Teams at The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)

Manage R&D funding calls from planning and applicant communications through project selection, due diligence, budget checks, approvals, and signed awards. Coordinate with programme, Finance, Legal, and Communications teams; explain agreements and obligations to funded researchers; maintain audit trails; resolve routine contracting issues; and improve guidance, templates, and tools. The role requires strong organization, commercial judgment, numeracy, communication, and experience managing funding or investment processes.

Lead end-to-end recruitment for ARIA’s operational functions, including finance, communications, people, procurement, policy, and executive roles. Manage candidate relationships, complex interview scheduling, sourcing, hiring-manager advising, inclusive assessment, and contingent workforce recruitment. Build scalable recruiting systems, improve processes with technology, and support hiring for corporate, scientific, and technical positions in a fast-paced public R&D agency.

Lead translation of ARIA’s climate tipping-point forecasting research into a usable early-warning capability. Responsibilities include defining the system MVP, integrating observation, modelling and product teams, leading user discovery and pilots, delivering translation milestones, building partnerships, and developing enduring governance, financing, assurance and adoption models. The role also supports climate programmes by connecting technical teams with governments, funders, institutions and affected communities.