Programme Manager

We are looking for a Programme Manager to lead the management and strategic oversight of a select number of the Foundation's funded initiatives globally. Candidates must be open to a potential secondment to Singapore for circa 3 months, once per year

Client Details

This opportunity is with a newly established charitable foundation operating at the frontier of transnational research and precision care. Their mission is to support the discovery of novel care pathways that intervene before patients become sick, shifting the paradigm from reactive treatment to proactive, evidence-based prevention

Description

Project Management

• Lead the end-to-end management of a select number of the Foundation's funded initiatives, maintaining the depth of engagement needed to truly understand what is happening on the ground, overseeing progress against milestones, budgets, and agreed deliverables
• Develop and maintain robust programme management frameworks, ensuring consistency and rigour across all funded initiatives
• Be the driving force behind project delivery: identify risks, dependencies, and underperformance early, and work proactively with partners to resolve issues
• Oversee financial monitoring, reviewing partner financial reports and ensuring accountability

Grantee & Partner Relations

• Serve as the primary point of contact for grantees and institutional partners under your coverage, cultivating trust-based, long-term relationships
• Conduct regular site visits to partner institutions, including international travel, to maintain close oversight and strengthen collaboration
• Opportunity to design and lead the Foundation's Principal Investigator symposium, bringing together funded researchers and institutional partners to share findings and foster collaboration
• Opportunity to design and lead the incubation of the Foundation's medical student fellowship programme, working across academic and clinical partners to design and operationalise the initiative

Strategy & Learning

• Synthesise learnings and outcomes from your projects to inform the Foundation's grant-making strategy and future priorities
• Lead the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks that can be used across the Foundation's projects, ensuring the Foundation can demonstrate impact with rigour
• Work closely with the Communications team to ensure your projects' activity is reflected coherently in the Foundation's external narrative
• Proactively identify and develop new project opportunities through the Foundation's network of institutional partners, physician-scientists, and researchers, and your own network, contributing to the pipeline of future grant-making activity.

Organisational Contribution

• Contribute to the Foundation's wider strategic development
• Support the recruitment and development of more junior programme staff as the team grows

Profile

A successful Programme Manager should have/be:

• 8-15 years of experience in programme or project management, with a track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder portfolios, ideally gained at least in part on the delivery side of a funded initiative
• Candidates in their early careers who are willing to step up to the challenges and grow are strongly encouraged to apply
• Experience working within or in close partnership with academic, clinical, research, non-profit, or healthcare related environments
• Strong financial acumen, with experience overseeing budgets and reviewing financial reporting from partners or grantees
• Experience designing or implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Proven ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders across institutional and cultural boundaries
• Willingness to undertake international travel, including potential secondments

Job Offer

A competitive salary and benefits package