Paediatric, rare and hereditary diseases research manager Contract: 12-month fixed term contract – maternity cover Location : Contracted to the Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working Salary : £33,000 - £37,000 depending on experience Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week) Benefits : Our client want all their employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay our employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal. Closing date: Tuesday 17 March 2026 Telephone interviews will be held on week commencing 23 March 2026 Interviews will be held on week commencing 30 March 2026 No agencies please Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our clients vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference for children and people with rare kidney conditions. They are looking for a confident, organised professional to manage and coordinate their portfolio of work in paediatric and rare renal diseases. You will build and maintain strong relationships with researchers, clinicians, patients and funding partners, bringing together all aspects of this vital work to create an active, research-ready community. They are seeking someone with a good understanding of the research landscape who can communicate complex information clearly, work collaboratively across teams, and bring a proactive, 'can-do' approach. You will help identify opportunities that accelerate progress and ensure patient voices remain at the heart of everything they do. They operate a hybrid, flexible working style and the role is contracted to their Peterborough office. You will also be required to regularly attend external meetings and events. If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV. They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community. About Them: Our client is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, their fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making their work more essential than ever. They work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. They collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments. Over the last ten years they have invested more than £71 million into research. They lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority. Most importantly, they also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything they do, from deciding which research to invest in to how they plan their priorities and their work across the charity. Those patient contributions are vital, always helping them and their partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring they see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding them that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire their mission and push them forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease. You may also have experience in the following: Paediatric Research Manager, Rare Disease Research Lead, Hereditary Conditions Programme Manager, Clinical Research Coordinator (Paediatrics & Rare Diseases), Medical Research Manager, Paediatric Clinical Programme Lead, Rare Renal Research Coordinator, Research Partnerships Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc. REF-226 886