Pre-Award Development Officer (CC13490) - Bath, BA2 7AYWe're looking for someone to be part of the Pre-Award team in Research and Impact Services (RIS).About usRIS is responsible for advancing the University's international reputation for research and knowledge transfer by:increasing the volume of externally funded researchimproving grant application success ratesenhancing strategic and operational support to academic departmentsOur department is the primary conduit for government, business, charity and other funders to access the research expertise and knowledge of the University of Bath.About the roleWorking within a small but highly collaborative team, Pre-Award Development Officers play a crucial role in providing expert advice to academic researchers across the university applying for external research funding. If successful in your application to this post, you will ensure all research applications and awards are reviewed and developed to improve their quality and meet university and funder rules.This role requires excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills along with a good understanding of the research funding landscape for the higher education sector, including familiarity with relevant sources of funding.You will have:skills to scrutinise sophisticated documents and draw out relevant information, with excellent attention to detailgood numeracy and IT skillsself-confidence and the ability to stand your ground, remaining calm under pressuregood self-motivation and time-managementa good Honours degree or equivalent experienceFurther informationThis is a full-time role for a fixed-term period of 12 months.The Pre-Award team works both remotely and on campus, as part of a hybrid model. Everyone is expected to work on campus for some of their week - this is not a fully remote role - and it is strongly preferred that you are available to work Wednesdays on campus in order to join the weekly team meeting and only very exceptional circumstances may be considered around this.Please contact Emma Dowden, Pre-Award Manager (ed251@bath.ac.uk) Lizzie Hope-Dyer, Head of Research Funding (erh23@bath.ac.uk), however, please ensure that your application is submitted via the University website.We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.  What we can offer youWe're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expensesFind out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn. Closing Date: 20 Apr 2026 Department: Management, Specialist and Administration Salary: £38,784 to £46,049