Internal Applicants Only - Research Development Officer bei Cardiff University
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Internal Applicants Only - Research Development Officer
To facilitate and develop research undertaken across the College of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, providing advice, guidance and specialist support, and leading projects within this area. You will join a well-established Research Development team with joint responsibility for managing the portfolio of work across relevant academic schools.
You will also support joint working with the University’s Colleges of Biomedical and Life Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering and fulfil a cross-cutting role in supporting the work of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Enterprise.
You will be pro-active in supporting research funding applications and related activities in academic schools which already have international reputations for research excellence and are major generators of external research income to the University. Your activities will be fully aligned with Cardiff University’s Our Future, Together Strategy.
This role is full-time and open-ended.
Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum (Grade 6)
Closing date: Friday, 26 September 2025
External applications are currently not being considered for this post. If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Internal Applicants Only - Research Development Officer
To facilitate and develop research undertaken across the College of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, providing advice, guidance and specialist support, and leading projects within this area. You will join a well-established Research Development team with joint responsibility for managing the portfolio of work across relevant academic schools.
You will also support joint working with the University’s Colleges of Biomedical and Life Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering and fulfil a cross-cutting role in supporting the work of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Enterprise.
You will be pro-active in supporting research funding applications and related activities in academic schools which already have international reputations for research excellence and are major generators of external research income to the University. Your activities will be fully aligned with Cardiff University’s Our Future, Together Strategy.
This role is full-time and open-ended.
Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum (Grade 6)
Closing date: Friday, 26 September 2025
External applications are currently not being considered for this post. If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job Description
Key Duties
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the preparation of significant, high value, multi-partner project proposals to UK and on occasion EU and International funders, guiding on processes and procedures to internal and external customers that will have institute wide impacts, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the preparation of writing proposals for research funding (content of both scientific/specialist and non-specialist sections), including the identification of external industrial partners, where appropriate.
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within the College of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences where they fall within set role objectives.
• Investigation and analysis of specific issues within the research funding landscape, creating recommendation reports when necessary.
• Ensure that the provision of research funding scheme promotion is delivered for the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to academic requirements and ensuring that sufficient knowledge is maintained so as to match academics with funding opportunities and suggest potential project partners from complementary areas within the University.
• Establish working relationships with senior staff and research managers and administrators at a College level as well as staff in relevant Professional Services departments, academic schools, key research institutes and centres, developing appropriate communication links with these as required.
• Establish working relationships with the main research sponsors and funding schemes that support research in the relevant Schools, especially those of the UK Research Councils, the UK Government’s Innovate UK and the major charitable funders of research in the UK Higher Education sector developing appropriate communication links with these as required.
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve College, Research Development and Research Service objectives.
• Plan and deliver specific small scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed.
• Develop and deliver training within the areas of developing and supporting best practice for the management of research and knowledge exchange activities.
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the Research Service.
General Duties
• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the preparation of significant, high value, multi-partner project proposals to UK and on occasion EU and International funders, guiding on processes and procedures to internal and external customers that will have institute wide impacts, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the preparation of writing proposals for research funding (content of both scientific/specialist and non-specialist sections), including the identification of external industrial partners, where appropriate.
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within the College of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences where they fall within set role objectives.
• Investigation and analysis of specific issues within the research funding landscape, creating recommendation reports when necessary.
• Ensure that the provision of research funding scheme promotion is delivered for the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to academic requirements and ensuring that sufficient knowledge is maintained so as to match academics with funding opportunities and suggest potential project partners from complementary areas within the University.
• Establish working relationships with senior staff and research managers and administrators at a College level as well as staff in relevant Professional Services departments, academic schools, key research institutes and centres, developing appropriate communication links with these as required.
• Establish working relationships with the main research sponsors and funding schemes that support research in the relevant Schools, especially those of the UK Research Councils, the UK Government’s Innovate UK and the major charitable funders of research in the UK Higher Education sector developing appropriate communication links with these as required.
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve College, Research Development and Research Service objectives.
• Plan and deliver specific small scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed.
• Develop and deliver training within the areas of developing and supporting best practice for the management of research and knowledge exchange activities.
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the Research Service.
