Senior Grants and Community Manager

UKRI

Salary: £46,743 per annum.

Band: UKRI Band

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Contract Type: 3 Year Fixed Term. (With possibility of extension)

Hours: Full Time or Part Time. (Minimum 0.8 FTE)

Location: While UKRI supports hybrid working, the postholder will be required to attend one in-office team day per week at Polaris House in Swindon, Wiltshire.

Closing Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026

Proposed Interview Date: Interviews are likely to be week commencing 13 and 20 April 2026.

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We are looking for a Senior Grants and Community Manager to join the UKRI Infrastructure Team and lead delivery of the UK’s contribution to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking on behalf of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). EuroHPC funds supercomputers and runs research grants within the field of high-performance computing. These grants are part funded (up to 50%) by the EU, and part funded by participating states, including the UK.

Successive reviews of the UK high-performance computing and AI sectors have highlighted the importance of UK involvement in EuroHPC in supporting the UK compute ecosystem. Our involvement in EuroHPC includes:

• Delivering funding to UK researchers and/or businesses for EuroHPC activities that are jointly funded by DSIT;
• Supporting DSIT in identifying the EuroHPC research and innovation activities that will most strongly contribute to the development of the UK’s research and innovation communities, including the identification of priorities for matched funding;
• Providing UK researchers and businesses with information and support, including direct engagement, events, a dedicated web page and community enquiry inbox;
• Liaising with DSIT and the EuroHPC JU for the purposes of reporting, compliance, assistance with policy development, etc.

You will collaborate across the organisation and externally, engaging with relevant stakeholders in Government Departments, Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), academia and industry to gather insight and ensure that UKRI’s plans for Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) enable our varied communities to use the most powerful digital tools and techniques.

You will be encouraged to constantly learn and be empowered to explore your curiosity in order to manage engagement with the UK and European computational research community, contribute to the UK’s input into the development of EuroHPC activities, and be involved in the implementation of EuroHPC activities, including grant making.

As Senior Grants and Community Manager, your key responsibility will be enabling the UK to deliver its contributions to EuroHPC, working closely alongside UKRI, DSIT and EuroHPC colleagues, as well as with the computational research communities in the UK and Europe. This role offers you the opportunity to demonstrate and develop your grant making, community building, analysis and communication skills by:

• designing, implementing and monitoring operational policies and procedures;
• facilitating awareness of and engagement with EuroHPC activities, driving strong demand from the UK computational research community;
• supporting the analysis of UK capabilities and complementarity with European initiatives;
• monitoring and reporting on progress, including financial management.

We encourage candidates with an interest and knowledge in DRI to apply for this position: relevant experience might have been gained from several different types of career path or educational background. It is likely that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for periods with other policy or technical teams within UKRI to enhance the knowledge needed for their work.

For further information, please contact Richard Gunn, DRI Programme Director (richard.gunn) or Luke…