Excellence Network Grants Administrator
Help shape grants that improve health and care for people with Parkinson’s. Bring your organisational skills to a role where every detail supports meaningful change.
About the role
In this role, you’ll provide administrative support for the Parkinson’s Excellence Network’s flagship Grant schemes, which aim to improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s across the UK.
You will support the management of the end-to-end processes, from the application stage through to monitoring and evaluation, whilst gathering insights for further development of the schemes, ensuring the voice of people with Parkinson’s is at the heart of the scheme.
What you'll do
Act as the first point of contact for the Excellence Network Project grants scheme and all the Excellence Network grant schemes, maintaining excellent relations with all stakeholders.
Support colleagues with the administration of the other Excellence Network grant schemes, including fellowships, educational bursaries, and Pump priming
Monitor the team’s shared mailboxes and respond in a timely, thoughtful and relevant manner, involving colleagues as appropriate.
Maintain data management systems and support their development in line with data governance policies.
Support the coordination of various grants processes including the review process, setting-up relevant panels, invoice handling, monitoring and evaluation of the projects and the schemes.
What you'll bring
Proven experience in supporting the administration of time-sensitive programmes (preferably grants/research programmes) and operational processes.
Excellent time management and organisational skills, enabling others to meet challenging deadlines.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work in a team.
Experience of operating in a modern digital workplace to work collaboratively and productively.
Understanding of data governance and management.
Please apply by sending us your CV and a detailed cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
Applications close on 13th September.
Interviews for this role will be held on 30 September in our London Office.
- Department
- Service Improvement
- Locations
- Parkinson's UK
- Yearly salary
- £28,480.67
- Contract Type
- Fixed-term contract
- Employment Type
- Full time
- Working location
- Hybrid
- In-person attendance
- Minimum on average 2 days per month with flexibility
Written submissions and use of AI
At Parkinson’s UK, we want to connect with the real you. While we welcome the use of generative AI tools to help polish your grammar or structure your thoughts in your CV and supporting statement, please ensure the final submission is written in your own authentic voice. We are looking for your unique, lived experiences, personal impact, and genuine passion.
We would ask that you're transparent about your use of AI throughout your application process.