Research portfolio manager

Research portfolio manager

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Contracted to the Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Our client want all their employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.

Closing date: Sunday 17 November 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing 25 November 2024, face to face in the Peterborough office

No agencies please

Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

They are looking for a confident and dynamic individual to support the management of their expanding research portfolio. This is a new, key role to ensure the successful delivery of their funded projects and help maximise the impact of their grants programme.

You will have a strong understanding of medical research and its funding landscape, be able to develop specialist knowledge of their research portfolio and communicate this internally with relevant teams.

You will be able to review scientific reports effectively to ensure work packages are followed and milestones are met and will be able to provide approval for the payment of research funds in line with the charity's terms and regulations.

You will have a proven track record of building and maintaining strong, effective relationships within the research community and be enthusiastic about attending scientific meetings and conferences.

A highly organised individual with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, you will be a team player and an excellent collaborator, with strong interpersonal skills.

You'll have a can-do attitude will be able to coordinate new initiatives for research funding. With a passion for research, you'll be driven by our mission to make a difference to the millions of people at risk of or living with kidney disease.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About The Organisation

Our client is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, they fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making their work more essential than ever.

They work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. They collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.

Over the last ten years they have invested more than £65 million into research. They lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, they also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything they do, from deciding which research to invest in to how they plan their priorities and their work across the charity.

Those patient contributions are vital, always helping them and their partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring they see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person - the patients and the carers who inspire their mission and push them forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.

You may have experience in the following: Research Manager, Research Coordinator, Grants Manager, Research Funding Manager, Programme Manager, Scientific Officer, Research Administrator, Project Manager, Research Engagement Manager, Grants Coordinator, Research Officer, Academic Liaison Officer, Medical Research Manager, Research Strategy Coordinator, Research Portfolio Administrator, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

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