Due to continued growth, our sustainable biotech client is seeking a Grants Manager to join the commercial department. As their Grants Manager, you will play a lead role in tracking grant-funded project deliverables, milestones and budgets in collaboration with other key departments.

This role will suit a candidate with grant management experience (particularly with Innovate UK) coupled with strong written and presentation skills - translating technical information into easy to understand information.

Grants Manager responsibilities

• Keep track of grant-funded project deliverables, milestones and budgets in collaboration with the project leads, finance team and external collaborators.
• Prepare quarterly reports for primarily Innovate UK-funded projects.
• Research grant opportunities that align with the wider business strategy, presenting to internal teams and seeking internal approval to progress with applications.
• Once opportunities are approved, manage the grant application process by working with technical and commercial leads and grant-writing consultants to complete applications to a high standard.
• Represent the company at external grant funding body events, often in partnership with our technical team.

Grants Manager requirements

• Current knowledge of major grant funding bodies - particularly Innovate UK.
• Experience in managing science-related grant-funded projects, according to defined plans.
• Experience in preparing reports targeted to funding bodies.
• Project budget management experience.
• Writing and coordinating grant applications.
• Strong written and presentation skills - ability to translate technical information into easy-to-understand reports.
• Self-start who is proactive and takes initiative.

£Comp + Shares + pension scheme + Life assurance + flexible working hours + hybrid working

Grants/Innovate UK/Project Management/Budget Management