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Join the Wellcome Trust to champion equitable health research in South & Southeast Asia
Overview
Salary
£61300
Location
London, UK - Hybrid
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Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The Wellcome Trust, a global charity, advocates for better health by financially supporting scientific discoveries, leading policy campaigns, and creating partnerships. With a plan to invest £16bn over the next ten years, it takes on significant health challenges like mental health, infectious disease, and the impact of climate on health. The Equitable Research Ecosystems team is dedicated to creating strong, impartial research environments through strategic investments.
Role Summary
- Manage Wellcome's ecosystem investment strategy for South & Southeast Asia.
- Develop strategic partnerships and funding models to foster equitable research environments.
- Handle significant budgets and report to the Research Ecosystems Lead.
Role Requirements
- Relevant experience in managing research programmes and portfolios in varied international settings, preferably in South & Southeast Asia.
- Master-level qualifications with research experience within South & Southeast Asia.
- Experience in managing grants, contracts, and research funding in an academic, industrial, funding agency, or charity setting.
- Proven track record of developing partnerships and strategies that support research and funding.
- Experience in quality project/portfolio management including legal, ethical and risk mitigation aspects, preferably within low resource settings.
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 Equitable Research Ecosystems team focuses on creating strong global research environments by managing direct investments in initiatives like the Major International Programmes and Accelerator Awards. By building robust research ecosystems in the UK and priority countries, the team aims to support diverse research initiatives and foster equitable opportunities within scientific communities. This effort ensures equity is integrated into all scientific operations, driving impactful change for communities affected by health challenges.
We are looking for an Ecosystems Manager (South & Southeast Asia) to join our Equity team. You will be working within the Equitable Research Ecosystems team reporting to the Research Ecosystems Lead, South & Southeast Asia. The role involves developing and implementing Wellcome's ecosystem investment strategy in South & Southeast Asia, managing significant budgets and fostering inclusive, equitable research environments through strategic partnerships and diverse funding models.
Minimum Criteria: Experience of research programme management and portfolio oversight in varied international settings, ideally in South & Southeast Asia. Experience to a Master qualification with demonstratable research experience within a priority geography of South & Southeast Asia. Ability to help manage and deliver grants, contracts and research funding, with relevant experience in an academic, industrial, funding agency or charity setting. Experience working with partners in South & Southeast Asia to develop partnerships and strategies that support research and funding. Extensive experience with effective quality project/portfolio management including relevant legal, ethical and risk mitigation and change management aspects including in relation to research initiatives in low resource settings.
We offer excellent benefits and help our employees to develop in an open, respectful culture where differences are valued. 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.
