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Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for a Programme Funding Officer (PFO) to manage a portfolio of grants and contracts, support HI’s teams to understand and meet donor expectations and enable HI to strengthen relationships with, and secure new funding from, institutional donors.

The Institutional Relations team is responsible for donor engagement and influencing, institutional funding, and partnerships in the UK. It comprises the Head of Institutional Relations and two Programme Funding Officers.

As part of HI’s 2016-2025 strategy, we have ambitious targets for growth in institutional funding from UK donors, and more broadly, a focus on building strategic relationships with key UK donors and partners. Given the changing external funding environment and evolving context in the UK, we are looking for an individual who is willing to be flexible and adapt to the context in order to meet the organisation’s needs.

The main purpose of this post is:

• Improving our track record for UK and other funding by increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality submissions, grant management and donor compliance
• Strengthening relationships with, and generating and managing income from UK and other institutional donors and partners

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

Promoting our work and building relationships with institutional donors

Supporting the work of the Head of Institutional Relations, you will have sound knowledge of the donors and funding lines in your portfolio, and contribute proactively to influencing their funding strategies and priorities. Duties include:

• Maintain a good understanding of HI’s programmes, strategy and approach and communicate this externally
• Identify and build relationships with a portfolio of large public and private institutional donors and their key suppliers (e.g. INGOs and for-profit development companies), mobilising colleagues from UK and across the global organisation as required
• Work with country programmes to develop country-level action plans to engage with local representatives of UK donors, in order to strengthen in-country relationships, influence donors’ country-level plans and access in-country funding opportunities
• Anticipate future trends and the expectations of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, influence their policies and strategies, and negotiate and consult with them on institutional funding matters, in liaison with the appropriate colleagues from the UK team and federal network
• In coordination with the Head of Institutional Relations and the Chief Executive, monitor and where needed, contribute to collective work and advocacy initiatives in collaboration with partners and INGO networks (such as the Start Network and targeted Bond groups) with the aim of raising HI’s profile and influencing UK donors in line with our influencing priorities

Generate and manage institutional income from UK donors

You will follow and champion HI’s internal institutional funding procedures to identify and analyse funding opportunities from UK sources, contribute to project submissions, and carry out grant management duties. You will:

• Monitor, identify, analyse and communicate all relevant funding opportunities from donors in your portfolio (including development and humanitarian grant opportunities and commercial contracts), guiding and supporting programmes colleagues with submissions
• Lead the review and analysis of the requirements in new contracts, advise internal stakeholders on compliance and support contract negotiations and due diligence processes
• Implement internal procedures for contract management and support the submission of reporting according to donor requirements
• Support the development of multi-year operational plans and advise on the funding possibilities offered by UK institutional donors

Improve our track record for UK institutional funding

You will be responsible for increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality strategic submissions and donor compliance. You will:

• Create internal communications, train and brief finance, programme and technical staff (including country programmes) on the donors in your portfolio, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to comply with donor rules, understand donor priorities and focus areas, and maximise the potential for funding
• Support proposal development, advising on donor requirements, expectations and preferences
• Build strong relationships and internal links with technical and programme teams and contribute to internal working groups on issues related to donors in your portfolio

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Location:  London (This role will be based in London but there will be some flexibility to work remotely)

Work pattern: Full time

This role will be recruited for on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close it prior to the closing date. Previous candidates need not apply.

Job Profile

The International Programme Funding and Officer (Trusts and Foundations) (IPFO-TF) works closely with programme and funding colleagues to develop high-quality programmes and projects that enable CAFOD and its partners to maximise income from Trusts and Foundations. Through this work s/he helps extend the reach and impact of CAFOD’s programmes in delivering positive and lasting change for some of the world’s poorest communities.

Job Scope

The IPFO-TF is based within the International Programme Funding and Business Innovation Unit. (IFBI) S/he leads on establishing, maintaining and strengthening relationships with key global and/or UK-based Trusts and Foundations; developing and driving donor funding engagement strategies; leading on proposal development and contract management; identifying new funding opportunities and fostering innovation and shared learning among colleagues and partners, including through the programme funding Community of Practice.

As part of implementing CAFOD’s No One Beyond Reach five-year strategy, you will hold responsibility for building relationships with and driving funding applications to high value Trusts and Foundations (including overseas) with long term potential to give CAFOD yearly or multi-year grants over £100,000 in size. You will grow your knowledge of CAFOD’s position as a grantee within the Trusts and Foundations landscape by developing funding proposals and reporting for medium-large existing grantmakers to CAFOD and exploring new prospects. You will also actively contribute to growing the Trust and Foundation income for CAFOD.

