Public Funding Project Leader

Location: Cambridge

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Salary: Competitive rate

TWI is looking for a highly engaged and proactive person to work in the Public Funding Management Group based in Cambridge

Description of role:

Maintain strong relationships with project consortium members, ensuring timely delivery of the project mid-term, financial and deliverable reports.
Support Technical Project Leaders and Project Managers in liaising with the European Commission and Innovate UK from grant preparation (negotiation) to reports on project delivery, responding to any requests received in a timely and professional manner.
Deal with and respond to a range of partner queries, from administrative changes and contractual issues, to financial queries.
Monitor projects conducted by Technical Project Leaders to ensure timely submission of reports and deliverables against a specified work programme and ensure spend is within budget.
Carry out independent review of project reports to ensure alignment with work plan and adherence to TWI quality standards
Maintain information management systems according to TWI standards and procedures within the functional area and produce documents in line with TWI Corporate Style Manual
Excellent Microsoft Excel skills are required.
Work with Business Group Section Managers and Project Leaders to ensure successful technical and financial management of projects

Travel:

This position may require travel both in the UK and abroad.

About us:

TWI Ltd is a world expert in engineering, materials and joining technologies. We provide industry with advice and know-how in design, fabrication, failure analysis and prevention.

Diversity statement:

TWI Ltd is committed to treating all employees fairly and to being an inclusive employer. Our aim is to create a work environment where our employees can reach their full potential. We put Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of our people practices to attract, develop and retain the best talent.

Closing Date: 7 February 2022

Reference number: 18/22

TWI Culture

As one of the world’s leading independent research and technology organisations, we are committed to attracting, motivating and retaining the best talent from around the world. Our goal is to develop the next generation of experts to address future industry challenges.

We are committed to creating a culture that recognises and respects the differences between people while valuing the contribution everyone makes to TWI.

The diversity of our staff and students makes a positive and important contribution to our continuing success.

TWI offers a comprehensive training programme, incorporating both in-house and external courses to support staff development.

TWI Values:

Teamwork

Building effective working relationships, we accomplish more together

Innovation and Expertise

Championing new ideas and sharing knowledge with each other

Taking responsibility

Achieving our objectives and personal development

Customer focus

Building trusting relationships with our customers

Adaptability

Accepting and engaging positively with change

Inclusion

Valuing the contribution from every individual, creating value for our customer

Job Description

Job Title:	PFM Project Leader	Reports to:	PFM Team Manager
Job profile:	Project Leader, Professional Services

Description of role

Maintain strong relationships with project consortium members, ensuring timely delivery of the project mid-term, financial and deliverable reports.
Support Technical Project Leaders and Project Managers in liaising with the European Commission and Innovate UK from grant preparation to reports on project delivery, responding to any requests received in a timely and professional manner.
Deal with and respond to a range of partner queries, from administrative changes and contractual issues, to financial queries.
Monitor projects conducted by Technical Project Leaders to ensure timely submission of reports and deliverables against a specified work programme and ensure spend is within budget.
Support the internal review process through timely delivery of financial reports and provision of appropriate assessment of the project from a contractual point of view.
Lead regular review meetings with Project Teams in order to monitor delivery against contract and ensure spend is in line with delivery
Carry out independent review of project reports to ensure alignment with work plan and adherence to TWI quality standards
Work with Business Group Section Managers and Project Leaders to ensure successful technical and financial management of projects
In conjunction with technical project leaders, agree/negotiate changes necessitated by alterations to the work programme or partner participation.
To process financial claims from partner organisations, reviewing levels of detail against a standard template.
Negotiate consortium agreement terms and conditions with support from the TWI Intellectual Property Team.
Propose remedial actions for projects which are in difficulty
Keep an up to date knowledge of complex European and UK Funding rules (desirable).
Conduct themselves in line with TWI’s values of teamwork, innovation, taking responsibility, customer focus, adaptability and respect.

This position will require regular travel both in the UK and abroad.

You will require UK security clearance for this role.

Person specification

Criteria	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications		Business Qualification Financial Qualification
Skills	Excellent customer service experience. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines coupled with good influencing skills. Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication and presentation skills as the job requires presenting at project meetings.
Specific relevant experience	Knowledge of EC and IUK financial claiming process. Working knowledge of interpreting Collaboration Agreements. Working knowledge of the use of Great Plains and CRM Experience of grant funding management or project management.
Competencies aligned to Organisational values	Ability to work independently, as part of a team and to multi-task as the job entails candidate to work on multiple projects. Conduct themselves in line with TWI’s values of teamwork, innovation & expertise taking responsibility, customer focus, adaptability and respect.

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