Job Description We are seeking a motivated, organised individual to become a Research Grant Administrator to join our busy Operations Team. Experience of working in an administrative, process driven or project delivery environment is essential. Knowledge and/or experience of grant administration and/or working in health or research-related environments would be beneficial but not essential. This role offers a mixture of working in GMG's Twickenham office (at least 12 days per quarter) and remotely. 1. Working with colleagues to organise grant funding schemes, including: Supporting the project management of individual funding competitions (to commission new research), including reporting in progress meetings, using an in-house tool to track progress and keeping stakeholders updated Acting as a key contact point for external enquiries about funding schemes Communicating with stakeholders involved in funding schemes including applicants, independent expert reviewers and funding committee members, and GMG colleagues Preparing competition information for website publication Working with the Systems team to set up and test each new competition on the research management system (RMS) Carrying out simple checks on research proposals received, and that they are not duplicating funded research Managing large amounts of data associated with applications received, including populating the RMS, creating reports and completing templates Sourcing and inviting large numbers of independent expert reviewers to undertake peer review of research funding proposals, and ensuring their input is received within deadlines Managing applicant responses to reviewer comments Producing funding committee meeting papers and related documents Supporting virtual and in-person funding committee meetings on the day, for example by running presentation slides, managing conflicts of interest of attendees and recording scores Providing practice Zoom sessions for some attendees Preparing and dispatching outcome letters to applicants and managing follow-up queries 2. Support monitoring and management of awards made including: Populating contract templates for new awards and overseeing the electronic signing process Collecting progress reports from award holders 3. Maintain electronic records with accurate information on competitions, applications and awards. 4. Support annual award data collection exercises, that enable our funders to understand and demonstrate the impact of the research they have funded 5. Operate as a flexible resource within the Operations team, e.g. providing support to projects and performing data analysis 6. Occasionally travel to attend face-to-face committee meetings.