General Duties
• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role
Salary Range Max.
45,413
Grade
Grade 6
Salary Range Min.
40,497
Job Category
Business / Strategic Management
Additional Information
The Research Service
Cardiff is an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. Our world-leading research was ranked 5th for quality amongst UK universities in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and we provide an educationally outstanding experience for our 30,000 students. With an annual budget in excess of £500 million and around 6,000 staff, Cardiff is a member of the Russell Group of the 24 leading UK research-intensive universities. The University has 24 academic schools grouped into three colleges: Biomedical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering and Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
The University’s ambition is to rank consistently among the top 100 universities in the world. Cardiff is also developing its Innovation System through a focused programme of investment in people and infrastructure. Research funding secured from competitive, external sources exceeds £100 million annually and the University aims to grow this further through winning grants from a wide range of national and global sources.
The Research Service supports the University’s research community in initiating and delivering research and innovation activities. Led by the Director, Vanessa Cuthill, we provides services via over 100 expert staff organised in five specialist teams: Research Grants Office; Research Integrity, Governance and Ethics; Research Development; Research Commercialisation and Impact; Research Strategy and Operations and Business Engagement and Partnerships. The Department works closely with academic and professional services staff from all areas of the institution.
Cardiff is an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. Our world-leading research was ranked 5th for quality amongst UK universities in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and we provide an educationally outstanding experience for our 30,000 students. With an annual budget in excess of £500 million and around 6,000 staff, Cardiff is a member of the Russell Group of the 24 leading UK research-intensive universities. The University has 24 academic schools grouped into three colleges: Biomedical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering and Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
The University’s ambition is to rank consistently among the top 100 universities in the world. Cardiff is also developing its Innovation System through a focused programme of investment in people and infrastructure. Research funding secured from competitive, external sources exceeds £100 million annually and the University aims to grow this further through winning grants from a wide range of national and global sources.
The Research Service supports the University’s research community in initiating and delivering research and innovation activities. Led by the Director, Vanessa Cuthill, we provides services via over 100 expert staff organised in five specialist teams: Research Grants Office; Research Integrity, Governance and Ethics; Research Development; Research Commercialisation and Impact; Research Strategy and Operations and Business Engagement and Partnerships. The Department works closely with academic and professional services staff from all areas of the institution.
Career Pathway
Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS
Person Specification
Important note: It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 20372BR.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. A first degree in arts, humanities or social sciences.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. Substantial post-graduate research and development experience of working within in an academic or business environment, or evidence of experience in a research administration role.
3. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge for the preparation of competitive bids for external funding, ideally for research and development activities and able to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
4. Able to demonstrate experience in supporting the delivery of major projects and strategically important goals.
5. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures in order to meet critical business needs.
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
6. Ability to communicate both orally and written, conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people all levels within the organisation and externally.
7. Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve significant problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
9. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within: i) research, science and technology and relevant policy as it relates to higher education; and ii) of the major sponsors of research in UK academia.
10. Evidence of ability to scope and deliver specific projects, establish and supervise short term project teams and prioritise tasks.
Desirable Criteria
1. Postgraduate/Professional qualification in a relevant academic discipline or in applied aspects of innovation / commerce / commercialisation.
2. Experience of costing and pricing of research and development activity.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 20372BR.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. A first degree in arts, humanities or social sciences.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. Substantial post-graduate research and development experience of working within in an academic or business environment, or evidence of experience in a research administration role.
3. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge for the preparation of competitive bids for external funding, ideally for research and development activities and able to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
4. Able to demonstrate experience in supporting the delivery of major projects and strategically important goals.
5. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures in order to meet critical business needs.
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
6. Ability to communicate both orally and written, conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people all levels within the organisation and externally.
7. Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve significant problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
9. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within: i) research, science and technology and relevant policy as it relates to higher education; and ii) of the major sponsors of research in UK academia.
10. Evidence of ability to scope and deliver specific projects, establish and supervise short term project teams and prioritise tasks.
Desirable Criteria
1. Postgraduate/Professional qualification in a relevant academic discipline or in applied aspects of innovation / commerce / commercialisation.
2. Experience of costing and pricing of research and development activity.
