{"id":3268604,"url":"https://alion.io/job/uksbs-portfolio-manager-2","title":"Portfolio Manager","company":{"id":1852200,"name":"UKSBS","domain":"uksbs.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/uksbs","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Swindon, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":37841,"max":null,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":50610},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T08:28:14Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T06:09:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Research Portfolio Manager\nEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council\nSalary: £37,841 per annum Grade: UKRI D\nHours: Full time or Part time (minimum 0.6 FTE considered)\nContract type: 23 month FTC - projected requirement.\nHybrid working: Hybrid working is available in line with EPSRC/UKRI policy\nLocation: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire\nClosing date: 10th November 2026 (23:55)\nProposed interview date: Interviews will be held weeks commencing 30th November and 7th December. There will be no further stages of assessment.\nAbout us:\nAre 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?\nPortfolio managers assist with the development and delivery of ideas for future activities and establish links with partners within universities and industry, to ensure we fund research of the highest quality and implement new, innovative research programmes. Portfolio managers also play a key role in managing our funding opportunities.\nPortfolio managers may be part of our Research, Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships or Operations directorates:\nThe Research directorate leads our support for discovery research, creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive environment to provide a variety of career pathways in research and innovations. Teams within this directorate cover the remits of Advanced Materials, Engineering, Healthcare Technologies, Information and Communication Technologies, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. The Research Infrastructure and Talent and Skills teams also contribute to delivering this part of EPSRC’s mission.\n\nThe Strategy directorate leads on promoting a positive culture of cross-UKRI working that builds on disciplinary strengths in the research base and the strengths of our partnerships. Portfolio Managers working in this directorate can expect to be placed in teams covering cross-UKRI priorities including AI and Robotics, Clean Energy, Future Communications, Quantum Technologies and Sustainable Manufacturing & Mobility.\n\nThe Innovation and Partnerships directorate leads and developing and managing our relationships with business, our international and regional engagement activities, public engagement and cross-cutting work on impact, resilience and security.\n\nThe Operations directorate oversees effective, efficient delivery of data analysis, governance, monitoring and evaluation, grants peer review and strategic planning across EPSRC, working closely with teams across UKRI.\n\nEPSRC is a team-based organisation, and no team or directorate works in silo. An important part of your role will be to coordinate with others to deliver results.\nPurpose\nAs an EPSRC portfolio manager, you will work with the engineering and physical sciences research community to achieve our aim to put the UK at the forefront of international research.\nPortfolio managers may be part of our Research, Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships or Operations directorates:\nThe Research directorate leads our support for discovery research, creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive environment to provide a variety of career pathways in research and innovations. Teams within this directorate cover the remits of Advanced Materials, Engineering, Healthcare Technologies, Information and Communication Technologies, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. The Research Infrastructure and Talent and Skills teams also contribute to delivering this part of EPSRC’s mission.\nThe Strategy directorate leads on promoting a positive culture of cross-UKRI working that builds on disciplinary strengths in the research base and the strengths of our partnerships. Portfolio Managers working in this directorate can expect to be placed in teams covering cross-UKRI priorities including AI and Robotics, Clean Energy, Future Communications, Quantum Technologies and Sustainable Manufacturing & Mobility.\nThe Innovation and Partnerships directorate leads and developing and managing our relationships with business, our international and regional engagement activities, public engagement and cross-cutting work on impact, resilience and security.\nThe Operations directorate oversees effective, efficient delivery of data analysis, governance, monitoring and evaluation, grants peer review and strategic planning across EPSRC, working closely with teams across UKRI.\nYou will be given responsibility for one of EPSRC’s portfolios, with the opportunity to manage your own projects and develop new activities. Your role will be varied: establishing links with universities and industry, managing our decision-making processes and policies to ensure we fund research and training of the highest quality, and planning and implementing community events to develop new, innovative, research programmes.\nYou will work closely across EPSRC and UKRI teams, as well as often working with UK government departments. Interaction with external stakeholders including universities and businesses is an important part of the role.\nMain outputs and activities\nYour responsibilities will include:\nGathering, understanding and integrating internal and external information about the research and innovation landscape and the EPSRC portfolio\nOperation of peer review and other formal decision-making processes\nManaging strategic relationships with key stakeholders in universities, business and government, representing EPSRC and UKRI in external networks and meetings\nWorking across teams within EPSRC and across UKRI to ensure cross portfolio understanding and joint initiatives as appropriate as well as implementing strategy and other programmes of work\nMonitoring, evaluating and reporting on activities and investments to feed into planning\nSupporting senior colleagues with development of projects and implementation of plans, coordinating and operating processes supporting delivery across EPSRC.\nWe will consider high-calibre individuals who can demonstrate the potential to succeed. You may be from a research or research support background, or have equivalent education, training, or professional development. You will be a creative problem solver who works effectively independently and with colleagues, as well as an excellent communicator who can manage time effectively.\nEssential Criteria\n(S) - Assessed at shortlisting (I) - Assessed at interview (S&I) - Assessed at both shortlisting and interview\nAssessment of the following essential skills will be made via shortlisting, and an in-person interview which will include a presentation:\nProblem solving and analytical skills, including a focus on successful outcomes (S)\nEffective communication skills (verbal, presentational and written) (S&I)\nAbility to work as part of a team, supporting others through behaviour and empathy to deliver goals (S&I)\nCapability to demonstrate how activities contribute to the wider strategic objectives of an organisation and external stakeholders (S&I)\nExperience in leading delivery of activities to achieve wider goals, including appropriate planning, making effective decisions and influencing others (S&I)\nCreativity, adaptability and willingness to change. (I)\nF urther Information\nSuccessful candidates will be placed in a team following interviews. We will endeavour to provide information of team vacancies at interview stage should you wish to express a preference, though we will not be able to guarantee to honour all preferences. Your application and performance through this recruitment process may be used for other Portfolio Manager (Grade D) opportunities that arise within an appropriate timeframe.\nOnline applications only are accepted for this role. Please submit a CV and “Application Statement”. Each document should be no more than three pages.\nFor further information please contact Joe Shearring (EPSRC Co-Chair Assessment Centre and Head of Regional Engagement) who is leading this recruitment \nHybrid Working\nThese posts are based at our Swindon office. Hybrid working is available with regular office attendance, travel to external visits and meetings and occasional travel across UKRI offices. At times, this may involve overnight stays and occasional work outside of standard office hours.\nEPSRC portfolio managers are expected to spend 40-60% of contracted hours on-site, averaged across the year. On-site means working at Polaris House or, as business need requires, travelling to other UKRI workplaces, external events, government departments, universities, businesses or other relevant partner organisations.\nWe welcome applications from candidates with special requirements.\nBenefits\nWe recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning!\nA list of benefits below:\nAn outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.\n30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).\nEmployee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.\nEmployee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.\nFlexible working options.\nPlus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!\nFor further information on our benefits please see: Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)\nUKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.\nPlease apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact \nPlease note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee, and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. 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