Full time, Permanent.  £56,359 per annum

St Anne’s is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Oxford, with around 865 students, known for being ambitious, outward facing and collaborative.

We occupy a four acre site with a wide range of buildings dating from the 19th to the 21st Century, providing a mix of accommodation, offices, teaching rooms, catering and conference facilities.

The Estates Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the College’s estate, overseeing all maintenance and managing major building projects, and contributing to the College’s building development and master plan while ensuring the College meets its statutory, environmental and health and safety obligations. The role will manage the directly employed Estates team and co-ordinate contractors with them.

You will be an effective communicator with experience of line management and management of contractors in a similar role. We are looking for knowledge of COSHH, health and safety and water drainage and heating services alongside IT skills and budgeting experience.

Staff benefits include free lunches, generous annual leave and enhanced family friendly policies.

Please click here to see the full details and how to apply.

Please click here to download an application form.

The closing date is Monday 2 nd February at 12 noon.

Jobs at Creative Folkestone

There is currently one paid opportunity at Creative Folkestone.

Creative Quarter Estates Manager

Salary: £34,000 per annumHours: 35 hours per weekContract: PermanentLocation: Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN

We are looking for an organised and proactive Estates Manager to play a vital role within the Creative Quarter team, overseeing the care, safety and day-to-day management of our estate. You will be responsible for building maintenance, responding to tenant enquiries, coordinating contractors, and ensuring legal compliance across our property portfolio. The role also includes contract, tender and budget management, and suits someone who enjoys working with people, thrives in a busy environment, and is motivated by supporting creative communities.

How to apply

Please send your completed application form, up-to-date CV, and optionally a completed equal opportunity monitoring questionnaire to SamanthaFairclough@creativefolkestone.org.uk.

Alternatively, you can deliver your completed application documents in person to Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone, CT20 1BN.

Deadline for applications: 10am, Mon 2 FebInterviews: Thu 12 Feb (in person at the Quarterhouse)

Application Documents

→ Download an information pack (PDF)
→ Download an application form (DOC)
→ Download an equal opportunity monitoring form (DOC)

If you have any questions, please contact our Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Chief Executive by email from Mon 5 Jan at SebastianCater@creativefolkestone.org.uk.

Location: Liverpool (Hybrid)

Salary: £42,864 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Closing Date: Thursday 12 February 2026 at 12 noon

The Vacancy

Our people are at the heart of National Museums Liverpool. Colleagues from across the organisation make a difference every day, creating memorable experiences for everyone and challenging expectations. We pride ourselves on being a place for everyone, but we are always aiming higher, aspiring to be representative of the communities we serve. Through our people, we are building a culture which embeds trust, respect and inclusion and an organisation in which people are engaged and empowered to enable National Museums Liverpool to evolve. You could be just the right person to join us.

We currently have the post of Estates Manager available.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will play a key leadership role in safeguarding the health, safety and wellbeing of all building users across National Museums Liverpool’s estate. You will be responsible for the effective delivery of reactive maintenance and statutory compliance activities, ensuring all works are completed to the highest standards and within required timeframes.

You will also oversee the timely production and accuracy of maintenance reports, and ensure that all Planned Preventative Maintenance is scheduled, monitored and delivered in line with organisational, legal and industry requirements. Through proactive management and a strong focus on service quality, you will help maintain safe, secure and well‑maintained environments across all NML sites.

If you think you match the job description and our organisation ethos then click on the link to apply with your CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the person specification.

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You’ll hear about our organisation, the work of our teams, as well as find out more about the job opportunities currently being advertised. You’ll also meet some of the staff recruiting and get the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

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Job Title

Estates Manager

Post Holder

Accountable To

Vice Principal - Finance and Corporate Services

Responsible
For

Managing all facilities and estates services for the College, ensuring
that all facilities services are delivered effectively and efficiently to meet
the needs of all stakeholder groups.

Department

Facilities

Overall Purpose of Job

Operational Management of the College’s Facilities Department.
Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of facilities and estates services to the College.
Support to Senior Managers on issues relating to facilities and estates management.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Strategic Management and Planning

a.  Manage the Facilities Department and support the Vice Principal Finance

and Corporate Services.

b.  Prepare operational plans for the Facilities Department.
c.  Management of delegated departmental budgets.
d.  Support the development of an appropriate College Estates Strategy.
e.  Develop, Tender, Project Manage and implement estates related projects

across BC.

2. Facilities Management

a.  To source and/or provide professional advice on all matters relating to
College Facilities and estates.  Facilities currently includes, but is not
limited to: -
•  Planned and reactive repairs and maintenance to all buildings, plant,

equipment and Grounds.

