Salary: £78,300
Closing date: 15 April 2026
Contract type: Permanent
Interview dates: 1st stage (w/c 27 April 2026)
Wellcome 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 Programme Manager to join our Strategy Department, working across Wellcome’s Infectious Disease, Climate and Health and Mental Health Solutions Programmes.
Where in Wellcome will I be working?
The role will benefit from working across the Solutions Programmes based on strategic priorities and need. Therefore, while the role is allocated to a specific Solutions Programme (either Infectious Disease, Climate and Health or Mental Health), they will report to the relevant Head of Strategy Integration for that period of time. As a member of the Strategy Integration team, you will be enhancing programme and project management quality and capability at Wellcome while supporting the delivery of strategic initiatives across the Solutions Programmes.
From an ongoing administrative perspective, the role will report to the Head of Organisational Planning within the Strategy Department.
What will I be doing?
This role will ensure efficient and effective programme management by supporting programme leads in developing strategies with plans to delivering them, driving integration across the whole organisation and fostering an environment conducive to successful delivery and continuous improvement.
As a Programme Manager, you will:
Collaborate with programme leads to develop and maintain plans to achieve influence, engagement or research goals and outcomes.
Ensure effective integration of influence, engagement or research programmes into the overall portfolio, promoting collaboration and prioritisation within teams.
Facilitate team sessions, including retrospectives, planning meetings and project kick-offs, to enhance team collaboration.
Remove obstacles to teamwork, provide necessary resources and manage programme-level milestones in collaboration with work stream leads.
Oversee budget management and people planning, including allocating resources from across Wellcome.
Track and manage key risks, escalate them if necessary and ensure their resolution, alongside coordinating internal communication and supporting programme decision-making processes.
Is this job for me?
We welcome hearing from you if you excel at building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders across all levels, thrive on delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines and can manage multiple tasks across different stakeholder groups. If you are able to engage at both a strategic level and with detailed analytical thinking, this opportunity might be for you.
To apply for this role please submit an updated CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Minimum Criteria:
Comprehensive programme management experience including managing complex programmes.
Experience with coordinating competing priorities and multiple stakeholders and able to influence directly and indirectly in a matrix organisation.
Experienced in planning and problem solving with programme management and delivery teams.
Ability to actively engage with an organisation’s strategy and support the development and implementation of the relevant portfolio to deliver strategic objectives.
You can view the full Job Description on our website.
You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website
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 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.
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 website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [email protected]
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