Research Portfolio Manager

Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 0.6 FTE) Contract Type: Open Ended (permanent) Location: Swindon (hybrid working) Closing Date: 18 Feb 2024  Join our team  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 EPSRC funds 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.  About us  EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing over £850 million a year in a broad range of subjects from mathematics to manufacturing, from AI to advanced materials, and information and communications technology (ICT) to structural engineering.   About you  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. Portfolio responsibilities will include opportunities to work towards managing your own projects and activities.  Your role will be varied, building relationships with universities and industry, managing our decision-making processes and policy development activities to ensure we fund research of the highest quality, and planning and implementing community events to foster new, innovative, research programmes.  You will help to develop and structure ideas for future activities in a strongly team-based organisation as well as working with other Government Departments and other Councils within UKRI.  Your responsibilities will include:  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 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.  Shortlisting criteria  Effective communication skills (verbal, presentational and written) Problem solving and analytical skills Ability to work as part of a team Leadership skills, including facilitation skills and an ability to influence others through behaviour and empathy Planning and organisational skills, including an ability to prioritise and manage complex activities  Additional information         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            For more information and to apply, please visit our Careers Pages.