Senior Research Operations Officer

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About us

The Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub, housed within the Department of Geography and the School of Global Affairs (SGA) at King's College London, is a pioneering initiative addressing the critical challenges of climate adaptation. Funded by the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and UK research councils (UKRI), the Hub will coalesce the skills and expertise needed from across relevant sectors to aid the development and implementation of climate change adaptation in the UK. The Hub draws together academic and knowledge exchange partners from across the UK to deliver on this objective.

As a dynamic hub of interdisciplinary research, the School of Global Affairs (SGA) brings together world-class expertise to tackle the most pressing global issues. Therefore, we are seeking a Senior Research Operations Officer to play a pivotal role in managing the Hub's grants portfolio, ensuring smooth operations, and supporting impactful projects via delivering flexible funds.

At King's, we are deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practices into all our activities so that the university is an inclusive, welcoming, and inspiring place to work and study, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. King's offers inclusive benefits to staff, including flexible working, Enhanced Parental Leave, funds for Parents and Carers, and the potential to join community staff networks.

About the role

We are pleased to offer this excellent opportunity to join our ambitious dynamic team in the School of Global Affairs, as a Senior Research Operations Officer.

The MACC Hub administers an £800,000 flexible fund to help it advance these goals and is seeking a Senior Research Operations Officer to develop and deliver this flexible fund.

Working closely with the Hub Manager, Director and with King's Research Management and Information Directorate (RMID), this role will be responsible for managing the flexible fund element of the Hub. Responsibilities will include - supporting the allocation of funds to successful projects, managing stakeholders in those projects, and ensuring appropriate reporting and communication of results. The flexible fund will be allocated through two models: 1) an open call for research projects in summer 2025: 2) request for proposals for consultancies and secondments to respond to government-identified research gaps.

The post holder will join an exciting and high-profile UK-wide network of adaptation scholars and practitioners, as well as benefit from a dynamic working environment and cohort of research managers in the School of Global affairs research office.

The post holder will be able to work as part of King's hybrid working model (Strand Campus), with the expectation to be on campus two days a week.

This is a full time (35 Hours per week) role, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until Dec 2026

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Experience of managing grants or large-scale projects within HEI (or relevant sector) involving multiple stakeholders
2. Excellent task management and organisation skills; ability to work under pressure with competing and shifting priorities, deadlines and workload while maintaining a high level of attention to detail
3. Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact professionally with colleagues and stakeholders, convey information clearly, and work effectively as part of a team.
4. Good working knowledge of university policies and procedures including financial, procurement and travel regulations.
5. Experience of managing budgets including forecasting and virements.
6. The ability to work effectively with others to share perspectives and find solutions
7. A commitment to a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

Desirable criteria

1. Understanding of the Worktribe grant application and approval process
2. Experience drafting agreements and contracts
3. Experience of working with and supporting committees
4. A high level of enthusiasm for the Hub's and Flexible Funds aims
5. Experience in working in a multidisciplinary context and working collaboratively across teams and departments

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click "Apply Now". This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

Interviews are due to be held on w/c 17 March 2025.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.