Senior Bid Development Manager

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Senior Bid Development Manager to join the Research Funding Development team in Research and Innovation Services at the University of Southampton.

You will play a key role in supporting our research strategy and work with our academic colleagues in the Faculty of Social Sciences to provide strategic support for research. You will be responsible for identifying and evaluating key opportunities for research funding and provide expert advice and professional support on the preparation and submission of large and strategically important research proposals. You will also contribute to the development programme of our researchers and lead and facilitate workshops to develop interdisciplinary areas of research.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in research management or research funding – experience of working in the higher education or funding sector would be particularly useful. You will have specialist knowledge of the research lifecycle, and experience of strategic research funding initiatives. You will have excellent organisation, planning and time management skills and be able to prioritise your workload when managing a large portfolio of complex projects. You will be able to both work in a team and on your own initiative. Strong interpersonal, organisational and IT skills are essential.

Research and Innovation Services (RIS) support academic and research staff fulfil their research and enterprise objectives by providing expert advice and assistance in research funding, bid support and management, collaborations with industry and other strategic partners as well as the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property.