Investment Manager in Swindon

Salary: £36,650 per annum

Hours: Full time or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE)

Contract: Open Ended

Location: Polaris House, Swindon (Hybrid working available)

Grade: UKRI Band D

Closing: 15th July 2026 23:59

About the Role

The Investment Manager will provide programme‑wide operational, coordination, and delivery support across the Creative Industries Clusters portfolio. Working closely with a team of Senior Investment Managers (SIMs), the postholder will take ownership of a range of tasks and processes essential to the smooth running of the programme. This role will lead on specific operational workstreams such as event coordination, administration, communications support, procurement processes, MEL data coordination, reporting, and risk tracking. The postholder will be a key member of the CI Clusters delivery team, ensuring consistent, high‑quality programme management across a complex and expanding portfolio.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide programme‑wide operational support
• Support the effective delivery of the Clusters portfolio by coordinating day‑to‑day processes, documentation, workflow and team operations.
• Maintain trackers, logs, schedules, and programme information to support oversight by SIMs.
• Take forward a defined set of workstreams: event management, administration, communications support, procurement and commissioning support, monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL), risk management support and reporting.

• Support SIM‑led investment and relationship management
• Coordinate operational communication with award teams in support of SIMs who lead senior relationships.
• Prepare briefing materials, meeting notes, and information summaries to support SIM‑level engagement.
• Ensure follow‑up actions from Cluster‑related meetings are tracked and delivered.

• Contribute to wider team activity
• Support cross‑AHRC and cross‑UKRI coordination, including information gathering, meeting preparation and participation in programme‑wide initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively across AHRC directorates and with external collaborators as required.
• Provide flexible delivery support as the Clusters portfolio evolves.

About You

The ideal candidate will have an enthusiasm for the creative industries and a demonstrable understanding of the research funding landscape. You will be a solution‑oriented and proactive teammate, with experience delivering and managing funding activities in the research and innovation sector, or in a commercial or policy setting (e.g. Government or Civil Service).

Person Specification

• Experience supporting programmes, projects, or portfolios in a complex environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to draft clear documentation and coordinate information.
• Ability to gather, organise and analyse information to support reporting, risk tracking, and MEL activities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collectively across teams and with diverse partners.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering a high‑quality service.

Benefits

• 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.
• Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work‑life balance.

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 each of no more than two sides of A4. The covering letter must clearly outline why you are applying for this post and address in turn how you meet each of the shortlisting and interview criteria described in this advertisement (ideally using each criterion as a sub‑heading). Please ensure that the vacancy reference is included in the file name description of each document uploaded. Any applications submitted without a covering letter, or that fail to address the shortlisting criteria points will not be considered further.

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Equality and Diversity

UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. As part of the pre‑employment checks there is a requirement to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Screening. BPSS is a pre‑condition of employment and failure to achieve it may mean that the employment offer is rescinded. UKRI reserves the right to run, or re‑run, security clearance as required during the course of employment.