ACED Programme Manager Full-time NEW

ACED Programme Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced scientific project manager to provide support for the operational management of ACED research, training and capacity building initiatives, working as part of a team of operational managers from across the different ACED centres and Cancer Research UK. You will be responsible for liaising between multidisciplinary research teams and professional services colleagues, communicating across the different centres as well as financial management and reporting on ACED activities to the ACED Executive Board, responsible for managing the Alliance, and CRUK.

The role will have a particular focus on management and organisation of the ACED training programme, aimed at developing the next generation of cancer early detection researchers. You will lead on the organisation and delivery of training courses, educational seminars and funding schemes for PhD students and early career researchers. This is a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary role requiring engagement with scientific, clinical and professional services colleagues at all levels of seniority across multiple international institutions.

You should be pro-active in your work and demonstrate excellent team leadership and programme management skills.

Role specific details:

• This role is available from 1st June 2026 until 30th November 2027 in the first instance. • Funding for ACED is committed until 31st March 2030 with additional annual extension dependent on satisfactory review of ACED progress and activity by Cancer Research UK. • The post is offered at Grade 8, maximum spine point 43 (salary range £54,931 – £61,213 inclusive of London Allowance)

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• The advert will close on 21 April 2026 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended.

• If you have any queries about the role, please contact Prof. Mark Emberton at m.emberton@ucl.ac.uk

• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Team on l.oppong@ucl.ac.uk.

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The successful candidate must have a broad scientific knowledge and be educated to degree level (ideally PhD) or have equivalent professional experience in a scientific discipline relevant to early detection research.

You must be proactive and well-organised with excellent project management skills and demonstrated experience managing multiple or complex scientific projects with several stakeholders.

You will have a passion for proactively supporting training and development of scientific and clinical postgraduate students and early career researchers and be able to lead on building capacity for training initiatives with knowledge of research grants and the lifecycle of awards within the university sector.

You will demonstrate excellent committee management skills, strong interpersonal and communication abilities, and sound judgement when handling sensitive or confidential matters.

Highly organised and self-motivated, you will be comfortable balancing competing priorities and working to deadlines.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.