Grants Officer in London

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Base pay rangeSalary: Starting from £36,272

+ benefits (possibility to increase salary via incremental steps in the first 12 months)

Role duration: Permanent

Summary Purpose – What You Will Be Achieving

The Grants Officer will be a member of the Biomedical Grants and Policy Department. You will work with a Grants Manager to administer a portion of the Academy\’s portfolio of grant schemes and activities. You will act as a key point of contact for external liaison relating to the schemes. Working with the other Grants Officers and the rest of the Team, you will also help to develop and deliver events for Academy grant holders, as well as contribute to the Academy\’s wider portfolio of work, and the delivery of our strategy. The Grant Officer will be line managed by a Grants Manager.

Responsibilities

To administer a portion of the Academy\’s portfolio of grant schemes:

Processing applications, determining eligibility and coordinating peer review of eligible applications

Convening and supporting the awarding panel, including preparation of committee papers, reports and financial information, as well as preparing feedback to applicants

Managing the new grants once awarded, along with the Academy\’s existing portfolio of grants

Supporting the monitoring of awards and evaluation of grants schemes

Analysing data and preparing papers, presentations and reports to demonstrate the impact of our schemes for internal and external use

Maintaining accurate and up to date data on grants

Researching and reporting on initiatives being undertaken by other UK funders

To liaise with stakeholders:

Working with the Academy\’s Fellowship, in their roles as peer reviewers, selection panel members and Chairs, honorary Officers and members of Council

Acting as a key external point of contact for the Academy\’s grants schemes, such as by providing advice to applicants, awardees, and host organisations

Developing and maintaining working relationships with scheme funders

Working with other Academy staff, particularly the rest of the Careers department and supporting the other Grants Officers in the delivery of their schemes, as required

To support the development and delivery of events for Academy grant holders, for example induction and scientific meetings for grant holders

To contribute to the Academy\’s wider portfolio of work, including drafting and providing data for papers for the Academy\’s governing committees

To act as line-manager or project manager for one of the Academy\’s interns, on a rotation basis and when the opportunity arises

To perform any other duties that might be reasonably expected, and which are commensurate with this level of post

Closing date and interview scheduleClosing date for completed applications is 17:00 on Thursday 15 January 2026.

Interviews will likely be held online on w/c 26 January 2026.

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)

A confident and friendly team player/collaborator (within and across teams)

Interest in biomedical and health research

Highly numerate with strong analytical skills

Good IT skills, e.g. Microsoft suite and online databases

Excellent organisational skills

Meticulous attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple tasks/deadline with precision

Previous relevant experience (desirable, but not essential)

Commitment to the Academy\’s strategy and alignment with our core values

Ability to travel from time to time either in the UK or abroad, with occasional overnight stays

Benefits

Salary progression framework

Hybrid and agile working

29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Regular organisation-wide Wellbeing Days

Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%)

Life assurance

Vitality Private Medical Insurance, on completion of probation

SimplyHealth Cash Plans, on completion of probation

Season ticket travel loan (interest free), on completion of probation

Cycle to work scheme, available on completion of probation

Family friendly benefits – enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work

Subscription to Headspace and Class Pass

Staff training to support your development including EDI training (you can see more information on our EDI values, principles, and behaviours here)

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