Donor lead responsibilities are a significant component of this role; the post-holder will hold and develop expertise on a portfolio of donors. S/he works with IFBI and funding colleagues within the Major Gifts and Philanthropy team, as well as with programme staff, thematic advisers and colleagues in the Finance, Information and Infrastructure, and Advocacy and Education Groups, to help build CAFOD’s reputation and grow income across an agreed donor portfolio. The post-holder may need to undertake some international travel to support overseas teams and partners with proposal development and contract management activities, as well as to meet with key donors and/or collaborate with INGOs and sister agencies within the Caritas Internationalis confederation.

Accountability

The post-holder reports to the Head of the Integrated Funding and Business Innovation Unit. S/he is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for other staff members, consultants or volunteers. S/he is expected to work closely with the Trusts and Foundations Manager.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin filling out the application process.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Arts access organisation VocalEyes is seeking a Programme Officer to support our service delivery with theatres, museums, heritage sites, artists and arts organisations. The post would suit someone passionate about access and inclusion in culture.

We create accessible performances, events and digital media for arts and heritage venues across the UK, primarily through audio description services. Come and join the team that manages our professional audio describers, trainers and consultants providing opportunities for blind and visually impaired people to experience and enjoy arts and culture.

Fixed term to 31 March 2023. Based from our office in London SE1, but home working supported as well.

Our Ambassador Programme Manager leads engagement and education of a passionate community of young people. You will drive a strategic vision to increase reach, impact, and opportunities with inclusivity and accessibility at its heart.

The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today. We believe that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. We work across the UK, providing a wide range of educational programmes.

Every year, up to 3,000 participants - aged 16-18 years old - take part on our ground breaking Lessons from Auschwitz Project, hearing from a Holocaust survivor, and joining a one day visit to the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz Birkenau. They become Ambassadors for the Holocaust Educational Trust, invested with a powerful responsibility to share what they have learnt, to ensure the Holocaust is remembered, and to speak out against antisemitism, racism and hatred when they see it. Our Ambassador Programme provides opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Holocaust, and equips them to become advocates of Holocaust remembrance.

As the Ambassador Programme Manager you would oversee and lead our efforts to engage and educate an ever growing, dynamic and passionate community of tens of thousands of young people across the UK. The successful candidate will drive a strategic vision – a vision which is fearless, and looks towards ever increasing reach, enhanced impact, provision of robust and engaging educational opportunities, true youth engagement and empowerment, and with inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of our programme. You will coordinate efforts across the Ambassador team, and between different Ambassador projects, leading the overall program with attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation. You will be responsible managing the Ambassador team and ensuring the day-to-day delivery of the Ambassador Programme is of the highest standard, and that your team is able to deliver an exciting, engaging and impactful programme of events throughout the year (inclusive of workshops, conferences and international study visits.) All delivery will be monitored and evaluated, with our Ambassador Programme Manager championing and driving quality monitoring, learning and evaluation systems.

As our Ambassadors work hard to ensure that the Holocaust is remembered, the Ambassador Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring that Ambassadors have access to inspiration and guidance through our Ambassador Programme – the Trust will continue to support our Ambassador community in all their efforts.

The Ambassador Programme Manager will require these skills/qualities:

• Ability to drive strategic vision, to generate continued growth and impact of a programme, as well as increase reach;

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to nurture and develop individual staff, and a team, to deliver an excellent programme, and engaging projects and initiatives;

• Excellent understanding of how to devise, develop and deliver robust educational content (to be delivered on and offline), and building educational content which will engage, inspire, and educate our Ambassador community;

• An understanding of how to devise and manage a communication plan as part of your engagement strategy, with particular confidence in understanding the ways in which young people engage with and consume information, communications and correspondence;

• Effective project management skills – able to manage a range of initiatives and projects (sometimes with conflicting deadlines), devising new and innovative ways to ensure those projects are engaging target audiences;

• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, and confidence in creating frameworks that allow teams to implement learnings within the project cycle;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people, particularly young people aged between 16-26 years old from a variety of backgrounds;

• Excellent organisational skills, and a strong eye for detail;

• Passionate about youth engagement and activism, with knowledge of trends in youth culture and how these trends can be used to engage with audiences;

• Understanding of Safeguarding, issues for consideration within youth engagement delivery, and an ability to implement robust safeguarding assurances within the context of informal educational settings;

• Energy, enthusiasm and positivity;

• Creativity;

• Confident facilitating workshops with young people.

In your first 6-12 months, you will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Ambassador Programme – its aims, deliverables, and impact / reach of the programme to date. In order to achieve this, you will be expected to develop a contextual understanding of the sector, and how young people engage with Holocaust education and remembrance, as well as broader youth engagement.

• Contribute to plans for the Ambassador Programme’s upcoming programme cycle (academic year 2021/22) and support the Ambassador team as they delivery on projects and initiatives. This will include oversight of the development and delivery of a new digital platform, bespoke to the Ambassador community.

