Applications are invited for a Policy and Public Affairs Manager to join the Communications team at the Quadram Institute, based in Norwich, UK.

Background:

The Policy and Public Affairs Manager will have a critical role in ensuring the impact of the Institute’s work on food, nutrition and human health, is effectively represented to policymakers, funders, government departments, and our external partners.

The role:

The post holder will report to the Head of Communications and will be responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of policy advocacy work. 
The role combines policy insight with stakeholder engagement to shape the research and innovation landscape, champion the institute’s societal impact and scientific contributions, and influence long‑term regulatory and funding sustainability.

The ideal candidate:

The successful candidate will have proven experience in policy, public affairs, or government relations, ideally within the research, higher education, or not for profit sectors and broad scientific awareness across subjects and disciplines relevant to the work of the Quadram Institute. Experience of writing policy reports or briefings and experience of successfully engaging with the UK government and its agencies are essential.

Interviews will be held on Friday 5 June 2026.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The institute values of People-Centred Impact, Inclusive Excellence, Trusted Integrity, Collaborative Spirit and Agile Innovation are at the heart of all we do, and we expect all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Our vision is Healthy living by design: promoting lifelong health by decoding the interactions between food science, nutrition, microbes, microbiomes and human physiology, and transforming this knowledge into innovative solutions for society.

A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, The Quadram Institute brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).