Pre-Award Development Officer

Join Pre-Award in Research and Impact Services (RIS) in this one-year fixed-term role!

RIS is responsible for advancing the University's international reputation for research and knowledge transfer by increasing the volume of externally funded research, improving grant application success rates, and enhancing strategic and operational support to academic departments. The department is the primary conduit for government, business, charity and other funders to access the research expertise and knowledge of the University of Bath.

Working within a highly collaborative team, Pre-Award Development Officers play a crucial role in providing expert advice to academic researchers across the university applying for external research funding. You will ensure all research applications and awards are reviewed and developed to improve their quality and meet university and funder rules.

This role requires excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills along with a good understanding of the research funding landscape for the higher education sector, including familiarity with relevant sources of funding.

You will also have:
- Skills to scrutinise sophisticated documents and draw out relevant information, with excellent attention to detail
- Good numeracy and IT skills
- Self-confidence and the ability to stand your ground, remaining calm under pressure
- Good self-motivation and time-management
- A good Honours degree or equivalent experience

This is a full-time role (36.5 hours) for a fixed-term period of up to one year to cover for secondment. The Pre-Award team works both remotely and on campus as part of a hybrid model. While hybrid working is the standard approach, the University is open to discussing individual circumstances and alternative working arrangements for the right candidate.

What we can offer you:
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses
- Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including apprenticeships and LinkedIn Learning
- Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- A family-friendly workplace
- Relocation allowance
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Be Well at Bath: The University is committed to creating a health-supporting working environment, offering staff support groups and networks, a network of Staff Wellbeing Champions, and a suite of tools and frameworks to enable staff to thrive.