strong reputation for working proactively, adding value, and ensuring that funding proposals are of the highest quality and in line with funder requirements.
A great place to work we have a friendly and inclusive working environment and a hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. Our track record includes: an HR Excellence in Research award; an Investors in People Gold status; Disability Confident, Leader status; an Athena Swan Bronze Award; is a signatory to the Race at Work Charter; is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment (DORA); and is a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
The Research Funding Officer will provide a professional advice and support for the development and submission of funding proposals, and subsequent management and monitoring of project contracts and awards. This will include advising on funding eligibility, costing, and pricing proposals and liaising with legal teams on contract terms and conditions.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information.
Anyone wishing to have an informal discussion can speak to the Strategic Funding Manager, Lisa Beattie at l.beattie@tees.ac.uk
Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside.
What we offer you:-
A holiday entitlement of 185 hours (25 days), increasing to 28 and 30 days after 3 and 5 years’ service respectively, plus bank holidays.
Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure.
Special leave to support a range of circumstances.
Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus 40 percent
Working from home.
A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition.
A range of family friendly benefits.
An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE MINIMUM SALARY THRESHOLDS IMPOSED BY THE UKVI, THIS POST MAY QUALIFY FOR UNIVERSITY SPONSORSHIP UNDER THE SKILLED WORKER VISA ROUTE.

If you are shortlisted, your interview it will take place online via Microsoft Teams

Please refer the Job description for details