Sobre esta vaga de Senior Grants Officer na Academy of Medical Sciences

Academy of Medical Sciences · Presencial · London, England, United Kingdom

Salary: £44,340

Role duration: Permanent (37.5 hours per week)

Location: London, UK (Hybrid - 50% attendance)

Summary Purpose - What you will be achieving

The Senior Grants Officer will be a member of the Grants and Programmes Department. You will work with a Grants Manager/Senior Grants Manager to administer a portion of the Academy’s portfolio of grants schemes and activities. You will act as a key point of contact for external liaison relating to the schemes. Working with the other Grants Officers and the rest of the Team, you will also help to develop and deliver events for Academy grant holders, as well as contribute to the Academy’s wider portfolio of work, and the delivery of our strategy.

The Senior Grants Officer will be line managed by a (Senior) Grants Manager.

About the role - what you will be doing

Scheme delivery

To process applications, determining eligibility and coordinating peer review of eligible applications
To convene and support the grant selection panel, including preparation of committee papers, reports and financial information, as well as preparing feedback to applicants
To manage the new grants once awarded, along with the Academy’s existing portfolio of grants
To support the monitoring of awards and evaluation of grants schemes
To analyse data and prepare papers, presentations and reports to demonstrate the impact of our schemes for internal and external use
To maintain accurate and up to date data on grants
To research and report on initiatives being undertaken by other UK funders

Stakeholder engagement:

To work with the Academy’s Fellowship, in their roles as peer reviewers, selection panel members and Chairs, honorary Officers and members of Council
To act as a key external point of contact for the Academy’s grants schemes, such as by providing advice to applicants, awardees, and host organisations
To develop and maintain working relationships with scheme funders
To work with other Academy staff, particularly the rest of the Grants & Programmes department and supporting the other Senior Grants Officers in the delivery of their schemes, as required

Other responsibilities:

To support the development and delivery of events for Academy grant holders, for example induction and scientific meetings for grant holders
To contribute to the Academy’s wider portfolio of work, including drafting and providing data for papers for the Academy’s governing committees
To act as line-manager or project manager for one of the Academy’s interns, on a rotation basis and when the opportunity arises
To perform any other duties that might be reasonably expected, and which are commensurate with this level of post

Closing date for completed applications is 17:00 on Monday 12 October 2026.

Interviews will likely be held online in the first two weeks of November 2026.

If you have any queries about this vacancy, please contact Dr Maria Magdalena Razalan at [email protected]

Requirements

About you – what you bring to the role

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
A confident and friendly team player/collaborator (within and across teams)
Interest in biomedical and health research
Highly numerate with strong analytical skills
Good IT skills, e.g. Microsoft suite and online databases
Excellent organisational skills
Meticulous attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple tasks/deadline with precision
Previous relevant experience (desirable, but not essential)
Commitment to the Academy’s purpose and work
Ability to travel from time to time either in the UK or abroad, with occasional overnight stays

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension 
26 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays 
Option to buy or sell annual leave 
Additional paid closure between Christmas and New Year 
Hybrid and flexible working 
Health, wellbeing and employee support programmes
Cycle-to-work scheme and everyday benefits 
Structured learning and development 
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave 
Enhanced occupational sick pay

A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period

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Sobre a Academy of Medical Sciences

We are the independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK.

The Academy’s vision is good health for all supported by the best research and evidence.

Our mission is to help create an open and progressive research sector to improve the health of people everywhere.

We support researchers with innovative funding and career development opportunities
We help create a more sustainable environment for delivering outstanding research
We help researchers to work with academia, the public, policy makers and industry to make the greatest difference to health

Our strategy will deliver the following strategic priorities over the next 10 years

We will influence policy and practice to improve the lives of patients, the public and communities

We will support UK biomedical and health research to strengthen its global competitiveness and reputation

We will support the next generation of researchers to reach their full potential

We will work with our partners to increase the Academy’s impact on global health

We will build our resources to ensure our long-term independence and effectiveness

Our strengths

A Fellowship of the most influential scientists in the UK and worldwide
An inspiring community of emerging and established research leaders
Connections across the science sector including National Academies, charities and industry
A vibrant and growing network of European and global partnerships and collaborations
An ability to influence policy by connecting the insights of our Fellowship, researchers, patients and the public
The meaningful involvement of patients and the public to shape our work
A talented and committed staff team who embody our values

Our values

We strive for excellence

We act on evidence

We behave with integrity

We collaborate widely

We are inclusive and actively seek diversity in all forms

We are agile, kind and resilient.

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