Space Programme Coordinator

STFC; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based research organization is seeking a Space Programme Coordinator to join the Campus and Cluster Development Team. The role involves managing stakeholder engagements, coordinating project activities, and supporting the growth of Space cluster initiatives. A relevant degree and strong communication skills are essential. Benefits include flexible working hours, 30 days of holiday, and learning opportunities.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Flexible working hours

Defined salary pension scheme

Employee shopping/travel discounts

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong ability to write briefings, papers, reports, and complex correspondence.
• Ability to manage multiple competing projects and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours if needed.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with teams across STFC and Harwell.
• Coordinate engagement activities for national and international delegations.
• Administer funded projects and monitor budgets.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Overview

Salary: £36,650 gross per annum

Hours: Full-Time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working)

Contract Type: Fixed Term until Finance Year End April 2026 *

Location: Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK

*This role will be reviewed in the early new year and there may be a possibility for it to be extended.

Together at STFC, part of UKRI, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Whether it’s sending probes into space or finding new ways to treat cancer, everyone here plays a vital role in making a positive difference to society.

Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn, and empowered to explore your curiosity.

About Us

Our Campus and Cluster Development Team works with key stakeholders and partners to drive the growth of clusters anchored to our campuses at Harwell and Sci-Tech Daresbury. We fully exploit the potential of these clusters in space, energy, health and life sciences, digital and quantum to tackle the major challenges of today and tomorrow, boost knowledge exchange, innovation and commercialisation in business, contributing to economic growth and prosperity.

The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Space Programme Coordinator to join our well-established team. You will work with colleagues across our Campuses and stakeholders across the UK to support important areas of Campus and Cluster development. The core focus of this role will help to build links between stakeholders and the world-leading ecosystem at Harwell, you will also support the delivery of key Space cluster development programmes and activities.

Key Responsibilities Include

Stakeholder Engagement and Management

• Building relationships with teams and relevant organisations across STFC and Harwell to deliver specific stakeholder engagement activities for our Clusters and Campuses, for example coordinating visits from national and international delegations of businesses, government and policy makers.
• Drafting agendas, making and communicating plans, collating slide decks, distributing briefs and reports, as appropriate, supporting the smooth delivery of visits, engagement activities and events.
• Working closely with the STFC Impact and Engagement team and other teams at Harwell to support the creation of clear communication material, for example highlighting the impact of projects, programmes and visits via social media and internal newsletters.

Programme Delivery

• Coordinating teams, both internal and external, that carry out active management of funded projects, for example, monitoring budgets; coordinating programme and monitoring officer meetings and communications; preparing papers, reports and briefings.
• Helping to administer and improve information management for the team, for example contributing to the development of project management tools and templates and maintaining the SharePoint site used for storage of key documents, project plans, and reports.
• Supporting colleagues in managing different project and programmes, such as the UK Connected and Autonomous Earth Connected Capability Network steering board, through preparing meetings (drafting agendas, collating and distributing papers, creating slide decks), assisting during the meeting by taking minutes, and post-meeting monitoring of actions.
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on activities, project and programmes. Collating evidence on successes, outcomes and impacts and producing creative and impactful materials for a wider range of audiences.
• Providing support in other areas of Campus and Cluster management and supporting other members of the team, as and when required.

Person Specification

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including an excellent standard of written English, and the ability to write briefings, papers, reports and complex correspondence as required.
• IT skills, including word-processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, databases, collaboration tools, online communication platforms, and remote working tools.
• Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload, to be flexible and manage multiple competing projects, to plan work both in the short and long term and to oversee the effective meeting of deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact across and between different groups or organisations, and build strong working relationships with a variety of people from different professional backgrounds in industry and academia.
• An ability to work with ambiguity and deal with difficult situations by showing initiative and judgement in a constantly changing environment
• A willingness to travel and work away from the office and/or outside normal working hours on occasion.

Employee Benefits

We are offering a 9 month FTC position with a whole host of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days).
• Flexible working hours.
• An excellent defined salary pension scheme.
• Employee shopping/travel discounts.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We are committed to sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are invested in creating an environment that is welcoming and supportive of all, to help us achieve the highest possible standards in our work and organisation together. In this regard, we encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Whatever our role, we have the freedom to explore, learn and connect, as part of a community that loves to share knowledge and support one another.

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn – about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself.

Join us and discover what’s possible!