We are recruiting a temporary Grants Officer for a fantastic organisation based in London. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience within grants.

Up to 3 months, some hybrid working.

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the team in the managing of awards and processing of grant applications.

• Support the management of enquiries from applicants and award holders.
• Support the monitoring of progress of individual grants and managing of individual case work, in particular helping to administer change requests.
• Support the closure of grants, including scheduling final reports and conducting reconciliation.

• Support the recruitment of panel members, including onboarding, inducting and retiring members.
• Support the assessment process, including assisting Grant Managers in assigning and following up with panel assessors, as required.
• Support the preparation of award offers and set-up of awards.

• Ensure accurate record keeping and data collection/retention.

• Work collaboratively with others to support continuous ongoing improvement and implementation of good practice, including contributing to review of documentation, procedures and processes and scheme development/evaluation to ensure provision is relevant for the science community and is delivered efficiently and effectively.
• Role model desired behaviours in line with the RS Grants Team Charter.
• Share experience and ideas with others in the Grants Section and the Society and contribute broadly to the Royal Society's mission and priorities.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.