Our vacancies

There are four key themes that the Programme Manager will work across.

• Supporting the development, characterisation and application of 3Rs models through the delivery of NC3Rs funding schemes – This includes supporting our processes that ensure applications are managed, reviewed and awarded in a timely and efficient way; promoting our funding opportunities; and providing expert advice and guidance to existing and potential award holders. 
• Managing our diverse portfolio of funded research to maximise the outputs and impacts arising from NC3Rs-funded awards – Working with our portfolio of award holders to identify where additional support can be provided, including opportunities for the dissemination of 3Rs approaches to the wider scientific community and supporting the publication of detailed 3Rs methodologies on the NC3Rs gateway. 
• Embedding the 3Rs within the training and research activities of NC3Rs-funded early career researchers – This includes developing resources, delivering training and networking events for our cohorts of PhD students and early career researchers employed on NC3Rs awards.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders – This includes NC3Rs award holders and PhD students, Panel members, funders, and collaborating organisations such as F1000Research.

• Promoting our funding schemes to potential applicants through presentations (webinars and in-person) and institutional visits. 
• Supporting the funding schemes’ application process including developing guidance for and providing advice to potential applicants, managing expert review, presenting at applicant workshops and preparing feedback. 
• Reviewing the NC3Rs research funding and early career awards portfolio, including monitoring the progress of awards and collating outcomes and impacts reported on our research outcomes collection system to produce evaluation reports and scheme reviews. 
• Maximising the dissemination and uptake of 3Rs advances arising from our research funding portfolio, including early career awards, by building collaborative relationships with award holders and PhD students through online meetings, in-person visits and focused workshops. 
• Working with our award holders to ensure that the methodologies developed as part of their NC3Rs grants are published, in enough detail to facilitate adoption and have a clearly described 3Rs impact, on the NC3Rs gateway.
• Working with the NC3Rs Communications team to produce materials to increase the reach of the impacts of our research portfolio across the wider 3Rs community, including impact stories and news items. 
• Producing and delivering training materials and online resources for a range of audiences, including for early career researchers at events such as the annual PhD summer school. 
• Identifying opportunities to work with other research funders on areas of mutual strategic importance to build capacity in the 3Rs. 
• Representing the NC3Rs in a variety of collaborations and networks. 
• Building and sustaining relationships with key external stakeholders, including Panel members. 
• Contributing to the evolution of the NC3Rs research funding strategy, schemes and policies. 
• Carrying out other NC3Rs duties/projects that may be required of the post, including supporting other work in the research funding team.
• To facilitate cross-company and cross-sector collaborations. 

Education, qualifications and training

• A PhD in a relevant biological science is essential (ideally in an in vitro or other technology that has the potential to replace the use of animals). 
• Experience as a post-doctoral researcher is desirable.

Knowledge and previous work experience

• A comprehensive understanding of the use of animals in research and a demonstrable commitment to the 3Rs is essential. 
• Funding organisation experience is desirable. 
• Experience of analysing and summarising research outputs and impacts. 
• Experience of organising meetings, workshops or events.
• Experience of developing, influencing and maintaining excellent relationships. 
• Excellent IT skills and an ability to use and interrogate computerised systems, including databases, is desirable.

Personal skills, behaviours and qualities

• Excellent customer service skills. 
• Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to plan, prioritise, and progress multiple projects at the same time, often with defined deadlines and with a high attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Engaging presentation skills with the ability to communicate clearly (in writing and verbally), negotiating and influencing external stakeholders at a variety of levels and on sensitive topics. 
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills, including the ability to show initiative and develop novel solutions to specific challenges, and operate in an evolving environment. 
• Effective team player, actively establishing excellent working relationships (internally and externally) to enhance work output and achieve impact. 
• Keen interest to be involved in ad-hoc project work and in wider team initiatives.

The Research Funding Programme Manager will report to Dr Katie Bates, Head of Research Funding. Salary will be in the range of £43,116 - £49,891 annum (plus London allowances if applicable) depending on skills and experience. 

This is a hybrid role based anywhere in the UK, which may require regular travel to institutions across the UK and the NC3Rs London office. Reasonable adjustments to travel requirements will be considered, in line with our commitment to accessibility and flexible working. The post holder may need to work early and/or late on occasion, especially around key meetings and events. 

There will be no formal staff management responsibilities. The successful candidate will be subject to routine security and background checks. 

Please ensure to submit a CV and covering letter. Your cover letter should clearly outline how you meet the criteria listed in the personal specification and your motivation for applying for this role. 

Please note failure to address the criteria or submit a covering letter may result in your application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV.