Strategic Partnerships Adviser, Wellcome
Climate & Health
£48.7k
Global charitable foundation for science research
Job no longer available
Global charitable foundation for science research
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£48.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Wellcome's mission is to support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Significant experience in building and developing strong and successful bilateral and multi-stakeholder partnerships, ideally across different types of partners, regions and cultures
- Demonstrable, in-depth expertise in climate and health
- Strong relationship skills – experience of establishing and holding high-level relationships, and implementing relationship management approaches across complex organisations
- Well-developed and demonstrable strategic planning skills – planning and managing projects by identifying the work and tools required to deliver objectives and mobilising resources to achieve this
- Strong verbal and written communications skills with significant experience in writing briefings for senior staff, developing professional slide decks, presenting to diverse audiences internationally and facilitating strategic discussions
- People management and team building skills - ability to develop, motivate and support staff across matrix teams to deliver objectives
What the job involves
- We are looking for as Strategic Partnerships Adviser, to join our Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships team and specialise in developing partnerships for Wellcome’s Climate and Health strategic programme
- You will be part of the Strategic Partnerships team within the Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships reporting to Head of Strategic Partnerships
- The Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships team is responsible for Wellcome’s diplomatic efforts, advocating for change and building the partnerships that we need to make progress on our health challenges and promote the role of science in tackling them. We work closely with our Research, Policy and Corporate Affairs teams to deliver co-ordinated global partnerships and outreach
- Be responsible for building relationships and developing and managing impactful and effective partnerships with key organisations for our climate and health portfolio
- Drive an ambitious partnership engagement programme in support of Wellcome’s climate and health goals, with a focus on scaling collaboration to catalyse impact
- Leadership of significant, possibly complex strategic partnerships projects from inception to delivery, identifying and building the trust of key stakeholders in order to maximise support for our partnership work. Overcome risks to deliver projects to deadline and on budget
- Build, maintain and develop senior level relationships with Wellcome’s key Climate and Health partners – including other philanthropies, multilaterals, advocacy organisations, and the private sector
- Work closely with other Wellcome teams to identify new or emerging organisations with the potential to be catalytic in delivering our goals
- Embed climate and health priorities across Wellcome’s existing and emerging strategic partnerships
- Be embedded within the Climate and Health team, ensuring seamless co-ordination between our subject specialist team and our partnership professionals and providing a senior expert co-ordination point for colleagues across Wellcome requiring advice on Climate and Health partnerships
- Contribute to the creation and development of a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, role-modelling collaboration across departments
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Wellcome Trust was originally founded in 1936 to fund medical research and has since grown into the UK’s largest private scientific research fund, and one of the wealthiest charities in the world. Disbursing over £1 billion in funds a year, it has provided funding to numerous medical research projects in its focus areas of mental health, climate & health and infectious diseases. These include the Cancer Genome Project and the Ebola Emergency Initiative.
Wellcome's 2022 decision to divest itself of its shares in fossil fuels has also relieved it of a persistent source of controversy, as this was potentially hindering the credibility of its climate change research. Wellcome has since partnered with the World Economic Forum to collect data on how climate change is affecting health worldwide.
The company is also moving to adjust to a more global role. The majority of its funding has historically been allocated to UK firms, but as climate change and infectious diseases know no borders, neither does research into solutions to these problems. ln 2019 it established an office in Berlin to strengthen its scientific links in the EU and to allow it to more easily fund important research outside of the UK.
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Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Holiday – 25 days’ holiday a year plus bank holidays (and we usually close between Christmas and New Year)
- Pension (defined contribution plan) – you contribute at least 3% and we pay in 15% of your salary
- Income protection – to maintain your income if you have a prolonged illness or disability
- Life assurance – four to six times your basic salary if you’re a member of our pension plan
- Interest-free travel season ticket loan
- Private medical insurance – we pay the cover, you pay the tax (and you can pay to add dependants)
- Gym and fitness classes – free membership to on-site gym and subsidised fitness classes and treatments
- Employee assistance programme – free, independent 24/7 help and advice for work-related issues as well as problems affecting your home life
- Mental health support – our network of mental health first aiders can be a first point of contact, or help while you're receiving professional help
- Health assessments (free and voluntary) – after you’ve been here for one year, then every two years after that
- Occupational health – annual eye tests and flu jabs, as well as job-related vaccinations
- Flexible working – we make every effort to support flexible working, including flexible working hours and remote working (we respect people's different working preferences and the need for a healthy work-life balance)
- Flexi-leave scheme – you can buy or sell up to five days of your holiday entitlement a year
- Staff social club – a range of sports teams and fun events throughout the year
- Volunteering – we give you up to four days' paid leave a year to contribute to our local community
- Give As You Earn – allows you to make tax-free donations to the charities you care about
- Cycle-to-work scheme – we offer at least 25% discount on bikes and cycling equipment and we have secure cycle storage, lockers and showers
- Subsidised restaurant and cafe
- Wellcome Collection discounts – 20% off food, drink and gifts from our cafe, restaurant and shop
- Discounts through Perkbox – shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, phone insurance and gift cards
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Jeremy Farrar
(Director)Has been Director of the Wellcome Trust since 2013. Before that was Director of Oxford Clinical Research Unit, working on research and clinical trials for diseases in Vietnam.
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