Job Opportunities API

Job Description The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance) . Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. This role can be based at any of the following sites Culham, Oxfordshire with occasional domestic travel. This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. The Role Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Opportunity Development Manager, you will support the Head of Programme Development in identifying, developing and securing strategic funding and commercial opportunities that drive growth for the Technology Division. Working across industry, government, academia and international partners, you will help build consortia and shape opportunities from early engagement through to successful proposal submission, ensuring alignment with the Division's strategic objectives and supporting sustainable long-term growth. You will lead opportunity capture activities, coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and develop compelling funding and commercial proposals that convert UKAEA capabilities into funded programmes and sustainable commercial growth. This role combines opportunity development, stakeholder engagement and bid leadership, with a strong emphasis on partnership building and external engagement. Additional Responsibilities: • Lead the development, coordination and submission of high-quality bids, funding proposals and commercial opportunities aligned to the Division's strategic objectives. • Coordinate the Division's Bid Viability Assessment (BVA) process, supporting robust Go/No-Go decision making, identifying opportunities to refine bid management processes, and ensuring resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities. • Build consortia and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as the lead contact for complex bids and supporting the identification and development of strategic opportunities. • Oversee the bid lifecycle from opportunity qualification through to submission, ensuring proposals are robust, compliant, competitive and delivered to deadline. • Monitor and report on commercial activity, opportunity pipelines, partnerships and business development data, maintaining accurate CRM, SharePoint and proposal records to support informed decision-making. • Maintain proposal libraries, reusable content, lessons learned, bid processes and opportunity tracking systems to drive continuous improvement and increase bid effectiveness. • Promote UKAEA's values by fostering a culture of safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, continuous improvement and compliance with organisational policies. • Contribute to the development of strategic funding and commercial opportunities, supporting opportunity assessment, planning, and proposal development. • Develop relationships with customers, collaborators, funding organisations and strategic partners, helping to shape opportunities before formal funding calls are launched. • Represent UKAEA at stakeholder meetings, consortium workshops, conferences and industry engagement activities.