Investment Manager

Investment Manager

Salary: £36,650 per annum
Hours:Full time or Part time (minimum 0.8 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed-Term (8 months)
Location:Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, with hybrid working
Grade: UKRI Band D

Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025
Proposed interview date: Tuesday 4 or Thursday 6 March 2025

The Arts and Humanities Research Council is recruiting for an 8 month fixed-term Investment Manager to support the Health Humanities portfolio.

Team purpose

This role sits within the Health, Environment and Urban Humanities (HEUH) team at AHRC. The HEUH team vision is to place humanity at the heart of solutions and responses to the biggest and most pressing contemporary challenges facing the UK and the world. There are 3 portfolios within the team: health, environment, and cities and urban environments, supporting a diverse and growing number of investments in areas such as creative health, social prescribing, resilience, weather and climate change, natural history, cities, circular fashion, and immersive technologies.

Job purpose

Reporting to a Senior Investment Manager, you will provide management support across AHRC’s Health research portfolio, including delivery of the AHRC led interdisciplinary Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities programme. You will need to work collaboratively across AHRC, with UKRI colleagues, and with external stakeholders.

The Investment Manager will work closely with Senior Investment Managers to identify strengths, gaps, and trends in the portfolio, scope and develop new areas for investment, and prepare associated bids for funding.

Main outputs and activities

In this role you will:

• Support and/or lead, as appropriate, the management of current investments and funding opportunities relating to the health research portfolio.
• Lead the collection, analysis, and communication of information in relation to funded projects and programmes in the health portfolio.
• Support scoping work, including portfolio analysis and engagement with stakeholders to inform development of strategy and new initiatives.
• Coordinate events, workshops, conferences, visits and engagement activities, working closely with relevant colleagues across the organisation.
• Contribute to the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) of funded projects, including development of research impact narratives and case studies.
• Support the development of bids for new funding in areas within the team’s remit.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide secretariat support, including minute-taking to internal or external groups.
• Represent AHRC externally, giving presentations or facilitating discussions as needed.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate will have an enthusiasm for the arts and humanities, and a particular interest in how these disciplines can be applied to contemporary challenges in health research. You will be a solution-oriented and proactive team player, with direct or relevant experience of the research funding landscape.

Shortlisting Criteria

Qualifications

· Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline or sector

Essential

Key Knowledge and Skills

· Experience in successfully managing projects and/or programmes of work

Essential

Interview Criteria

UKRI Competency

Criteria

Essential/ Desirable

Strategic Awareness

· A background in Health Humanities research or a related discipline.

Desirable

Additional Details

Employee Benefits

UK Research and Innovation recognises and values employees as individuals and aims to provide a pay and reward package that motivates staff to the best of their ability.

How to Apply

Only online applications will be accepted and should be submitted in the form of an up-to-date CV and covering letter.

Equal Opportunities

We strive to make decisions based on individual merit and ability.