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We are a passionate, dedicated team doing vital work to support people bereaved by suicide in the UK. As we enter our next phase of growth, we are looking for a skilled Finance & Operations Specialist to keep our engine running smoothly.
This is a hands-on role responsible for maintaining the charity’s financial health and regulatory compliance, and ensuring our team has the tools and environment they need to deliver our vital services safely and effectively.
If you like numbers, thrive on efficient processes, and want your daily work to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you (even if you don’t feel you have all the skills or experience mentioned in the accompanying job description).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As a Project Manager – Research Systems, you will lead a high-impact project that transforms how Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association research grants are processed. In this role, you will take ownership from day one, guiding a complex system project from design through to implementation, while enabling colleagues and partners to adopt new ways of working with confidence. Your work as a Project Manager will improve how research funding operates, strengthening collaboration and helping ensure progress in research development and innovation for MND is supported effectively.
At the MND Association, you will play a central role in delivering change for the Research Management System and a number of priority projects across the organisation. The MND Association is focused on improving outcomes for people affected by MND, and as a Project Manager, your contribution will directly support that aim.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of the Research Management System and other priority projects
- Lead the end-to-end procurement process, including Request for Proposal development and supplier evaluation
- Oversee project governance, plans, RAID logs and reporting to stakeholders
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure delivery meets scope, time and quality
- Map and improve research funding processes with key teams
- Ensure integration, data, security and technical requirements are met
- Oversee system design, testing and readiness for go-live
- Deliver change management, training and adoption support
- Track milestones, budgets and risks, ensuring effective delivery
- Support additional PMO projects where required
About You
- Recognised project management qualification (PRINCE2, APM PMQ or equivalent)
- Experience working on or leading change initiatives and adoption of refreshed operational practices
- Proven experience delivering technology projects as a Project Manager or similar
- Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Experience managing suppliers and stakeholders
- Skilled in producing clear project documentation
- Confident communicator across all levels
- Strong organisation and ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience leading teams to successful outcomes
Desirable
- Experience in research funding or charity environments
- Knowledge of grant or medical research funding systems
- Understanding of cloud platforms or web technologies
- Familiarity with change management frameworks (e.g., Prosci ADKAR, Kotter, or similar).
Hybrid Working Expectations: Northampton office, one day per week office attendance.
This role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity.
Further information about working for the MND Association and full job description is available in the attached Candidate Pack.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We work to remove barriers for everyone affected by MND, employees, volunteers, and stakeholders. As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the role's requirements.
What We Offer
- 28 days holiday, increasing to 33 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare, including dental, eyecare, health screenings, and therapies
- 24/7 GP access via phone and video
- Life assurance and confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, Buy/Sell Annual Leave)
- Access to Benefit Hub for discounts on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
About Us
Motor Neurone Disease moves fast. It takes away time, it takes away independence and it has no cure. Every day we support people affected by MND. We fund ground-breaking research. We campaign for better care. We’re here for everyone who needs us. Because with MND, every day matters.
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We support people affected by Motor Neurone Disease, campaign for better care and fund ground-breaking research. Because with MND, every day matters.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Salary £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.
Closing date: Tuesday 16 June 2026. We may extend the closing date, however, please apply as soon as possible.
Telephone interviews will be held week commencing 22 June and face to face interviews will be held in our Peterborough office week commencing 29 June 2026.
No agencies please
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
The IT operations manager will lead the day-to-day delivery of IT services at Kidney Research UK, ensuring a reliable, secure and well-governed IT environment that enables colleagues to deliver the charity’s mission. The role will own operational service delivery, supplier and contract performance, infrastructure coordination, and operational cyber security controls.
This is both a hands-on and leadership role, where you will work both independently and manage internal and external resources and partners to help support our ambitious 2020-2030 strategy.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of managing IT operations, service delivery and cyber security in a small-to-medium organisation. With a strong and practical understanding of Microsoft infrastructures, you will also have experience of managing outsourced service desk and technology partners.
With excellent planning, prioritisation and communication skills, you will be able to translate technical issues and concepts into clear updates for non-technical colleagues and senior stakeholders. In addition, you will have strong incident management and problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis.
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
About Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
You may have experience in the following: IT Operations Manager, IT Service Delivery Manager, Infrastructure Manager, IT Manager, Head of IT Operations, IT Service Manager, Technical Operations Manager, IT Infrastructure Lead, IT Support Manager, Cyber Security Manager, IT Programme Manager, Service Desk Manager, Network and Infrastructure Manager, IT Delivery Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc
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