Bid Support Officer (Philanthropy) at University of Birmingham
Job Description
Salary:
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £31,396 to £33,966 with potential progression once in post to £38,205. Grade 6
To fulfil our exciting ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign ambitions (see more details in ‘department overview’ section), we are recruiting for a Bid Support Officer. This brand new busy, dynamic and rewarding post will work at the heart of the Development and Alumni Relations Office (‘DARO’) and will facilitate the smooth delivery of support for large and complex bid writing, proposals, and funder applications. The post holder will support fundraisers across the office with the preparation and submission of philanthropic funding applications to individuals, corporates and Trusts and Foundations. You will be responsible for sourcing and collating information to ensure that funding applications are budgeted appropriately, required documents are prepared according to funder guidelines, submitted on time to online funder portals, and application forms are completed correctly with appropriate sign off processes followed. You will also follow this through to ensure reporting, invoicing and spending requirements are met, but also bring creativity and fresh ideas to the process given that so much of what we do as a team is focused on building relationships.
The post holder will report directly to the Executive Project Manager and will work closely with fundraisers across the office and key academics. The post holder will regularly engage with other teams within DARO such as the Philanthropic Finance Team and more widely with colleagues across Professional Services such as Legal Services, Research Strategy and Services Division (RSSD) and the University Finance Team.
Main Duties
Responsible for providing a wide range of support for proposals, bid writing, and funder applications pre and post award, ensuring timelines are followed, information is accurate, deadlines are met, and compliance remains a priority.
- Work with fundraisers across the office to support a portfolio of proposals, bids, and funder applications with competing deadlines. Liaise effectively and proactively with DARO and Professional Services colleagues, relevant academics and funders, both internal and external, to ensure smooth and timely delivery of all activities. Ensure communications channels and shared resources are kept up to date.
- Manage individual workload and coordinate agreed activity throughout the application process with all other relevant parties, both internal and external, in line with the application timetable and bid requirements, keeping the relevant fundraiser updated on progress.
- Once a bid/opportunity has been identified by the relevant fundraiser this role will work with academics to source, collate, and verify information for proposals, bids, and funder applications.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) or relevant practical experience
- Experience of working in a research and/or project management environment
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly, and to analyse information and data
- Ability to work with initiative and think creatively and laterally
For an informal discussion about this new role, please contact Tanith Garcia at t.garcia@bham.ac.uk.
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