Quadram Institute Bioscience is seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Grants Coordination Officer to support our researchers in securing external funding for internationally recognised bioscience research.
Background
The Grants Coordination Officer will support the development and growth of research activity across the Institute by coordinating funding applications, identifying funding opportunities, and providing high-quality administrative and project support to researchers and collaborators.
Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, you'll coordinate grant development activities, workshops and networking events, support the preparation and submission of competitive funding proposals, and maintain records of funding opportunities, applications, outcomes and research income. You'll produce reports, guidance and resources, provide timely updates on emerging funding opportunities.
The ideal candidate
Applicants should be educated to degree level in biological sciences or a related discipline or possess equivalent relevant experience. Excellent organisational and project coordination skills are essential.
Previous experience of coordinating projects, improving processes, or supporting research development activities is required, along with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Applicants should also be able to interpret complex guidance and communicate it clearly.
Experience of working within a research institute or similar environment would be advantageous.
Additional information
This is a part-time post (18.5 hours) typically worked over 2.5 days per week, with around two days on-site and flexibility to support individual and team needs. There is a contract end date of 31 March 2028.
Salary on appointment will be within the range £38,000 to £42,150 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.
For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website https://jobs.quadram.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1006153.
Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The institute values of People-Centred Impact, Inclusive Excellence, Trusted Integrity, Collaborative Spirit and Agile Innovation are at the heart of all we do, and we expect all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.
About the Quadram Institute
The Quadram Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Our vision is Healthy living by design: promoting lifelong health by decoding the interactions between food science, nutrition, microbes, microbiomes and human physiology, and transforming this knowledge into innovative solutions for society.
A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, The Quadram Institute brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).
The closing date for applications will be 28 August 2026.