Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the University’s Research, Enterprise & Innovation (RE&I) Services, part of the Research, Enterprise & Business Development Directorate. We are a collaborative and forward-thinking team dedicated to supporting research excellence, innovation and knowledge mobilisation across the University.

You will join our Development Services team, working closely with colleagues across the University and external partners. The team supports the development and delivery of activity across external funding and income development, research impact and external engagement, external collaboration, and strategic planning, including the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

As Research, Enterprise and Knowledge Mobilisation Development Manager -Funding, you will lead and support the development of high-quality external funding applications for research and knowledge exchange activity. You will work with academics, professional services colleagues and external partners to identify and develop funding opportunities, strengthen proposals and support the development of competitive applications.

You will bring specialist expertise and professional experience in external funding and income development, alongside the ability to lead projects and activities in at least one other area of Research, Enterprise and Knowledge Mobilisation (REKM) Development Services:

Impact and External Engagement Development
External Collaboration Development
Planning, including REF and KEF

Alongside your funding specialism, you will have opportunities to lead and contribute to a wider range of initiatives across research, enterprise and knowledge mobilisation. Working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, you will help maximise outcomes and contribute to the delivery of the University’s Research, Enterprise and Innovation goals and Vision 2030.

Hybrid working is available, with the majority of working time based on the Canterbury campus.


How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible. Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that there will be a relatively even balance between time spent on and off campus; but in most cases the work location will be determined by the service required or the tasks/activities being undertaken.


How to apply

Start date for applications: 4th of September 2026
Closing date for applications: 4th of October 2026
Interviews are to be held: Week commencing 12th or 19th October 2026

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact the Heads of Development Services Toby Lucas-Smith toby.lucas-smith@canterbury.ac.uk or Jenny Witherden jenny.witherden@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06366.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.


Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.

For more information about this role, please view the job description via the attachments link above.