Grants Officer

Position Summary

• Position Title: Grants Officer
• Career Step: Intermediate
• Reporting Relationship: Head of Strategic Partnerships, Research Governance & Operations, UK
• Employment Duration: 2 years (with possibility of extension)
• Employment Type: Part-time, 0.5FTE; Fixed Term
• Salary: £42,000-£52,000 per annum (dependent on experience) / £21,000 - £26,000 per annum for 0.5FTE
• Start Date: ASAP

Context of the Role  

The Centre for Operational and Research Excellence (CORE) is dedicated to developing and delivering solutions and services that empower the Institute’s researchers to achieve high impact and high-quality research outcomes. In response to the Institute’s expanding research portfolio and the increasingly complex external environment, CORE has undergone a significant restructuring. The new operating model comprises three pillars: a strategic partnering function, a design and development of solutions function, and a regional research delivery function. The position will be based within the Research Strategy and Services team, within CORE. 

The Role

The Research Services Grants Officer will provide support across various functional areas in CORE.    

Reporting Relationships  

The Grants Officer reports to Head of Strategic Partnerships, Research Governance & Operations, Research Strategy & Services, UK

Duties and Key Responsibilities 

As part of the UK team:

• Identify funding opportunities for TGI academics and researchers.
• Assist with preparing budgets for funding applications.
• Support the preparation of grant applications and review to ensure compliance and effective submission accompanied by required approvals – as needed.
• Work closely with the line manager, researchers and Imperial College London colleagues on other pre-award matters.
• Assist with collating the requirements for the set-up of projects.
• Assist with post-award matters including providing information for financial reports, time sheets, compliance, project closure and other related matters.
• SPoT (Single Point of Truth) Funding database – data entry (i.e. capturing milestones and other post award, grant and application data), maintenance and may include liaising with the SPoT Quality Team and other relevant systems as required.
• Contribute to the maintenance of Global Research Strategy & Services knowledge management initiative – the Global RSS SharePoint site.
• Assist with data collection tasks that various functional areas of CORE are responsible for.

 As a Team Member:  

• Participate in special projects to improve processes, tools, systems and organisation.
• Take responsibility for personal learning and development and for setting achievable and meaningful work objectives and managing personal targets, meeting obligations of The Institute’s Performance Management and Development Policy.
• Demonstrate commitment to The Institute’s organisational values, including performing to an exceptionally high ethical standard and focus on integrity, collaboration and teamwork in all efforts.

Work, Health and Safety 

• Comply with Work Health and Safety legislation and operate in accordance with established Occupational Health and Safety practice and procedures at the Institute.
• Promote and contribute to a safe, secure environment for staff and visitors. 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience 

Essential                                                                                                          

• Relevant qualifications in business or administration.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including ability to build relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong focus on quality of work.
• Understand the need and for and demonstrate strict adherence to confidentiality.
• Ability to work well and flexibly i.e. autonomously, in small teams and with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage own priorities and deadlines, and support colleagues in their work when required.
• Ability to be resilient, flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments.

Desirable 

• Previous or ongoing experience of supporting grants/ projects.

How to apply

Please click on the apply button and attach your CV and a cover letter. Application deadline is 26 August 2025 at 11.59pm(BST). If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@georgeinstitute.org.uk.

Please note, for this role, the successful candidate must have an ongoing and existing right to work in the UK.

Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it.  So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.

Everyone is encouraged to apply, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and mature-aged adults.

About The George Institute

The George Institute for Global Health (TGI) was established in 1999 with a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly underserved populations, by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat the world’s biggest killers: non-communicable diseases and injury.

With offices in Australia, China, India and the UK, our 700+ people support 245+ active projects and clinical trials across 50+ countries, with 400+ more staff across our social enterprises. We focus on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the most substantial economic burden, particularly in resource-poor settings.

Together with our academic partners, UNSW Sydney in Australia, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India and Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, we work with a global network of collaborators, undertaking clinical, population and health systems research.

What we do

• Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
• Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
• Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
• Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship

For more information about The George Institute, visit www.georgeinstitute.org.