Research and Knowledge Exchange
Location:
Brighton - Moulsecoomb
Salary:
£36,636 to £39,906 pro rata
Closing Date:
Sunday 18 January 2026
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
Reference:
RK
Step into an exciting role with our Post Award team in the Research and Knowledge Exchange (RaKE) department Join a group of dedicated specialists who play a vital role in supporting ground breaking research and innovative knowledge exchange projects.
In your new role you will work closely with the Principal Investigator/Project Lead and other internal stakeholders such as colleagues in finance and academic schools to support the delivery of project objectives, and outputs. A key part of your role will be ensuring compliance with funder regulations and internal university policies and regulations.
Additionally, you will monitor project budgets, provide detailed forecasts to ensure funds are appropriately managed and collate evidence to support financial claims and reporting to internal and external project stakeholders. You'll also be instrumental in planning and executing project activities such as dissemination events, PR and marketing and project partner management meetings.
We are looking for a person who has:
* Strong numerical skills and experience managing complex budgets.
* Proven ability to interpret and implement funder and organisational regulations.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
* Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, with a collaborative, creative and flexible approach.
We have a permanent, part-time (30 hrs per week) role which is a ' agile working ' role enabling the post-holder to work up to 60% from home and 40% at our Moulsecoomb departmental office each week, following an initial period of training.
If you'd like an informal chat about the role, please email Gavin Gunter (Head of Post Award Services) at .
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Job Description
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.