Job Title: Programme Manager, Nature Awards
Location: London - Hybrid working model
Applications Deadline: 10th March
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About the Role
Nature Awards, part of the wider family of Nature services, is seeking a Programme Manager to help shape and deliver a growing portfolio of global award, prize and grant programmes that celebrate outstanding science. This is a new role in an expanding area, based flexibly from our King’s Cross offices.
As Programme Manager, you will play a key part in bringing these programmes to life. You’ll work closely with colleagues across sales, marketing and editorial, and collaborate with external partners including review‑panel experts, award candidates and sponsor organisations. You will work alongside other programme managers to help evolve and scale the portfolio as it grows.
This role will appeal to science graduates who want to stay close to research while developing broader skills in project delivery, stakeholder engagement and science communication. You’ll be joining a mission‑driven team that champions scientific excellence and helps surface breakthroughs with global impact.
The position is offered on a fixed-term basis for a period of 12 months and is based in our London office on a hybrid working pattern.
Role responsibilities:
- Handle award programme administration, setting up forms and workflows and editing/updating programme texts and documents
- Act as point of contact for panel members and liaise with them re key dates, responsibilities, reviewing contracts, payments and registrations
- Research potential new panel members
- Coordinate the submission process, including eligibility checking, shortlisting proposals, panel meetings admin, research integrity checking, ceremony attendance, etc.
- Report on programme submission numbers and demographic analysis as well as Individual programme budget setting and tracking
- Upload content on website and manage submission system configuration
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally in science.
- Demonstrable interest in science and technology, recognition of the role science plays solving societal challenges and an understanding of how researchers work.
- Proficiency with technology, systems and standard software packages.
- The ability to learn quickly, anticipate problems and find solutions.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Good relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Numerical and analytical skills and ability to quickly absorb and utilise new information.
- A positive attitude and a preparedness to get stuck in.
Desirable
- Experience of a customer service/customer facing role
To apply, please submit:
- a CV
- a cover letter explaining your interest in the post
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Job Posting End Date:
11-03-2026
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