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Join the Wellcome Trust as a Senior Funding Manager and be part of a global health improvement mission.
Overview
Salary
£53500
Location
London, UK - Hybrid
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Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
At the heart of global health improvement, the Wellcome Trust is a globally recognised charitable foundation. We make strides in health advancements through science funding, policy leadership, advocacy, and strategic partnerships. With a £16bn funding plan over the next decade, we channel our resources towards new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, tackling global health challenges like mental health, infectious disease, and climate-related health.
Role Summary
- As a Senior Funding Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting Wellcome’s Strategic Programmes, particularly in mental health, infectious disease, and climate & health.
- Responsible for coordinating the planning and processing of Wellcome’s Directed Funding activities.
- Collaborative work with colleagues across the organisation to pursue operational excellence, ensuring consistency of practice to achieve our strategic funding objectives.
Role Requirements
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant science, medical humanities, social science or public health subject.
- Previous experience in a Funding Manager or similar role, within the academic research environment.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to rapidly build and maintain trust across all levels of seniority.
- Superb organisational skills, capable of prioritising large workloads to meet deadlines.
Application Process Details
- We offer exciting benefits and a respectful, open culture where differences are appreciated.
- We support a hybrid work model; 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days offering remote or in-office flexibility.
- We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, fostering a fair and comfortable environment where everyone can thrive.
- We make adjustments during the recruitment process for applicants with a disability or long-term condition as part of our inclusive practices.
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.
As a senior level Funding Manager you will provide key business partner support and expertise to Wellcome’s Mental Health, Infectious Disease and Climate & Health Strategic Programmes, to ensure the coordinated planning, and processing of Wellcome’s Directed Funding activities. This will involve working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure operational excellence and consistency of practice towards helping Wellcome achieve its strategic funding objectives.
Minimum Criteria: Educated to at least degree/equivalent level in a relevant science, medical humanities, social science or public health subject. Previous experience as a Funding Manager or similar role and experience of the academic research environment. Robust stakeholder management skills – ability to quickly build and maintain the trust of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage large workloads and work to deadlines.
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.
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.