•  Statutory inspections
•  Security, including all alarm systems.
•  Fleet management
•  Cleaning services
•  Car park management
•  Contracted Catering services
•  Project Planning and Project management
•  Sustainability
•  Asset management and condition surveying

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•  Helpdesk Management
•  Utilities Monitoring and Management
•  Manage waste water heating system Contract
Provide facilities services to commercial lets.

b.  Ensure appropriate systems and agreements are in place to meet the

operational requirements of the College.

c.  Ensure all grounds and buildings are well maintained.
d.  Manage Facilities Budget to ensure control of expenditure in areas of

Repairs and maintenance, staffing, utilities and operational requirements.

e.  Manage the Helpdesk facility at the College, ensuring the distribution of
jobs across the Facilities Team and that all planned maintenance and
other activities are programmed appropriately.

f.  Ensure all planned maintenance is completed as per PPM schedule.
g.  Issue Permits to Work
h.  Manage all Soft services contracts including washroom services.
i.  Maintain the mechanism for service review to ensure quality standards

are maintained and enhanced.

j.  Systems administrator for all facilities modules within the college

computer systems and Scottish Funding Councils estate management
system.

k.  Undertake investigations and ad-hoc exercises on facilities and estates,

liaising with other College managers as necessary.

l.  Ensure appropriate legal agreements are in place for all the College’s

rented properties.

m.  Develop and implement procedures to ensure that external contractors

comply with all appropriate College and external policies and procedures.

n.  Participate in project appraisals, providing draft specifications and cost

estimates.

o.  Act as project manager for facilities-related projects, ensuring value for

money is achieved.

p.  Implement and manage appropriate working patterns for the Facilities

Team to ensure that operational objectives are met.

q.  Manage any outsourced services in line with agreed terms and

conditions.(including outsourced catering services)

3. Leadership, development and improvement of organisational efficiency

a.  Ensure compliance with College policies, procedures and the

implementation of decisions of the College.

b.  Develop and implement facilities procedures for the College.
c.  Hold direct line management responsibility for Janitorial and Cleaning
Team, including wider overall management role for the FM team and
identifying appropriate training and development needs for the team and
leading on developmental activities as appropriate.

d.  Provide training and support for all College staff in the implementation of

College facilities policies and procedures.

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e.  Manage the day-to-day operations of the College facilities department,
ensuring appropriate working schedules/patterns are developed and
implemented.

f.  Represent the College at appropriate external networking events, making

recommendations on the outcomes to College management, as
appropriate.

g.  Assess the potential impact of external developments, making
recommendations to the College Senior Leadership Team.

h.  Undertake any other duties appropriate for the efficient and effective

management of the College as directed by the Principal or designated
deputy.

i.  Support the Vice Principal – Finance and Corporate Services in securing

and maintaining an appropriate portfolio of insurance covers.

4. Personal and Professional Development

a.  Adopt flexible working methods to meet the changing needs of the

Co...

Jobs at Creative Folkestone

There is currently one paid opportunity at Creative Folkestone.

Creative Quarter Estates Manager

Salary: £34,000 per annumHours: 35 hours per weekContract: PermanentLocation: Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN

We are looking for an organised and proactive Estates Manager to play a vital role within the Creative Quarter team, overseeing the care, safety and day-to-day management of our estate. You will be responsible for building maintenance, responding to tenant enquiries, coordinating contractors, and ensuring legal compliance across our property portfolio. The role also includes contract, tender and budget management, and suits someone who enjoys working with people, thrives in a busy environment, and is motivated by supporting creative communities.

How to apply

Please send your completed application form, up-to-date CV, and optionally a completed equal opportunity monitoring questionnaire to SamanthaFairclough@creativefolkestone.org.uk.

Alternatively, you can deliver your completed application documents in person to Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone, CT20 1BN.

Deadline for applications: 10am, Mon 2 FebInterviews: Thu 12 Feb (in person at the Quarterhouse)

Application Documents

→ Download an information pack (PDF)
→ Download an application form (DOC)
→ Download an equal opportunity monitoring form (DOC)

If you have any questions, please contact our Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Chief Executive by email from Mon 5 Jan at SebastianCater@creativefolkestone.org.uk.

We are now looking for a Deputy Shop Manager to support the Halesowen Shop Manager in leading a team of volunteers, achieving set targets and maintaining standards. You’ll work 15 hours per week on a shift rotation, including some weekend working.

