Funding Manager (Senior level) - Humanities & Social Sciences

Salary: £ 53,500 Closing date: Monday, 19 May 2025 Contract type: Permanent 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. At the heart of our new strategy is the recognition that advances in health often come from unexpected sources, and that curiosity-driven discovery research is vital to understanding how life works. Discovery research is therefore a key part of the Wellcome strategy; providing researchers from different backgrounds the resources they need to take on big questions and overcome barriers to progress. Where in Wellcome will I be working? To deliver Wellcome\’s funding in discovery research, we are looking for a Funding Manager (Senior level) to work in our Humanities and Social Sciences team in Research Funding. What will I be doing? As a senior member of your team, you\’ll identify ideas for the continual improvement of grant-related processes and policies. You\’ll act as a subject matter expert for …