Impact Funding Officer

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Date: 22 Sept 2026

Location: COVENTRY, GB, CV4 7AL

Company: University of Warwick

Job Title: Impact Funding Officer

Reference: 310             

Department: Research & Impact Services - Research Impact

Contract Type: Indefinite

Hours: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Closing Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026, 11:59PM

Full time Salary Range: £35,608 - £46,049 per annum

 

About the Role

This role has responsibility for managing and supporting the University’s research impact funds, including selected UKRI Impact Acceleration Accounts of up to £4m and internal HEIF- supported funds of up to £1m. This includes the day-to-day management of funds, from running internal calls for applications, the administrative processes for releasing funds, to managing their spend and use throughout the project lifetime. This role also covers the due diligence requirements in relation to collaborators and partners and the processes required to establish collaboration agreements, working closely with the R&IS grant and contracts team.

 

The role holder will support researchers to enhance the impact of their research findings and expertise through the provision of managed funds that help to develop new and existing relationships with non-academic stakeholders and accelerate the development and uptake of research findings.

 

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

You will be a highly organised and proactive administrator with experience of managing complex processes and multiple priorities. You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide advice and guidance to a wide range of colleagues. The successful candidate will be confident working with databases and financial information, maintaining accurate records, monitoring project activity and producing reports. You will have strong attention to detail and an understanding of compliance and assurance requirements, with the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially. Experience of supporting funding schemes, research projects, or partnership activities would be advantageous, as would the ability to contribute to business cases, contracts, and communications that demonstrate the impact of funded activities.

About the Department

Research & Impact Services supports the University's researchers to secure funding, deliver high-quality research and maximise its impact beyond academia. Working with academics, funders and external partners, the department helps turn research into real-world benefits for society, the economy, culture and the environment. The team provides expert guidance across the research lifecycle and plays a vital role in supporting the University's research and innovation ambitions.

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date and time stated. We will review applications throughout the advertising period and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

 

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

 

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.   

 

The interviews will be held on a date is to be confirmed.

 

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

 

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Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment.  We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued.  Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

 

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.

 

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.