Programme Manager
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategic areas of our healthcare funding portfolio, developing a strong understanding of the relevant hospital landscape, and using this insight to inform future charitable funding decisions.
- Work closely with senior clinical and hospital colleagues to review significant and sometimes complex funding proposals, helping turn ideas into well-designed programmes with clear outcomes.
- Design new funding schemes and approaches, establishing the processes, governance and ways of working needed to make them successful.
- Assess funding proposals and provide thoughtful, constructive challenge around need, strategic fit, deliverability, sustainability and impact.
- Prepare clear recommendations and present proposals and portfolio updates to senior decision-making forums, including our Trustee-level Grants & Impact Committee.
- Manage funding programmes throughout their lifecycle, from application and assessment through to monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- Build trusted relationships across the hospital and Charity, creating an environment where people can explore ideas while ensuring funding decisions remain robust and evidence led.
- Stay curious about developments across healthcare and the NHS, identifying where charitable funding could unlock innovation or create greater impact for children and families.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- We’re looking for someone with strong grants experience who is particularly motivated by healthcare funding.
- You’ll bring:
- Strong healthcare and/or research grants management experience, including delivering funding schemes and peer review.
- A genuine interest in healthcare funding, with the motivation to work across areas such as clinical transformation and staff support.
- Experience planning and delivering complex projects or programmes within grants management, healthcare, research, funding or a related environment.
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to work closely with senior clinical, healthcare and organisational stakeholders.
- The ability to critically assess complex proposals, ask thoughtful questions and make clear, evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make complex information accessible to different audiences.
- Experience supporting senior decision-making committees and producing high-quality papers and recommendations.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied portfolio while responding flexibly to changing priorities.
- Sound knowledge of healthcare or a related discipline and good understanding of grant management practice.
- A postgraduate qualification in a relevant healthcare or scientific discipline, or equivalent professional experience, is required.
- Experience presenting proposals and recommendations to executive, Board or Trustee-level audiences would be particularly valuable.
- DBS - note a Basic DBS check is required for this role. How to Apply
- Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.
- Closing date: 15th October 2026
- Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and we reserve the right to close the roles prior to the closing date should suitable applicants be found.
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A flexible approach to working arrangements.
- Access to our enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.
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About Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Independent charity funding children's healthcare, research, equipment, facilities and family support at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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