Pre-awards Grants Manager

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London Short summary The Pre-award Grants team is instrumental in the operational management, development and submission of grant and fellowship applications, and in ensuring compliance with both funder and Crick policies. The Grants Manager role provides support as required to the Pre-award Grants Team Lead and other Grants team colleagues in all aspects of pre-award grant management working closely with scientific and operational Crick staff to develop proposals, and with Post-Award Grants staff following acceptance of awards. Where appropriate, they will also liaise with external funding bodies and HEI colleagues in all aspects of grant administration. The objectives of the role include: engaging and working closely with the Crick science community; sourcing and disseminating grant funding opportunities; supporting and advising on all aspects of  grant proposal development; liaising with the Post-award Grants team to ensure an accurate and seamless handover of information on award. Key Responsibilities Provide pro-active support and advice to scientists on funding opportunities and in the development, approval and submission of funding proposals and activation of subsequent awards; Provide specialist expertise with respect to research application processes (including funder specific terms & conditions, budgeting, ethics and aspects of research agreements); Draft (non-scientific) elements of the proposal as required such as justification of resources; Using the Crick grants management system (Worktribe), coordinate proposal budgets whilst abiding by funder cost rules and Crick costing practices. Ensure that budgets and applications are approved by the relevant team prior to submission. Initiate due diligence checks in line with Crick policy. Initiate, review, and provide input into negotiations for grant and grant-related agreements in collaboration with the Crick Legal team. About us The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases. An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London. The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe. The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy. If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above. All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.