Programme Manager (Local Innovation Partnership Fund)

Overview

In this role you will lead the day-to-day delivery of a £20m, five-year UKRI-funded regional autonomy programme. You will report to the Programme Director, manage a small team, and ensure activities, funding streams and partners meet time, budget and governance requirements. You’ll coordinate delivery plans, monitor performance, and prepare funder reports. The role combines hands-on programme management with governance and risk oversight, and requires on-site work three days a week.

Pay / Benefits

• 35 days annual leave
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working
• On-site nursery

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day programme management and ensure delivery across workstreams
• Develop and maintain detailed programme delivery plans
• Monitor performance, milestones, deliverables and outputs (KPI tracking)
• Prepare quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports for the funder with input from partners
• Manage risk within the governance framework and implement mitigation plans
• Oversee governance processes and reporting, coordinating with a grants manager and administrator
• Lead a small team (programme administrator and grants manager)
• Be on site 3 days a week to support delivery and coordination

Key requirements

• Experience delivering complex projects on time and to budget
• Excellent interpersonal skills for influencing and stakeholder engagement with academia, professionals and external partners
• Strong organisational ability to prioritise, multi-task and delegate
• Ability to self-manage and maintain high productivity in a demanding environment

• stakeholder relationship building
• collaboration with cross-functional teams
• prioritisation and time-management
• programme governance
• KPI monitoring
• risk management

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