Research Grants Manager

Alzheimer's Society

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Research Grants Manager will lead the annual delivery of Alzheimer’s Society’s research grant funding programmes. This role ensures that the Society facilitates robust, transparent, and efficient expert review processes, ensuring effective use of the Society’s research funds. The position involves ensuring that the Alzheimer’s Society’s research funding processes are sector-leading by collaborating with partners such as the Association of Medical Research Charities. The role also includes developing new funding programmes and grant types in partnership with the Senior Research Manager and other external organisations, and evaluating existing funding schemes to ensure they meet the needs of the dementia research community. A key responsibility is overseeing the management of a £50million+ active grants portfolio, highlighting research outcomes and impact to demonstrate the real-world difference made by the Society's research funding.

Requirements

Experience in research grants management, ideally in a medical research charity or similar funding organisation.
Line management experience.
Ability to lead and develop large, high performing teams.
Interpersonal skills required to lead and work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Good organisational skills.
Experience of managing or coordinating multiple projects or programmes with differing timelines effectively.
Natural communicator able to work collaboratively with others effectively.
Genuine enthusiasm for scientific research.
Ability to translate complex scientific and medical information into clear, accessible content for a range of audiences.
Extensive knowledge of research grants funding mechanisms.

Responsibilities

Managing and overseeing delivery of all elements of research funding calls.
Inducting and maintaining key relationships with members of our Grant Advisory Board and expert reviewers who support the grant review processes.
Overseeing efficient and professional support to funded grant holders, ensuring that grants are managed within agreed terms and conditions.
Overseeing the outputs and outcomes of research funded by Alzheimer’s Society and disseminating this information across different teams within Alzheimer’s Society.
Evaluating the Society’s research funding programme and grant types, ensuring that the Society’s funding calls meet the needs of the dementia academic community and deliver upon the Society’s research strategy.
Supporting the Senior Research Manager and Head of Research in raising the profile of the Alzheimer’s Society’s research programme in the scientific and research community (including giving presentations, written materials and attending stakeholder events).
Line managing the Research Grants team (one Senior Research Grants Officer and three Research Grants Officers) who deliver the Society’s research programme.