AMS PSR

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Project Manager Inside IR35 for a contract ending in March 2027 based Hybrid with one day per week in Swindon.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a Project Manager , your main responsibilities will be to:

• Understand what functional changes are required to existing systems (The Funding Services – TFS / GFS / MRC Reporting) to enable all present ‘off-system’ Grants to E2E run on these system.
• Develop the medium to long term plan for Grants reporting processes.
• Develop Options Analysis to understand whether the MRC solution should be expanded or whether functional enhancements in TFS could be developed within reasonable timeline to remove the need for the MRC solution, and if so over what period
• Document any GFS blockers to onboarding present ‘off-system’ Grants. Liaise with the PAMS project to understand whether any necessary GFS changes / or changes to a new integration layer can be enabled within cost and time limits.
• Find agreement with UKRI Funding Policy on what off-system funding types constitute grant funding and should be onboarded onto TFS, and what solution is required for those that do not need to onboard to TFS.

Essential:

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to think systematically and make sound decisions in uncertain and ambiguous environments.
• Proven experience in developing high-quality business cases and written documentation.
• Experience working within Agile frameworks, with the ability to successfully apply Agile methodologies to digital projects and integrate them into broader delivery environments.

Desirable:

• SalesForce implementation & configuration experience

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".