About the job

Job summary

Salary: £34,905
Hours: Full Time / Part Time (0.8 FTE)
Contract Type: 1 x Open Ended & 1 x Fixed Term Contract (Up To March 2025)
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire (UKRI supports hybrid working. For this role, there is an expectation that the successful candidate can work from Polaris House in Swindon on a flexible basis)

Closing Date: Friday 8 March 2024
Interview Date: W/C 8 April 2024

The International Funds Manager will play a key role in the delivery and implementation of UKRI’s International Funds for example: taking responsibility for delivery of new funding opportunities, working with the other UKRI teams to engage key stakeholders, or developing international funding policy. The post holder will support the delivery of new international Funds, such as the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF).

The primary purpose of the International Manager role is to:

• Support UKRI’s International teams’ strategic approaches to develop a portfolio of international research and innovation partnerships or funding programmes.
• Gather, understand and integrate information into evidence-based materials (working with the International Analysis and Evaluation team) to support UKRI’s strategic approaches to international activity.
• Coordinate and support internal UKRI networks to help integrate international across UKRI and support dialogue with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
• Support and create connections and linkages between the UKRI International teams, overseas offices and constituent councils.

Job description

• Support the development of the new International Science Partnerships Fund, including cross UKRI networking, coordination and communications.
• Support, and in some cases lead, the development and commissioning of international research and capacity building programmes.
• Working with UKRI’s Councils to deliver a consistent approach to management and engagement within programme calls and project teams while maximizing their impact.
• Carry out funding-related policy work including implementing new policy in areas such as equality, diversity and inclusion, ODA compliance and reporting, and safeguarding

Person specification

Essential

• Educated to at least first degree or equivalent qualification, or appropriate experience relevant to the role.
• Ability to investigate and analyse problems systematically and then develop reasoned proposals for action.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to tailor information to a wide range of audiences and using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,905, UK Research and Innovation contributes £9,424 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply is listed on our careers page.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.