R&D Proposals Manager
Digital Catapult is a UK deep-tech innovation organisation accelerating the practical application of advanced digital technologies.
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About Digital Catapult
Digital Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit member of the Innovate UK Catapult Network. It bridges industry, government, investors and academia to help deep-tech businesses scale, improve industrial supply-chain resilience and advance data-driven open future networks through collaborative R&D, specialist facilities, innovation programmes, ecosystem support and membership services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will manage a portfolio of R&D grant proposals and commercial bids across public and private funding sources. You will coordinate contributors and submissions interpret funder requirements advise on compliance support full economic costing and budget development improve pre-award systems and shape proposal content covering impact innovation and collaboration.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing and submitting R&D grant proposals or commercial bids
- Understanding of public funding sources including UKRI Innovate UK and EC Horizon
- Stakeholder coordination and communication skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Familiarity with full economic costing principles
- Experience developing proposal budgets
- Ability to write review and enhance proposal narratives and documentation
- Experience in or supporting innovation or R&D environments
- Successfully complete BPSS clearance before starting employment
Responsibilities
- Develop and submit complex R&D grant proposals and commercial bids
- Coordinate bid contributors and submissions across departments
- Interpret funder documentation and advise on compliance
- Support budget development using full economic costing principles
- Improve pre-award proposal management systems
- Drive proposal content strategy for impact innovation and collaboration
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year
- Double-matched pension contributions up to 10% of salary
- Discretionary company bonus
- 4% salary allowance for selected benefits
- Health cash plan
- Private Medical Insurance
- Option to buy holiday
- Pension top-up
- E-Vehicle Scheme
- Cycle2Work
- Tech Scheme
- Gym Discounts
- Give As You Earn
- PerkPal
- Life insurance of 4 times salary
- Employee assistance programme and Financial Wellbeing advice
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Hybrid working with offices available 2 days per week
- Company social events
- Free office snacks