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Research Portfolio Manager

EPSRC

Location: Swindon, Hybrid
Salary: £36,650 per annum
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 9th June 2025
Closes: 30th June 2025
Job Ref: 250000CE

SALARY: £36,650 PER ANNUM

HOURS: FULL TIME OR PART TIME (MIN 0.6 FTE)

CONTRACT TYPE: OPEN ENDED (PERMANENT)

LOCATION: POLARIS HOUSE, SWINDON (HYBRID)

CLOSING DATE: 30 JUNE 2025

ABOUT US

Are you passionate about research? Are you keen to work with researchers, business and Government to help support excellent research that delivers real impact for the economy and society?

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.

PURPOSE

As an EPSRC Portfolio Manager, you will work with the Engineering and Physical Sciences research community to achieve EPSRC’s aim to put the UK at the forefront of international research.

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.

OUTPUTS & ACTIVITIES 

  • 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.
  • 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. 

We will consider high calibre graduates with a research background (or those with equivalent education, training, or professional development) who can demonstrate the potential to succeed. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

  • Problem solving and analytical skills, including a focus on successful outcomes
  • Effective communication skills. (verbal, presentational and written)
  • Ability to work with others as part of a team, including though taking a leadership role and influencing others through behaviour and empathy
  • Strategic awareness
  • Planning and organisational skills, including an ability to make decisions, prioritise and manage complex activities
  • Creativity, adaptability and openness to change 

INCENTIVES 

DEVELOPING TALENT

We are committed to developing employees in their roles throughout their career. Learning and development plans enable employees to continue their professional development through training and development opportunities such as e-learning, classroom training and on-the-job experiences. We encourage our employees to share their learning across teams and organisations. 

BENEFITS:

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 

Visit our dedicated benefits webpage for more info: Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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