About the Role

Acorns Children's Hospice are a children's charity, offering specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. Every year, we support over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved. We have a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, which help to provide the funding that we need to provide this care.

As Deputy Community Shop Manager, you will:

• Support the Shop Manager to create an exciting shop floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from our competitors
• Make decisions about the quality of stock, levels of pricing and style of merchandising
• Lead a team of volunteers
• Achieve sales targets by encouraging donations, purchases and gift aid

Click here to see inside one of our Acorns shops

About You

• Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• IT skills
• Happy to work weekends
• Enjoy a role that involves significant levels of manual handling
• Ability to travel independently to cover shops in the area if needed

We want our Shop Managers to firmly embed their shop into the fabric of the local community by being proactive in assessing opportunities within the community for the shop to get involved in, so ideally you’ll be based in the local area.

What We Offer

• £24,862.50 per annum (pro rata)
• 15 hours per week
• Based in Halesowen
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Time off to volunteer
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Part Time

Halesowen

Retail

ISS ACTIVITY MANAGER

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications/Attainment

Essential

Desirable

Evidence of vocational training obtained in an education/childcare
setting
Current First Aid certificate (can be obtained through the school)
Lifeguard qualification

X

X

X

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

Extensive  previous  experience
in  a  boarding/summer  school
environment and a good understanding of the expected standards and
rules expected of both staff and students

Proven experience of managing staff in a similar environment
Qualification(s) and experience to lead one or more of the published
sports or activities

A strong understanding of Health & Safety specifically relating to a
wide variety of sports and activities

X

X
X

X

Experience of working with international pupils

X

Skills/Abilities

Essential

Desirable

Proven ability to lead a team
Ability to lead and deliver an exemplary co-curricular activity and
social programme
Excellent organisation and communication skills
Ability to plan and ensure activities are well organised prior to
delivery
Demonstrated ability to enthuse and motivate students and staff alike

Energy, enthusiasm, adaptability, flexibility and an ability to work under
pressure
Experience of  implementing risk assessments and understanding of
the importance of briefing staff to use these
The ability to speak other languages

X
X

X
X

X

X

X

X

Philanthropy Manager

Job Summary

We are partnering with Laura Macnamara at QuarterFive for this appointment. Please click the link above to be redirected to their website and make your application.

The salary for this permanent full time role is £40,000 per annum.

The Philanthropy team at War Child is sector leading with our heritage, connections, and relationships. Our friends are superbly connected and ready to use their networks to help us. With a talented, hard-working team, we deliver amazing, creative and innovative fundraising that has a huge capacity to inspire people.

We are seeking  a highly motivated and experienced Philanthropy Manager with a passion for international development to join our growing team. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will bring deep expertise in major donor fundraising, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a strong understanding of how to identify, cultivate and steward high-value supporters to grow sustainable income.

Your Role

You will play a key role in developing and managing a robust pipeline of major donors, securing significant restricted and unrestricted gifts through tailored cultivation, compelling proposals and high-quality stewardship. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will help shape the future of War Child’s major donor programme and contribute to a sector-leading supporter experience.

Reporting to the Philanthropy Lead, you will lead the delivery of an effective stewardship programme, nurture long-term relationships with major donors and supporters, and help deliver a programme of high-quality events and engagement opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing, values-driven team and make a meaningful contribution to War Child’s growth and impact.

Your Responsibilities

• Systematically identify, qualify, and develop a pipeline for up to six figure gift opportunities for both unrestricted and restricted giving using research, prospect mapping, and data-driven insights.
• Lead the design and delivery of an excellent stewardship programme, supporting relationship managers to provide sector-leading supporter journeys through tailored communications, recognition, and engagement strategies.
• Develop and implement strong cultivation and solicitation plans for existing donors to generate significant income, including personal meetings, networking events, proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Take an active role, and lead where relevant, in planning and delivering a diverse portfolio of philanthropy events, including those hosted by high-profile individuals and Ambassadors, ensuring high-quality donor experiences.
• Support the creation and launch of new fundraising products that enhance donor engagement, retention, and stewardship.
• Contribute to strategy discussions in department, team, or working group meetings, providing insight and recommendations to improve fundraising activities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all donor communications in Salesforce, ensuring data is properly secured and utilised to inform engagement strategies.
• Monitor income and expenditure targets, producing regular reports on performance against targets using War Child’s database.
• Participate in, and lead where relevant, cross-team working groups to provide expertise, share insights, and identify opportunities for the Philanthropy & Partnerships team.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of War Child’s activities and programmes, acting as a brand ambassador in all interactions.
• Perform other duties as may be required by the Head of Philanthropy and Philanthropy & Partner Engagement Director
• Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and compliant to War Child’s Safeguarding and PSEAH (Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment) Policies.
• We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace. All staff are expected to actively contribute to this by embedding principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into their day-to-day work, decision-making, and interactions with colleagues, partners, and supporters.

