Programme Manager

Salary: £ 62,640 - £78,300 Closing date:  Monday, 12 October 2026 Contract type: Permanent Interview dates: 1st stage (5,6 and 9 Nov) online/Remote; 2nd stage: face to face     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 committed to spend £16bn in the ten years to 2032, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and through our ‘Solutions’ programmes we are taking on three global health challenges: mental health , infectious disease and climate and health .   These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.   We are recruiting Programme Managers to join our Strategy Integration team and help turn the priorities of our Solutions programmes into coordinated delivery and impact. These roles combine strong programme management practice with strategic insight, helping teams maintain oversight of delivery, make informed choices and strengthen alignment across Wellcome.    Working closely with colleagues in our Solutions programmes, you will bring structure, insight and momentum to complex work. You will help teams translate strategic choices into deliverable plans, maintain a clear view of progress, risks and dependencies, and work effectively across organisational boundaries.    Where in Wellcome will I be working?     You will be a member of the Strategy Integration team within Wellcome’s Strategy Department, working closely with colleagues across the Solutions programmes and wider organisation.    Strategy Integration connects strategy, planning and delivery. We work alongside programme leaders and teams to clarify priorities, translate strategic choices into deliverable plans, maintain oversight of progress and strengthen alignment across Wellcome.    Our position within Strategy enables us to connect programme delivery with wider organisational priorities, identify dependencies and opportunities across different areas, and bring learning from delivery back into strategic decision-making.    What will I be doing?     You will work with programme leaders and multidisciplinary teams to develop and define strategic priorities then translate this into achievable plans, providing the coordination, insight and structure needed to deliver impact. By bringing together external insight, programme information, managing risks, dependencies and resources, and helping teams make effective use of data and digital tools, you will support informed decision-making, collaboration and continuous learning, enabling programmes to adapt and thrive as evidence, opportunities and organisational priorities evolve.   As a Programme Manager, you will:  Support the development of programmme goals and outcomes to define strategic priorities and measure out impact. Translate strategic priorities into clear programme plans, milestones and accountabilities,…