Research Grants Manager

Job title:
Research Grants Manager (Funding rounds)

Role profile: Research Grants Manager Role Profile

Directorate:
Research, Policy and Impact

Salary:
Circa £43,097.96 (depending on experience)

Hours:
Full or part time hours considered (minimum 21 hours based on a 37 hour week).

Closing date: 6 October 2026

Permanent or Fixed Term:
Permanent

Please note this is a hybrid role with 3 days working from the office and 2 days from home.

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do, and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As a Research Grants Manager , you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.

To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please read the role profile linked above.

We offer a wide and generous range of benefits designed to support our employees through every stage of life. To read about these, please see the benefits section of our Careers Page.

As a Research Grants Manager you will manage staff within the research funding team, and plan and deliver our research funding rounds. This will include developing new funding opportunities to support the evolving research strategy which aims to deliver high quality research, build research capacity, address cancer related health inequalities and ensure that all our work is shaped by people, for the direct benefit of the people of Yorkshire.

You will support the delivery of our research strategy through leading the implementation of new funding initiatives in key areas which may include cancer prevention, diagnosis, screening, treatment, capacity building, and health inequalities. The role includes engaging with researchers, managing a team, planning funding rounds, developing associated guidance and data collection and managing the expert review process.

This is a great opportunity to work with leading researchers and a friendly in-house team to improve cancer outcomes for people in Yorkshire and beyond.

Specifically, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of funding rounds, including planning timelines, documentation, and communications.
• Manage the end-to-end funding round process, including application submission, eligibility checks, assessment criteria, external peer review, and final award decisions.
• Publicise, launch and manage funding round calls and provide advice and guidance to potential applicants.
• Ensure the expert review process is robust, transparent and in accordance with best practice principles detailed by the AMRC.
• Liaise with applicants regarding any application queries and communicate the outcomes.
• Prepare proposals for the Board of Trustees relating to funding round outcomes.
• Recommend decisions to the Head of Research and…