Grants Manager (Projects) – Post Award en Crick

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From £40,400 with benefits, subject to skills and experience.

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Grants Manager (Projects) – Post Award

Reports to: Senior Grants Manager (Operations)

This is a full-time, permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.

Working pattern: Monday – Friday. Hybrid 3 days in the office.

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions. 

The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy. 

About the role

We are looking for a Grants Manager to join our Grants team at the Francis Crick Institute. This role offers an exciting opportunity to manage a portfolio of grant-funded projects, with a particular focus on large, high-value strategic awards. These include complex coordinator-led initiatives and collaborative partner-based programmes that are critical to the Crick’s research objectives.

As Grants Manager, you will work closely with the Programme Management Team to ensure the smooth delivery of projects from start to finish. You will provide comprehensive post-award financial and administrative support, ensuring Group Leaders and researchers receive timely, expert advice. Your responsibilities will span the full grant lifecycle, from award acceptance and project setup, through financial monitoring and budget management, to final claims, reconciliation, project closure, and preparation for both internal and external audits.

Stakeholder engagement is central to this role. You will be the key point of contact for internal and external partners, ensuring clear communication and effective coordination across departments and funding bodies. You will regularly review project budgets, income, and expenditure to ensure accuracy and to identify and address any significant variances such as under- or overspending, ineligible costs, or issues with overhead recovery.

In addition to managing individual projects, you will contribute to the ongoing development of research grant financial administration at the Crick. This includes helping to refine and improve internal systems and processes to ensure continued compliance with institutional and funder requirements. Your input will be instrumental in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of our grant management services.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in research grant management especially in academic or research institutes, who is looking to make a meaningful impact within a world-leading biomedical research institute.

What you will be doing

As a Grants Manager (Projects), some of your key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Be responsible for the post award administrative and financial management of a varied portfolio of research grants and others as required.
• Support and Partnering to the Programme Management Team, Project Managers.
• Regularly review projects to monitor budgets, income and expenditure and ensure early identification of significant variances [budget under / overspends, ineligible costs, overhead recovery etc. Liaise with Group Leaders over any variances and potential financial problems and provide advice on how to resolve. Provide forecasts against funds remaining
• Provide a single point of contact for internal and external enquiries relating to their portfolio, from funders, Group Leaders, Service Delivery Partners, and ensuring that they are recorded and acted upon in a timely and effective manner or escalated as appropriate
• Work closely with the Human Resources Team with regards to the approval process of staff to individual projects, paying particular attention to budget control and compliance to funders terms and conditions.

Please see the full job description here.

About you

You should have:

• An excellent knowledge and practical experience of financial accounting and administration
• You will have awareness and proven professional experience of post award grant management in either a HEI or comparable sector.

• A proven team player, able to work flexibly with others and contribute effectively across a broad range of activities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage with people at all levels of the finance team and non-finance members of staff, including Executive level
• Ability to plan and prioritise work self-sufficiently when working across multiple deadlines

About Working at the Crick

Our values  

Everyone who works at the Crick has a valuable role to play in advancing the Crick’s mission and shaping our culture! 

• We are bold. We make space for creative, dynamic and imaginative ideas and approaches. We’re not afraid to do things differently. 

• We are open. We’re highly collaborative and interactive, and make sure our activities are visible to the outside world. 

• We are collegial. We show respect for one another, work cooperatively and support the wider community. 

At the Francis Crick Institute, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. We are a Disability Confident: Committed employer and want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post) please email: [email protected]

Find out more about life at the Crick.

What will you receive?  

At the Francis Crick Institute, we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development: 

• Generous Leave: 28 days of annual leave, plus three additional days over Christmas and bank holidays. 

• Pension Scheme: Defined contribution pension with employer contributions of up to 16%. 

• Health & Well-being: 

• 24/7 GP consultation services. 

• Occupational health services and mental health support programs. 

• Eye care vouchers and discounted healthcare plans. 

• Work-Life Balance: 

• Back-up care for dependents. 

• Childcare support allowance. 

• Annual leave purchase options. 
• Crick Networks offering diverse groups’ support, community and inclusive social events.

• Perks: 

• Discounted gym memberships, bike-to-work scheme, and shopping discounts. 

• Subsidised on-site restaurant and social spaces for team interaction. 

Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed.  

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.