Programme Manager
Salary: £36,650 per annum
Band: UKRI Band D
Team:Research and Skill Directorate (Discovery Team)
Positions: 3
Hours: Full time or Part time (0.8)
Contract Type: Open Ended.
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire. (Hybrid working available)
Closing Date: Tuesday 9th September 2025
As a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Programme Manager, you will engage with the academic community, business, and policy makers to help maintain the UKs leadership in environmental research and innovation, both nationally and internationally. You will contribute to the development and delivery of NERC and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) investments aligned with NERCs strategic delivery plan, demonstrating a strong aptitude for programme delivery across areas such as research funding competition management and post-award monitoring.
Key activities:
1. Supporting the development and management of a portfolio of investment in research, innovation and postgraduate training within NERCs priorities.
2. Take responsibility for the peer review and panel assessment of proposals for funding, by: selecting appropriate reviewers and panels members, acting as secretariat for the associated assessment pan...