Job Description We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Research Manager to support the commissioning and management of a high profile National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) portfolio of clinical and applied health research infrastructure funding schemes. Reporting to a Senior Research Manager, the role will cover the full end-to-end process of research management, from launching new calls for applications through to the active monitoring of funded awards. You will become the knowledge holder in a funding area e.g. experimental or applied health research. The position also offers the opportunity for important collaborations with the UK government, academia, industry and the clinical community. You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders, and provide our community of researchers with support and advice. We are looking for someone with a broad perspective of academia, funding, project management and health related policy. You should be confident interacting with your peers and the external scientific community; able to demonstrate critical thinking, and an ability to influence and build productive relationships. Key Responsibilities Commissioning Research Infrastructure: Delivering new and renewed funding schemes for NIHR: Working across internal and external teams to develop end-to-end processes to support funding calls e.g. developing guidance, FAQs, selection criteria, organise and support funding committees and overseeing the contracting process for funded applications Contract monitoring and annual reporting: manage any contractual requests/changes required during the lifetime of the award; requests for information (e.g. Parliamentary Questions or FOI requests), and review and feedback on annual progress reports to provide assurance on research progress against goals, governance and management of the award Secretariat for directors fora and activities: Developing an annual programme of meetings to support the networking and collaboration of scheme Directors. This involves organising meeting agenda, developing content for papers e.g. data analysis, drafting reports, presentations and briefing documents Flexible support to team and community: conduct additional administration tasks and provide a high level of support across the team at peak work times