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the role.

You Are

• Experienced in a similar fundraising role, with specialist knowledge of major donor fundraising, including securing five-figure gifts from high-value supporters, ideally within an international development or h...

Philanthropy Manager

Department

Development

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Compensation

£45-£47K

About Smile Train

Smile Train is changing the world one smile at a time. Our goal is to transform every person's life impacted by a cleft lip or palate. We train and support doctors and medical professionals to provide our beneficiaries with free, life-changing comprehensive cleft treatment. Our sustainable model has allowed us to reach 1.5 million children in 90+ countries, and we’re just starting. We are truly changing the world one smile at a time.

Smile Train is looking for exceptional people to join a worldwide team of dedicated, passionate professionals. Our team is creative and highly motivated individuals working to make a positive impact. Join us!

Role Summary:

We are looking for a highly-skilled Philanthropy Manager to create impact through building and growing our high-value donor programme. You will effectively manage a portfolio of high-capacity individual donors and prospects, with the goal of securing five- and six-figure gifts and will proactively engage donors and prospects through strategic outreach, personalized stewardship, and compelling solicitations. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated relationship builder who thrives in a fast-paced, vision-driven environment.

This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity starting as soon as possible. Ability to travel, when necessary, for donor visits and organizational events is required.

Reports To: UK Fundraising Director

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for a portfolio of approximately 130 mid-level and major donors and prospects with the capacity to make 5- and low 6-figure annual gifts (bigger gifts would fall to UK Fundraising Director)
• Effectively complete the moves management process and engage a portfolio of donors through meaningful connections including phone calls, personalized emails and mailings, face-to-face meetings, and other communications.
• Create a plan for each donor to serve as the annual engagement plan, effectively and, in a timely manner, execute that plan to retain and upgrade donors, and document all activities in Moves Management and/or Tasks in the database.
• Prepare and personalize correspondence and fundraising materials, including donor stewardship and impact reports, funding proposals, briefing memos, and acknowledgment letters as appropriate.
• Provide recommendations and assist in executing effective strategies to practice moves management and increase fundraising results.
• Assist the UK Director with developing projects that will enhance the philanthropy programme of the Development Department and support developing strategy briefs and leading preparation meetings.
• Help produce cultivation and stewardship programs for prospects and mid-level and major donors.
• Organise events for major donors and prospects.
• Complete research on major donors and prospects within data compliance requirements.
• Complete administrative tasks for the philanthropy programme.
• Other duties as appropriate for this role.

Essential functions:

Sitting

Supervisory responsibilities: None

Required Education and Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant experience with exposure to major gift donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship processes preferred.
• A proven history of generating income in the £100,000’s and securing gifts of £25,000 or more.
• Demonstrated success in developing substantive donor relationships and in coordinating with senior management and program staff to execute donor engagement strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with both management and donors.
• Extremely detail-oriented with strong organisational and time management skills.
• Able to take ownership of a process and to use problem solving skills to resolve issues.
• Able to make sound decisions based on analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Able to function both independently and as part of a global team.
• Familiar with the MS Office and donor management systems. Knowledge of Salesforce preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, although an equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for this required level of education.

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Philanthropy Manager (FTC)

Comic Relief

• Closing:11:55pm, 28th Jan 2026 GMT

Perks and benefits

Candidate happiness

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Job Description

Please note this is a hybrid role based on the successful candidate working at least two days a week in our London office. Remote contracts would not be considered for this role. 

​​ Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

PURPOSE OF ROLE: 

This is a new role at an exciting time of development within the philanthropy programme – it presents a great opportunity for you to contribute to our growth as we invest in the programme and work towards new and ambitious targets.

As our Philanthropy Manager, you will build and manage a healthy major donor portfolio to increase five and six figure income from individual donors and family trusts for Comic Relief.

With excellent relationship development skills and experience in securing major donations, you will increase support for our annual major campaigns, thematic funding, and our newly launched major giving product.

In a creative and dynamic organisation, you will devise and deliver a calendar of engaging and unique cultivation events and communications that reflect our brand and showcase the brilliant work of our funded partners.

Working within an ambitious team, you will have the support of our Prospect Research Manager to identify new prospects, and the Individual Giving Manager and Data Team to develop a streamlined donor journey cultivating supporters from the wider fundraising programmes.