• Line management of the Ambassador Programme Coordinators, including direction and support as they delivery on the Ambassador Programme annual calendar of projects and initiatives, and inclusive of creating individuals development plans for your direct reports, harnessing their skills and driving growth across the team. Work with Education Team Manager to ensure project structures across the Education Team (inclusive of the Ambassador Programme) are uniform. Within this context, you will ensure the appropriate project proposal, planning and delivery structures are in place across the Ambassador Programme team. 

• See delivery of our Ambassador Programme first hand, and start building relationships across our Regional Ambassador networks – engaging with them to better understand what inspires and engages them; to see first-hand how their enthusiasm and passion manifests itself through their activity; to consider what our Ambassadors want to see through our Ambassador Programme.

• Familiarise yourself with the Trust’s Safeguarding policies and processes, and establish yourself within the safeguarding team (understanding your responsibilities within the context of the safeguarding team, and the Ambassador Programme). Ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people is a central component within all work you oversee.

• With support from Director of Programmes and Education Team Manager, lead on strategic planning for 2022/23 academic year and beyond, this will include ensuring efficient, smooth and professional delivery of the project cycle of our Ambassador Programme,  setting our a vision for the programme’s future, directing on agreed programme objectives and KPIs, and communicating with the team what we are delivering.

• Ensure that the Ambassador Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks are effective in capturing the detail and information we require, and where necessary amend framework to allow the team to implement learnings within the project cycle.

• Draft relevant budgets for the Ambassador Programme; monitor expenditure, and work with the Fundraising Team on relevant grant or funding applications;

• To lead on the development and delivery of a new digital platform for the Ambassador Programme.

• Support the Lessons from Auschwitz Project team in a logistical role on our one-day visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland (up to three visits per year).

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £36 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, spots and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Funding Officer to join our South London Team

You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.  The South London Team covers the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark and Sutton.

As a Funding Officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants on our Reaching Communities programme, using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area within South London, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.

Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

You will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.

Contract Type: Permanent – full time

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: W/C 3rd January 2022

Salary: £27,810 - £28,500

Essential Criteria

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision.

Ideally you will live within South London and have excellent knowledge of the area. You will work from several locations, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of London’s charity sector and experience working with underrepresented communities in the region
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

12 month fixed term contract
Based in the UK with a minimum of 2 days a week in the London office

We are looking for an experienced and committed individual to join us as a Start Fund Programme Officer in the Start Network for 12 months.

The Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs. Our aim is to deliver more effective emergency aid, harnessing the power and knowledge of the network to make faster and better decisions to help people affected by crises. We advocate for radical change in the global aid system so that the world can deal better with the humanitarian challenges of today, and of the future.  Our work focuses on three areas to change the system:

• Localisation – shifting power to those closest to the front line to enable more effective and appropriate responses.
• New forms of financing – providing fast, early, and dependable funding, to help communities to become more resilient to crises.
• Collective innovation – testing new ways of working and sharing learning and expertise to build a more effective humanitarian system.

As Start Fund Programme Officer you will work with a wide range of stakeholders  within the Start Network and Start Platform. You will also be responsible for project and team administration, such as processing of disbursements and record keeping of all project documents. You will support reporting, project compliance and escalate complaints and incidents. Furthermore, you will:

• Provide support to the Start Fund Committee representatives and humanitarian personnel world-wide, in the decision-making processes
• Implement the Start Fund, while identifying ways on which the programme could be improved from an operational perspective
• Support MEAL colleagues to capture data accurately, analyse learning and emerging patterns to enable effective monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Represent the Start Fund and other Start Network initiatives internally and externally

To be successful you will have experience working within the humanitarian sector and proven experience of project cycle management. As well as a flexible ‘can do' attitude, you should have the ability to manage an unpredictable workload and use your initiative. Strong data management and analysis skills are essential as is:

• Experience in organising events and engaging varied stakeholders in complex issues
• Proven skills in developing proposals and budgets, and in reporting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with stakeholders at different levels
• Competency in a second language, preferably Spanish, French or Arabic.
• Demonstrable experience of collaboration, including forging and maintain effective new relationships and partnerships, often across organizational boundaries

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Remote Working:
The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 
Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

To apply please visit our website.

Job purpose

This job contributes to the British Asian Trust’s success by supporting the Programmes and Central Operations function to be successful. This includes coordinating BAT’s programmes, ensuring proper and consistent grant management across the portfolio, supporting programmes and partnerships, while at the same time delivering high quality administrative support across the team.

Main responsibilities

· Ensuring coordination of the British Asian Trust’s programmes across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka - working closely with the team.

