Grant and R&D Operations Co-ordinator

This role is for an Operations Co-ordinator reporting to the R&D Innovation and Reporting Lead.

The ideal candidate should be personable with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an organisation including senior technical stakeholders. 

• Provide administrative and operational support to the Grants and R&D teams.
• Work closely with our Grant and R&D partners to maximize the value of existing and future Grants, as well as the R&D tax credit claim.
• Proactively communicate with Grant Owners to enable them to deliver on their initiatives in line with grant timelines .
• Facilitation of Grant planning meetings with Senior Leadership.
• Facilitation of R&D review meetings with the Project Managers, Delivery Managers & Senior Technical Management team.
• Ensuring Tech Leads follow timely and accurate R&D reporting for those projects that fit the criteria
• Creation and development of reports for senior management team.
• Actively participate in various steering groups across the project landscape.
• Performing audits and Ensuring R&D Process Awareness within the Practices.
• Development of the Version 1 Grants and R&D frameworks.
• Review and rebuild the R&D induction pack for new starters.
• Support the identification, creation and implementation of R&D processes, procedures or methodologies as required by the business to enhance our R&D capabilities.

• Ensuring that Grants and R&D lessons learned activities are performed at the end of the claims period. They should be documented and communicated to the rest of the practice community to further improve our processes.

The ideal candidate should have

• Understanding of R&D tax credit qualifying criteria (or willingness to learn) is required
• O365 suite, in particular Excel, Power BI and SharePoint
• MS Project or Microsoft Planner
• Highly motivated
• Commercial awareness
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements in R&D and public funding contexts is advantageous.

You should be detail-oriented, process-driven, and confident in facilitating conversations with technical and non-technical stakeholders. You’ll be trusted to drive improvements while fostering strong relationships across teams.

This is a role for someone with a proven ability and history of ‘getting things done’.

You will have excellent Excel experience to facilitate building and designing reports.

You are a self-starter who will identify what needs to be done, take ownership and drive things to conclusion with minimal oversight. You’ll have a good awareness of when there is a need to escalate and when to just press on with things.

You understand the Strength in Balance model and play a pivotal role in applying it in this role.

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.