Administrative Officers required on Fixed Term Appointment for 51 weeks with a limited possibility of extension or permanence due to a temporary increase in workloads owing to a new centrally driven specific initiative.

As Business Manager for Policy and Operations you will develop and oversee the application of MRC policy in relation to the management of research grants. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the operational management of grants related activities are both efficient and effective.

Educated to at least degree level or equivalent, you should have significant experience of working within a business management or project related environment and of researching information and presenting structured findings. With excellent influencing and negotiating skills, you will have managed complex projects within defined timescales using a highly organised approach. You will also have managed or supervised staff and a proven ability to maintain effective working relationships.
 

You will be working within the People and Development directorate, which provides professional leadership in police service HR matters. This involves the development of HR policies that support the nationally agreed strategic priorities for policing and representing the police service HR community in strategic policy and decision making at national and international level. The directorate is also responsible for nationally delivered training and examination programmes and developing a national approach to leadership in policing and policing HR strategy.

As the Finance Manager for the Research Programmes Group (RPG), you will be responsible for managing budgets and budgetary processes in relation to the money awarded by MRC to universities and other bodies (commonly known at MRC as the extramural spend). You will be responsible for the monitoring, reporting, analysis and forecasting of the extramural programme spend as well as having line management responsibility for the extramural finance team.

You will be a qualified Accountant with significant post qualifying experience working in a management accounting environment. Your experience will expand across both the public and private sector and you will ideally have knowledge of charity accounting, Treasury Rules and accounting packages. As a representative for the section, you will demonstrate strong influencing and negotiating skills and strive to maintain strong working relationships.