Research Manager - Temporary

Research Manager

£22.79 - £27.25 per hour

July 2025- December 2025

Location: WC1H

A leading education institute are hiring a Research Manager on a temporary contract.

The Research Manager role are key to the success and financial performance of the university, by ensuring accurate and timely grant applications are submitted and that when awarded, these are reviewed and set up efficiently and effectively to enable the research to start (in accordance with any internal and external requirements).

The role entails the provision of expert practical advice on all aspects of pricing and costing research activities, including choice of funder, terms and conditions of funding, overhead recovery and optimising the chances of success of a proposal. This advice is provided to researchers and administrators in order to guide departments on how to approach non-standard situations / complex funding calls, and in concert with the Research Contracts team as required.

• Owning all research and innovation applications and actively add value to the application process, including accurate completion of relevant documentation to support reporting requirements.

  • Ensuring that the correct approval processes are adhered to, in line with agreed procedures and Service Standards, prior to final authorisation, ensuring that any additional internal approvals (for example, ethics, facilities use etc.) have been appropriately considered.

  • Reviewing research and innovation proposals prepared by Academic Departments, using agreed systems and processes including Worktribe Research Management and the relevant funder portals

  •Reviewing proposal Risk Assessments to identify potential risk and to ensure identified risks have been appropriately considered, with approvals obtained.

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