UK Research and Innovation

Infrastructure Policy & Portfolio Manager

UK Research and Innovation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Swindon • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £37,841 per year

About the role

  • Support the Infrastructure Team in the development and prioritisation of large-scale research and innovation infrastructure investments, contributing to coordinated, transparent decision-making across UKRI. This includes maintaining and updating high-level documentation, planning and assurance processes, working collaboratively with colleagues across infrastructure portfolios and policy areas, and forming effective relationships with the UKRI Councils and corporate teams acting as a point of contact for queries.
  • Support the Portfolio Office with regular reporting and monitoring for UKRI Infrastructure Fund and the Digital Research Infrastructure Programme. This includes maintaining an active knowledge repository of project status and activities, ensuring information quality and timeliness contributing to the production of portfolio reports by analysing information on financial, risk and benefit management and supporting portfolio-level decisions with financial and strategic implications.
  • Provide first-line support for UKRI’s online infrastructure discovery platform, InfraPortal, supporting the Senior Portfolio and Governance Manager in its development and continuous improvement. This includes managing the content management system to enhance website functionality, resolve technical issues, as well as reviewing, editing, and approving information submitted for publication to ensure content remains current and engaging.
  • Supporting the Infrastructure Team on wider strategic projects and cross-cutting activities as required, such as working with UKRI Communication Team to develop strategic communications materials and reports for a range of audiences, drafting briefing materials, reports and submissions for senior colleagues and governance groups, and providing secretariat and coordination support across the team to enable effective governance and cross-cutting activity.
  • Maintain and update UKRI’s understanding of documentation relating to project post-prioritisation scrutiny and approval pathways. This includes implementation and management of a new SharePoint Site and ensuring documentation is compliant with HMT Green Book and internal UKRI assurance processes.

Requirements

  • Experience of project or portfolio support, including maintaining documentation, tracking progress, supporting reporting cycles and contributing to financial, risk and benefits analysis (S&I).
  • Ability to gather, analyse and synthesise information from multiple sources to produce clear, concise updates and reports for governance groups and senior audiences (S&I).
  • Strong organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records and deliver high‑quality outputs at pace (S&I).
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience building effective relationships across teams and stakeholders, and presenting information clearly in both written and verbal formats (S&I).
  • Experience supporting digital platforms or online tools, including updating content, resolving issues and ensuring information is accurate, accessible and engaging (S&I).
  • Good numerical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools, with the ability to learn new systems quickly (S).
  • A proactive, detail‑focused and solutions‑oriented approach, demonstrating initiative, flexibility and sound judgement (S&I).
  • Flexible and adaptable, comfortable working across a varied and evolving portfolio of tasks and responsibilities (S&I).
  • Understanding of governance, assurance and approval pathways within UKRI and/or the wider public sector, including experience supporting secretariat functions such as preparing papers, coordinating meetings and inputs, ensuring compliance with governance requirements to enable effective decision making (S&I).
Benefits
  • An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
  • 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
  • Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
  • Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
  • Flexible working options.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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