Research programme manager, hireful

Overview

Location: Contracted to their Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working

Salary: £33,000 - £37,000 depending on experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Benefits: They want all their 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 they pay their employees fairly, they 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, Cycle2

Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.

Closing date: Wednesday 4 February 2026

Interviews will be held on week commencing 16 February 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. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who excels at building strong relationships and enjoys helping shape areas of research. They are expanding their work at the intersection of kidney disease and cancer and need a skilled programme manager to help drive this forward. They are looking for a confident, organised professional to coordinate their new Kidneys and Cancer initiative. You will:

• Build strong relationships with researchers and clinicians
• Manage timelines and activities
• Support workshops and meetings
• Help identify opportunities that accelerate progress
• Communicate complex information clearly
• Enjoy working collaboratively and bring a proactive, solutions-focused approach
• May also support additional programmes as they develop
• Regularly attend external meetings and events as required

• Confident, organised professional with the ability to coordinate programmes
• Experience in programme management or related roles (e.g., Research Programme Manager, Health Research Manager, Charity Programme Manager)
• Ability to build relationships with researchers and clinicians and communicate effectively
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Willingness to support additional programmes as they develop

Our client is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research they fund has been making an impact. They work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease.

They 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 they have invested more than £71 million into research. They 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.

Most importantly, they also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything they do, from deciding which research to invest in to how they plan their priorities and their work across the charity. Patient contributions are vital, always helping them and their partners to understand life with kidney disease and to see the patient behind the treatment.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Closing note:

-225 973