Newcastle University

Introduction:

I work in the Grants and Contracts team, which is part of the University Research Office.  The team's role as a whole is to provide efficient, timely support to academics applying for research grants in the SAge and HASS faculties.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Grants Administrator I provide help and support to academics when applying for external research funding.

My resposibilities include:

• Creating BH records (for ethics)
• Helping with applications-this includes checking all guidance for eligibility, I also carry out internal checks on applications to ensure it complies with the Universities policies and procedures.
• I can help prepare costings in pFACT and help to produce the blue forms
• I submit applications through jes, eGAP and other electronic systems
• I process award notifications and arrange account setups with Research Accounting Services to create a RES account for awarded projects.
• Grant maintenance requests and project variations
• Final Reports
• Answer queries sent through the myimpact system
• Deal with jes registration requests and update the jes approver pools
• Liaise with funders, academics and school administrators to answer queries regarding external research funding
• General queries

I work: Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's

Membership:

ARMA