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# Programme Manager

A designated staff member in the research institution who is responsible for creating and monitoring projects and Environments and overseeing a portfolio of projects.
This should be a member of professional staff with oversight for data handling in one or more research domains.
The **Programme Manager** can add new users to the system and assign users to specific projects.
They assign {ref}`Project Managers <role_project_manager>` and can, if they wish, take on this role themselves.