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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p><strong>Senior Programme Manager</strong></p><p><strong>Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire</strong></p><p><strong>£39,748 per annum</strong></p><p><strong>Full time </strong></p><p><strong>Permanent</strong></p><p><em>Excellent opportunity to work in a leading science environment offering outstanding employee benefits.</em></p><p> </p><p>As part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe's largest multi-disciplinary research organisations. STFC supports the UK's participation in some of the world's most exciting international science facilities such as CERN and the European Southern Observatory (ESO). We also support UK academics and our national labs deliver science in the UK.</p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We have a permanent position in our STFC Programmes Directorate (PD), which provides a key role in implementing STFC's science and technology strategy, science operations and planning (including peer review).</p><p>We are looking for a self-motivated, organised person with drive, determination and strong advocacy skills to lead the Horizons Programme, which focuses its investments on global challenges that STFC can play a major role in, including net zero, basic technologies and artificial intelligence.</p><p>Responsibilities will include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Leading the STFC Horizons Programme, managing the portfolio of funded projects and initiatives, working closely with the research and user communities to improve the impact of these investments.</li><li>Building relationships with key partners, to better understand their needs and working with the STFC research community to initiate and deliver projects that address these needs.</li><li>Defining priority areas for funding following the review of inputs from across internal and external sources, including other parts of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and external stakeholders.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>With a degree or equivalent experience, you will also have experience of working directly and achieving results with a wide range of collaborators, such as research funders, business, government departments and agencies, and academia.</p><p>You will have the skills for programme planning, management and delivery, strong organisational, team-working and time-management skills plus excellent attention to detail. You will take a responsible approach to decision making with the ability to consider the wider impact.</p><p>Suitable candidates will display excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have experience of developing and maintaining effective collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Employee Benefits:</strong></p><p>We are offering a permanent position that provides a whole host of family friendly benefits including; 30 days holiday (in addition to bank holidays), an excellent pension scheme, employee shopping/travel discounts, a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>UKRI is an Equal Opportunity &amp; Disability Confident Employer.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The closing date for applications is 16th January 2022.</strong></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/ZWxsaWUuaG93ZWxsLjA3MzQxLjQzOUB1a3Nicy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif" rel="no-follow" />