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Title:     Strategic Partnerships Manager (Science)

Salary:     £50,000

Hours:     32.5 hours per week

Location:     Remote, hybrid or office, plus meetings and events in UK and overseas

Term:     18 months in the first instance, with extension subject to performance

Probation:     3 months

Responsible for:     N/A

Accountable to:     CEO

Key relationships:     Staff, trustees, academics, funders, trusts & foundations, regulators, industry

About us and the role

The Humane Research Trust is proud to be the UK's largest charitable funder of animal replacement in medical research.

We award grants to UK-based scientists to develop and adopt human-based organ-on-chip models, organoids, and in silico methods to deepen our understanding of human diseases and accelerate progress towards effective treatments.

For the last 60 years we have been funded by donations and legacies from members of the public. As a small charity with big ambitions, we want to move up a gear and diversify our income opportunities.

The Strategic Partnerships Manager (Science) is an exciting new role created to achieve this change. The postholder will help secure significant new income for THRT from trusts and foundations, funders and corporate partners while also convening key partners to advance reproducibility, validation, standardisation and adoption across the animal-free research field.

The role is offered as an 18-month contract in the first instance, subject to meeting the following indicative success measures

• A high-quality pipeline of strategic scientific and funding partnerships established.
• Significant new institutional and partnership income secured.
• New collaborative initiatives launched to advance validation, reproducibility and field adoption.
• Increased visibility and influence of THRT within the animal-free research sector.
• Clear evidence that partnerships are contributing to delivery of THRT's science strategy

What we are looking for

Essential knowledge and experience

Science and technical understanding

• Degree in a life science, biomedical science or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of animal-free research methods and the wider biomedical research landscape.

Partnership development and management

• Existing network within the animal-free research sector – academics, regulators, industry.
• Proven track record of building and managing strategic partnerships.
• Demonstrable success in developing collaborative projects or programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience organising scientific workshops, events and/or collaborative programmes.

Fundraising and business development

• Knowledge and experience of trusts, foundations, statutory and grant fundraising
• Strong track record in bid-writing, negotiating and securing significant, high-value and/or multi-year funding from trusts, foundations, research funders, philanthropic organisations and corporate partners.
• Experience managing high-value funding opportunities and prospect pipelines.

Desirable knowledge and experience

• Postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Experience working within the charity sector.
• Knowledge of research validation, reproducibility or standards development initiatives.

Essential skills

• Written and verbal communications - ability to develop persuasive funding proposals and partnership propositions.
• Finance and analysis - budgeting, forecasting, pipeline management, performance measurement and return on investment
• Project management of complex initiatives.
• Reporting - clear and timely reports on income performance, pipeline, forecasts, opportunities and risks
• Able to influence and convene diverse stakeholders around shared goals.
• Able to manage competing priorities and work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong networking and relationship-building abilities.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify emerging opportunities.
• Confident presenter and facilitator.

What we offer

• Flexible working (on successful completion of 3-month probation period)
• Training and development
• 7.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)