# R&D Proposals Manager

**Company**: Digital Catapult
**Location**: Belfast, Northern Ireland
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Salary**: c. £40,000-£50,000 pa
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join Digital Catapult as our new R&D Proposals Manager and play a critical role in shaping the UK's future in advanced digital technologies.

Operating between pre-award operations and strategic bid management, the role will manage a portfolio of proposals across a range of public and private funding sources, ensuring high-quality, timely, and compliant submissions.

The role will drive proposal excellence, collaborate closely with internal experts and external partners, and provide subject matter guidance on funder expectations and internal policies.

### Responsibilities

- Collaborate with the team for the development and submission of high-value, complex R&D grant proposals and commercial bids.

- Coordinate internal bid teams and ensure quality, timely submissions across multiple departments.

- Interpret funder documentation and advise on requirements, compliance, and internal processes.

- Support budget development aligned with full economic costing (FEC) and funder guidelines.

- Improve internal systems for pre-award proposal management and bid development.

- Drive proposal content strategy including impact, innovation, and collaboration sections.

### Requirements

- Proven experience managing and submitting R&D grant proposals or commercial bids.

- Understanding of public funding sources (e.g. UKRI, Innovate UK, EC Horizon).

- Skilled in stakeholder coordination, communication, and navigating tight deadlines.

- Familiarity with FEC principles and proposal budget development.

- Demonstrated ability to write, review and enhance proposal narratives and documentation.

- Previous experience in or supporting innovation or R&D environments.

### Benefits

- We are in the UK's Top 100 Best Workplaces and placed in the UK's Best Workplaces in Tech and Large Organisations.

- Digital Catapult is a Disability Confident Committed Level 1 Employer.

- Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year:

- Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary;

- Discretionary company bonus

- 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you, including health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance; buying holiday, topping up your pension;

- E-Vehicle Scheme; Cycle2Work; Tech Scheme; Gym Discounts; Give As you Earn; PerkPal;

- Life insurance 4x salary;

- Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice;

- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave;

- Hybrid working - with great offices to work from 2 days per week with some roles needing to be onsite more regularly to ensure the successful delivery of our work;

- Investment in your ongoing learning and development with us;

- Company social events throughout the year and free office snacks!

## Skills

### Required
- R&D grant proposals
- commercial bids
- stakeholder coordination
- FEC principles
- proposal budget development

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