Your contribution will be pivotal in transforming lives and helping us achieve our goal of a ‘Just World Free From Poverty’.

Key responsibilities:  

Portfolio Management

• Represent the organisation to a high-level and establish excellent, trusting relationships with donors and prospects through 121 relationship development

• Deliver high quality, bespoke donor communications and cultivation plans.

• Manage the pipeline using best practise moves management.

• Deliver monthly pipeline reviews in collaboration with the Prospect Research Manager through accurate reporting and analysis.

• Maintain accurate systems and processes to support the recording of donor data, communications, and donation tracking and reporting.

• Continually feed the pipeline by prospecting from external and internal sources.

• Develop a seamless donor journey across IG channels through to the portfolio.

Philanthropy programme delivery

• Delivery high quality cultivation events and activities that attract new support and develop existing donors.

• Work with the Philanthropy Lead to secure support for and deliver the new major giving product.

• Support the Philanthropy Lead in delivering cultivation activities to secure seven figure donations.

• Work with the Philanthropy Lead to further shape and refine the philanthropy strategy, developing the programme together to achieve our inspiring 5-year goals.

Income and targets

• Achieve annual income targets.

• Set and achieve targets for moves management and pipeline growth with support from Prospect Research Manager.

Cross-team collaboration

• Work with Funding Team to identify theme-specific gift opportunities.

• Work with the IG, Storytelling, Challenges and Production teams to deliver adapted major donor appeals to support our major annual campaigns (Red Nose Day, Winter Appeal, Celebrity Challenges)

• Work with our Finance Associate and data team to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of income

• Work with our Web team to create a new philanthropy webpage and oversee the philanthropy sections in the development of our new website...

Funding Manager, Directed Activities

• locations
• London

• time type
• Full time

• posted on
• Posted Today

• job requisition id
• R-003061

Salary: £ 46,700

Closing date:  Monday, 2 February 2026

Contract type: Permanent

Interview dates: 1st stage (w/c 23rd February)

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

We are looking for a Funding Manager, Directed Activities to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working? 

You will play a key role in enabling Wellcome’s Strategic Programmes to deliver their funding ambitions by managing the full lifecycle of discretionary awards and funding call applications, ensuring high‑quality processing, due diligence, peer review and award decisions. Working collaboratively across Wellcome, you will provide clear, expert guidance and support to colleagues and applicants, helping to ensure our directed funding processes are efficient, fair and consistently delivered.

What will I be doing? 

To deliver Wellcome’s funding for the strategic programmes of Climate & Health, Infectious Disease and Mental Health, we are looking for a Funding Manager to work in our team. You will be part of the Directed Funding & Planning team within the Research Funding department.

The Directed Funding & Planning team is responsible for the coordinated central planning and delivery of all Directed Funding activity across the organisation. This includes overseeing Discretionary Awards, Funding Calls, and the operation of their associated Advisory Committees, ensuring these processes run smoothly, efficiently, and in line with Wellcome’s governance standards. The team partners closely with Wellcome’s Strategic Programmes—particularly in Mental Health, Climate & Health, Infectious Diseases and Equity—and collaborates with colleagues in Legal and Finance to operationalise strategic funding objectives.

As a Funding Manager, Directed Activities, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of discretionary awards and funding call applications, ensuring high‑quality processing, due diligence and smooth progression through each stage of the assessment and award lifecycle.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Strategic Programmes, Finance and Legal to maintain efficient, compliant and well‑governed directed funding processes.

• Coordinate expert review activities by identifying suitable reviewers, managing global communications and ensuring high‑quality assessments are received on time.

• Provide clear, constructive feedback to applicants by distilling complex committee discussions and offering expert guidance on processes, policies and funding requirements.

• Support the effective management of awarded grants by handling queries, overseeing casework throughout the grant lifecycle and ensuring compliance with Wellcome’s policies.

• Contribute to the successful delivery of funding committees and initiatives, including managing committee operations, supporting scheme development and driving continuous improvement in assessment processes.

Is this job for me?

If you have experience in an academic research environment or a strong understanding of research funding and hold a degree in a relevant life science discipline, this role could be a great fit for you. You’ll thrive here if you bring excellent organisation, clear and confident communication, and the ability to manage complex workloads while building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. This role is well‑suited to someone who is analytically minded, attentive to detail, flexible in their approach, and comfortable summarising complex information for different audiences.

To apply for this role please submit an updated CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Minimum Criteria: 

• ...