Programmatic Excellence Lead

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.

The role reports to the Associate Director (AD), Strategy. You will be enhancing programme and project management quality and capability at Wellcome while supporting the delivery of strategic initiatives across the organisation. The CEO Office is a central nexus for ensuring the organisation’s resources, processes, and activities are aligned to deliver Wellcome’s mission and strategy.

You will be responsible for developing a programme management centre of excellence for consistent, high-quality delivery, implementing project management tools, providing professional development for staff, fostering a culture of learning and inclusivity, adhering to Wellcome's governance and values, and adapting roles to support Wellcome's mission.

We are looking for a motivated individual with strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, possessing significant knowledge of programme management best practices, capable of managing multiple projects across various stakeholders with a clear link to Wellcome’s mission.

To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application. Interview dates: w/c 10 and 17 of March. You can view the full job description on our website. You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website.

Our Hybrid Way of Working: We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [email removed - click apply for more details].