Research Portfolio Manager

Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 0.6 FTE)

Closing Date: 12pm Thursday 23 February

Interviews will be held in person during the week commencing: Monday 20^th March 2023

Join our team:

Research Portfolio Managers assist with the development and delivery of ideas for future activities and build relationships with stakeholders within universities and industry to ensure we fund research of the highest quality to implement new, innovative research programmes. Portfolio managers also play a key role in managing our funding competitions.

EPSRC is a team-based organisation, and no team or directorate works in silo. An important part of your role will be to work with others to deliver results.

Responsibilities:

• Gathering, understanding and integrating internal and external information about the research and innovation landscape and the EPSRC portfolio
• Operation of peer review and other formal decision-making processes
• Working with external stakeholders to manage strategic relationships with key influencers in universities and business through representing EPSRC in external networks and meetings
• Working across teams to ensure cross portfolio understanding and joint initiatives as appropriate
• Working across teams within EPSRC and across UKRI to ensure cross portfolio understanding and joint initiatives as appropriate as well as implementing strategy and other programmes of work
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on activities and investments to feed into planning
• Supporting senior colleagues with development of projects and implementation of plans, coordinating and operating processes supporting delivery across EPSRC.

Shortlisting (S) & Interview (I) Criteria:

Assessment of the following essential skills will be made via shortlisting, networking with a senior leader within EPSRC and an interview which will include a presentation:

• Graduate or postgraduate (or equivalent) who can demonstrate the potential to succeed (S)Effective communication skills (verbal, presentational and written) (S, I)
• Problem solving and analytical skills (S)
• Ability to work as part of a team (S, I)
• A focus on achievement (S, I)
• Leadership skills, including facilitation skills and an ability to influence others through behaviour and empathy (S, I)
• Strategic awareness (S, I)
• Planning and organisational skills, including an ability to prioritise and manage complex activities (S, I)
• Creativity, adaptability and openness to change. (S, I)

What we offer:

You will be given responsibility for one of EPSRC’s portfolios and will help develop ideas for future activities in a strongly team-based organisation as well as working with other Government Departments and Councils within UKRI. This role will broaden your skills by giving you the opportunity to manage your own projects and activities. Interaction with stakeholders especially in universities is important part of the role.

We recognise and value employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance and a number of other benefits.

Additionally, UKRI can offer the successful candidate:

- Flexible Working.

- 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays.

- Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme.

- Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider.

For more information and to apply, please visit our Careers Pages

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