Senior Funding Policies Adviser

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Wellcome Trust Full time

Salary: £50,813

Closing date: Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Contract type: 12 months Fixed Term Contract

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy, and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

We are looking for a Senior Funding Policies Adviser to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You will be part of the Funding Operations and Governance within the Research Funding, reporting to the Funding Policies Manager.

The Funding Policies team is responsible for Wellcome’s grant funding policies and grant conditions that set out our expectations on grantholders and organisations we fund. The team’s broad responsibilities include developing new, and maintaining existing, funding policies and grant conditions that support Wellcome’s grant-making activities, managing compliance and breach of grant conditions and funding policies, providing expert advice to internal stakeholders on funding policies and governance, and engaging with external organisations and partnerships where appropriate.

What will I be doing?

As a Senior Funding Policies Advisor, you will be expected to lead on and independently drive policy development projects, engage with senior internal stakeholders and our external partners in the UK and overseas to inform policy development and governance, and provide expertise and training to colleagues at Wellcome and beyond.

As a Senior Funding Policies AdviserIn addition, you will:
- Ensure that Wellcome’s funding policies and grant conditions are fit-for-purpose and support our strategic objectives- Research and develop new grant funding policies in response to strategic need or external initiatives- Manage information and communications related to funding policies, including provide training- Lead on the effective implementation of new funding policies, processes and procedures- Develop and maintain external links to support funding policy management- Work with Wellcome-funded institutions and key external organisations to ensure compliance with our grant policies and conditions- Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.- Offer support and expertise to junior members of the team

Is this job for me?

We are looking for someone who:
- Understands the research funding environment- Understands the national and international funding policy landscape- Understands how to operationalise policies through process development and implementation- Has experience in writing and reviewing policies and governance documentation- Has experience collaborating across departments and with external stakeholders- Has meticulous attention to detail- Is articulate with an ability to explain complex policy and/or processes etc. confidently and clearly- Is able to work collaboratively and flexibly with a range of internal and external stakeholders- Is able to drive projects independently

Interview dates: Late November/early December

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Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days from home.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do
- Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome
- We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our

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Upon a conditional offer being made, the successful applicant for this position will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent) criminal record check to disclose any ‘unspent’ criminal convictions or conditional cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The criminal record check with not show anything that is ‘spent’.

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