ABOUT US

Are you passionate about research? Are you keen to work with researchers, business and Government to help support excellent research that delivers real impact for the economy and society?
Research Portfolio Managers assist with the development and delivery of ideas for future activities and build relationships with stakeholders within universities and industry to ensure we fund research of the highest quality to implement new, innovative research programmes. Portfolio managers also play a key role in managing our funding competitions.
We are looking for a Research Portfolio Manager in our Innovation and Partnerships Directorate. The Innovate and Partnerships Directorate leads on developing and managing our relationships with business, our international and regional engagement activities, public engagement and cross-cutting work on impact.

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)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements

TYPE OF ROLE

Administration / Corporate Support
Business Management and Improvement
Operational Delivery

PURPOSE

As an EPSRC Portfolio Manager, you will work with the Engineering and Physical Sciences research community to achieve EPSRC’s aim to put the UK at the forefront of international research.
This particular role will focus on EPSRC’s strategic investments in the National Security and Defence space. You will play a key role in EPSRC’s new Security and Resilience theme in the Innovation and Partnerships directorate. This is an exciting time for our theme, as we seek to develop the UK’s science base in national security and defence. You will act as a key liaison between EPSRC and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), overseeing a number of strategically important investments aimed at developing research capability, skills and training in this sector. You will be responsible for monitoring the progress of these investments, attending stakeholder meetings, and developing evaluation plans to ensure value for money and measurable impact.