Research & Engagement Relationships Manager, London
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Deadline: 7th Feburary
Salary: £55,000 to £60,000
Job Summary
We are looking for an ambitious Research and Engagement Relationships Manager to join our Public Engagement department. The role supports our relationships with key partner organisations in the UK and globally who are in receipt of sustained funding from Wellcome (such as Wellcome Centres, Africa and Asia Programmes, and universities).
Additional info
By working with senior stakeholders within and beyond Wellcome, the post-holder will help these institutes and networks deliver excellent public engagement. We are looking for someone who has strong interpersonal, leadership and influencing skills, and an open approach to partnerships.
A key focus for the role will be to empower existing partners, while making time to create new partnerships with global funders. You will also contribute to the new strategy for Public Engagement, including helping us figure out how to involve more researchers in Wellcome’s engagement plans.
In this job, you’ll be a vital part of Wellcome. You’ll help us to achieve our aims. You’ll join people with different backgrounds and different perspectives who work together to produce great results. We know that diversity creates inspired thinking, and we support it in a working culture of inclusion and equality.
As part of Wellcome’s mission to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas thrive, we fund thousands of researchers in hundreds of institutions around the world. Could you energise and enable these people and organisations to help deliver our public engagement strategy, involving more people in Wellcome’s work?
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Experience of creating and leading multi-year, multi-country partnerships in the research or academic sectors such as programmes which have delivered measurable outcomes.
- Experience of supporting researchers or academic support staff to create effective public engagement strategies, and deliver impactful public engagement activities.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of the global research, and research funding, ecosystem and the ability to capitalise on opportunities, creating new ways of working.
- Experience of working in academia, and an understanding of career structures and incentives within research.
- Able to proactively read and respond to political cues in the research landscape.
- Able to adopt an investor-mentality with respect to Wellcome’s funded partners.
You will be based in the Trust headquarters in central London with travel within the UK and internationally.
To apply, please complete the online application process and ensure your covering letter explains how you meet the criteria for this job.
About us
We believe great ideas can change the world and improve health for everyone. At Wellcome, we help great ideas to thrive by supporting scientists and researchers, taking on big problems, fueling imaginations and sparking debate.
Our Public Engagement team focuses on involving more people in this work. This includes empowering people to use or participate in our work, understanding and using their perspectives and expertise, and strengthening the relationship between Wellcome and the rest of society.
We work with members of the public, researchers, community groups, creative professionals, a variety of institutions, and cultural partners to achieve this.
Wellcome isn't just a supporter of great ideas; it's a great place to work. We offer excellent benefits and help our employees to develop in an open, respectful culture where differences are valued.