Senior Grant Management Specialist (all genders)

• Location: Abingdon
• Evotec’s Academic Partnerships department is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated
• Senior Grant Management Specialist (all genders)
• Full-time and permanent

Your key responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of European, North American and Asian key funding schemes, and associated application processes
• Expand Evotec's global network of funders proactively and work directly with funding organizations
• Seek, evaluate, and brief senior staff on novel grant opportunities
• Support Evotec researchers actively in preparing competitive applications
• Take a leading role in continuous review and development of grant management processes and procedures
• Work efficiently across teams at the various Evotec sites in Europe, and USA

Your ideal qualifications

• Degree in natural or medical sciences; PhD degree would be ideal
• Several years of experience in grant management with a strong track record of supporting and advising on funding applications
• Successful track record in working with various funders
• Able to write grant applications in English
• Dynamic, resilient, and positive-minded even under pressure
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Agile forward-thinking individual, comfortable with change and able to deal with ambiguity
• Ability to effectively network across Evotec’s sites and to build strong working relationships with staff across the entire Evotec organization
• Willingness to travel internationally
• Drive to grow with role and advance in seniority
• Excellent command of one or more of these languages would be a plus: German, Italian or French

Our offer

Pension on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period. Contributions 6% for employees (salary sacrifice) and 6% for the employer. The employee can opt to increase their contribution and the employer will match the increase up to a maximum of 7.5%.

25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days.

Private health insurance with BUPA for the employee and their partner/family under the company scheme.

Private dental cover, on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period.

Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services

• Permanent health insurance provides 75% of the base salary after the qualifying period.
• Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme. This is a discretionary benefit.
• Career progression within the company, we have excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities.
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme, team and annual events, recognition awards and many more!
• To apply, please click on the “Apply” button and provide your application documents (CV and cover letter, including earliest possible start date and salary requirements).
• We are looking forward to getting to know you and to your application. In line with our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
• FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
• ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
• Additional Locations: Alderley Park