National Post-award Grants Manager

**Competitive National Grants Unit**:
Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) is a public sector institution, located in Barcelona (Spain) that promotes and develops innovative biomedical research at the University Hospital Vall d'Hebron. VHIR is oriented towards finding solutions to the health problems of the citizens and has the will to contribute to the scientific, educational, social and economic development within its area of competence.

The National Projects Unit will support the scientific community at Vall d’Hebron throughout the full lifecycle of national competitive projects. The Unit encourages and supports researchers in the pursuit of national competitive funding for research, detecting opportunities and contributing to the development of quality proposals.

We are currently looking for 1 people to join the team as a national post-award project manager.

**Education and qualifications**:
**Required**:

- University degree related to job description duties.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Catalan and/or Spanish.

**Desired**:

- Additional training in competitive research projects.
- Good level of English will be valued.

**Experience and knowledge**:
**Required**:

- Work experience in post-award management of basic and clinical research grants funded by national organisations (ISCIII, MINECO, PERIS, LMTV3 )
- Experience in financial management.
- Personal skills:

- Self-motivated
- Well-organised
- Meticulous, with close attention to detail
- Proactive and results-oriented
- Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Excellent teamwork and relational skills

**Desired**:

- Experience in research institutions and/or project management in the biomedical sector will be valued.

**Main responsibilities and duties**:

- Managing grant budgets, preparing financial reports and audits
- Monitoring project work plan, scientific reports and implementation of grant agreements
- Anticipating possible deviations during project implementation, planning risk contingency actions if necessary
- Ensuring compliance with institutional policies and sponsoring agency regulations
- Serving as liaison between researchers and funding agencies
- Any other duties related to the job as requested to contribute to the general functioning of the Research Grants Office

**Labour conditions**:

- Full-time position: 40h/week.
- Starting date: immediate.
- Remuneration will depend on experience and skills. Salary ranges are consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale.
- Contract: Open-ended contract linked to the project.

**What can we offer?**:

- Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
- A scientific environment of excellence, highly dynamic, where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
- Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
- Individual training opportunities.
- Flexible working hours.
- 23 days of holidays + 9 personal days.
- Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks, health insurance, transportation and more)
- Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel, culture, technology, gastronomy, sports... among many others.
- Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

**Deadline to apply: 15-10-2024**
- VHIR embraces Equality and Diversity. As reflected in our values we work toward ensuring inclusion and equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and management for all staff within the organization, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, functional diversity or ethnicity._