Salary - £38,939 - £41,321Depending on experience
Hybrid working (50/50)
Location: Wallingford, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Bangor (Wales)
Closing date: 20th February 2026
UKCEH is hiring a Framework Coordinator to manage the delivery of key opportunities as part of our Tender Support Team. In this role, you will play a critical role in managing the full lifecycle of opportunities, ensuring the delivery of high quality proposals submitted through framework agreements.
You will maintain organisational compliance while working closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), external partners, and internal teams. With responsibility for tracking and reporting on framework management; disseminating opportunities, coordinating partner responses, and ensuring bid submissions. You will then support the projects by monitoring delivery, and in line with internal standards and funder expectations.
We are looking for someone who is highly organised, collaborative, and able to communicate clearly across teams. Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities will be key to your success.
Your main responsibilities will include:
Bid Coordination & Submission
1. Coordinate the full bid process for framework opportunities, from expression of interest to final submission.
2. Prepare and submit high quality, compliant bids in line with funder requirements.
3. Collate and manage administrative content necessary for proposal completion, including nontechnical sections such as quality assurance and supporting documentation.
4. Manage internal approval processes to ensure all submissions meet compliance, quality, and governance standards.
5. Upload and complete final proposals using funder systems and procedures.
Project Management & Framework Compliance
6. Oversee ongoing project management activity related to framework bids, ensuring milestones, actions, and timelines are maintained.
7. Monitor performance data, including social value Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
8. Coordinate project milestone approvals and invoicing, ensuring alignment with framework pricing structures.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
9. Maintain clear, accessible communication with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency on framework opportunities and bidding activity.
10. Work collaboratively with departments across the organisation to ensure bid documentation is complete, accurate, and recorded in relevant systems.
For the role of Framework Coordinator, we are looking for somebody with:
11. Experience of bid coordination, frameworks, and social value performance tracking
12. Educated to degree level or holding a relevant project management qualification (e.g., Agile) or equivalent work experience
13. Demonstrable intermediate-advanced IT skills, being proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio) and SharePoint Systems
14. Excellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication
15. Proven ability to manage and coordinate diverse stakeholder groups to support project delivery
16. A track record of delivering accurate compliance checks and maintaining high‑quality, audit‑ready records
17. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy across multiple data systems
18. Strong organisational, planning, and time‑management skills, able to prioritise effectively under pressure
19. Confident managing own workload, knowing when to escalate or seek support where necessary
Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.
As a valued member of our team, you’ll get:
20. 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years, plus 3 days for our Christmas closure
21. 10% employer pension contribution
22. Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying requirements)
23. 24/7 access to support for physical, mental, social, health, or financial wellbeing, plus trained Welfare Officers
24. Flexible working opportunities
And much more…
You’ll be joining a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute committed to recruiting talented people like you, supporting your career progression, and giving you the environment and resources you need to thrive at UKCEH.
Please note: Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and this does not qualify for endorsement to support a Global Talent Visa application. If you are considering pursuing self-sponsorship, please indicate this in your application so we can take it into account during the recruitment process.
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