Redeployment Only - Strategic Projects Officer (Global Talent Fund) at Cardiff University
Cardiff University · Cardiff, United Kingdom · Onsite
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Please note that this job is open only to current members of staff of Cardiff University who are eligible for redeployment.
Internal Redeployment Only - Strategic Projects Officer (Global Talent Fund)
You will join the well-established Research Development team within the Research Service and will have joint responsibility for managing a portfolio of work across relevant academic schools.
Working alongside academic colleagues, the Strategic Projects Officer will be responsible for coordinating and administrating a number of internal research initiatives and schemes with your main focus being the recently announced Cardiff University Global Talent Fund award.
The role will require you to forge strong working relationships with a number of individuals across the University including the College Deans of Research, School Directors of Research, University Innovation Institute Directors, Global Talent Fund role holders and Professional Services departments. As well as building relationships with Cardiff University colleagues, you will also work on daily basis with colleagues within other Universities and government agencies where appropriate.
Due to the nature of the funding, this position is part-time, 21 hours per week (0.6fte) and on a fixed term basis until 30 September 2030.
Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 6)
Closing date: Thursday, 6 November 2025
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 Redeployment Only - Strategic Projects Officer (Global Talent Fund)
You will join the well-established Research Development team within the Research Service and will have joint responsibility for managing a portfolio of work across relevant academic schools.
Working alongside academic colleagues, the Strategic Projects Officer will be responsible for coordinating and administrating a number of internal research initiatives and schemes with your main focus being the recently announced Cardiff University Global Talent Fund award.
The role will require you to forge strong working relationships with a number of individuals across the University including the College Deans of Research, School Directors of Research, University Innovation Institute Directors, Global Talent Fund role holders and Professional Services departments. As well as building relationships with Cardiff University colleagues, you will also work on daily basis with colleagues within other Universities and government agencies where appropriate.
Due to the nature of the funding, this position is part-time, 21 hours per week (0.6fte) and on a fixed term basis until 30 September 2030.
Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 6)
Closing date: Thursday, 6 November 2025
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
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Duties
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the research grant review and award processes and procedures including the finances, 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
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within your role where they fall within set role objectives
• Investigate and analysis of specific issues within the given area of work, creating recommendation reports, when necessary
• Ensure that the provision of supporting and administrating research initiatives and schemes is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools, Colleges and Professional Services departments.
• Establish working relationships with professional services and academic colleagues within Cardiff and beyond
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve departmental and University objectives e.g. grant review panel meetings, to accomplish key objectives.
• Plan and deliver specific small scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed
• Develop and deliver training within the given area of work
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department
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
Key Duties
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the research grant review and award processes and procedures including the finances, 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
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within your role where they fall within set role objectives
• Investigate and analysis of specific issues within the given area of work, creating recommendation reports, when necessary
• Ensure that the provision of supporting and administrating research initiatives and schemes is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools, Colleges and Professional Services departments.
• Establish working relationships with professional services and academic colleagues within Cardiff and beyond
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve departmental and University objectives e.g. grant review panel meetings, to accomplish key objectives.
• Plan and deliver specific small scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed
• Develop and deliver training within the given area of work
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department
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.
46,049
Grade
Grade 6
Salary Range Min.
41,064
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 21005BR.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience
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 of the research grant review and award process, to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers
4. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures
5. Proven financial management skills in a professional context
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
6. Ability to communicate 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 alongside excellent interpersonal skills
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve expansive 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
11. Postgraduate/Professional qualification in an academic discipline
12. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
13. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
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 21005BR.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience
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 of the research grant review and award process, to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers
4. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures
5. Proven financial management skills in a professional context
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
6. Ability to communicate 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 alongside excellent interpersonal skills
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve expansive 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
11. Postgraduate/Professional qualification in an academic discipline
12. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
13. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