· Ensuring proper grant management processes are in place including data collection, reporting, and information management

· Supporting the Head of Programmes across the portfolio and with particular projects as required

· Providing administrative support to the Programmes and Central Operations Team

Ensuring coordination of the British Asian Trust’s programmes across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka - working closely with the team. · To support the programmes team and work closely with the Head of Programmes to ensure efficient coordination and administration of all programmes and partnerships. · To work closely with the Programme leads and staff in-country to ensure that our processes and systems are standardised, fit for purpose and being used consistently. · Support with all safeguarding requirements and work with Head of Programmes to enable better practices internally and with partners. · Directly support the Head of Programmes in managing the Sri Lanka programme including programme and partner management for this small portfolio. · To work closely with the Communications team to deliver programme-related communications to include partner profiling, case studies, social media work etc. · Provide support for programme events – particularly virtual, including development of programme briefs, guestlist maintenance, drafting invites, managing Zoom and notes.

Ensuring proper grant management processes in place including data collection, reporting, and information management :· Supporting on all grant management across the region including due diligence,contracts, reporting, monitoring, payments, and information management.· Supporting programme leads with reporting requirements and processes and maintenance of key programmatic documents including project briefs.· Maintenance and development of key stakeholder and project records on salesforce and as required.· Ensuring proper information management and data collection for all partnerships, grants, projects- enabling this to be followed across the team and the organisation.

Supporting the Head of Programmes across the portfolio and with particular projects as required · Assist the Head of Programmes and Head of Programme Fundraising in collating all information required for SMT, Directors and the Board as relevant. · Draft papers for Investment Committee, write minutes and support diary management · Manage Programmes team meetings including scheduling and agendas · Support the Head of Programmes to encourage cross-team learning within the organisation.

Providing administrative support to the Programmes and Central Operations Team · Provide administrative support across the programmes and central operations function · Work on any additional projects that come up in collaboration with members of the team, in agreement with line manager to support organisational priorities. · Assist in the coordination of team events, where necessary · Actively contribute to the wider Programmes strategy · Actively contribute to and support wider BAT activities and initiatives, particularly with regards to communications · Consistently demonstrate the values and principles of British Asian Trust

Key Relationships

Internal: Director of Finance and Resourses,Head of Programmes,Programmes and Fundraising Teams

External: Programme Partners including; NGOs, private sector companies and academic institutions BAT funding partners, including Trust and Foundations, Government, and private sector BAT Service Providers, such as IT and database support

Person Specification and Job-related knowledge, skills and experience

· Experience in a programme coordination or project/grant management role

· Good working knowledge of Microsoft office, experience of Salesforce desirable

· Highly developed time management and organisational skills

· Ability to prioritise work and work well under pressure

· Works methodically with high attention to detail

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Excellent numeracy skills

· Ability to demonstrate a flexibility of approach and work effectively as part of a team

· Highly developed administrative skills, especially team coordination and diary

management

The job of a Save the Children's UK Executive Director of Global Programmes is challenging and fulfilling.

• Do you have a good understanding of global development, humanitarian and child rights issues relevant to Save the Children.
• Do you have experience of strategy development and delivery
• Are you a strategic thinker driven by impact and evidence?
• Do you have strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and authenticity?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

As Executive Director of Global Programmes you will sit on the Executive Leadership Team, working with colleagues to lead the organisation in line with our strategy and our agreed values and behaviours. Reporting into the CEO, you will personally lead the Global Programmes division, where your responsibility is to pursue the maximum, sustainable impact for children from SCUK's global development and humanitarian interventions, working in close collaboration with the rest of SCUK, the wider Save the Children movement and our numerous external partners.

This role offers a unique and exciting opportunity for someone with a passion to make a difference in the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. You must be ready to adapt to changes in external circumstances, including country crises and financial realities, as well as internal change plans not least our commitment to shift more power and resources to children, local communities and local partners. You will be a collaborative and catalytic leader with a sophisticated understanding of the current global trends in the international development landscape, social change and experience of developing and implementing programming and emergency responses globally.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Executive Director of Global Programmes will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect. 

Key accountabilities:

• As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will have collective responsibility for developing and delivering the organisation's strategy, plans and policies, both in terms of staff and also reporting to the Board of Trustees.
• Undertake a leadership role on some crosscutting work, including championing one of the Staff Equality Networks and acting as climate change champion.
• Be responsible for all leadership and management of Global Programmes Division, including people, processes, partnerships, programmes and financial resources ensuring the division strives always to maximise its impact for children and complies with its own policies and requirements agreed with donors.
• Together with the ED for Fundraising and Marketing, you will be responsible for securing the partnerships and funding to deliver on SCUK's priorities (with targets and accountabilities set out in the Strategic Partnerships for Impact Strategy 2022-24).
• Working with the ED for Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns, you will co-chair the work of the World Class Impact board internally, which is responsible for making sure SCUK is on track to deliver on the high level objectives in the 2022-24 strategy, and support the success of the new 5-year global campaign for a fairer, greener future for today's children. 
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Movement to shape our future strategic direction and guide change processes relevant to development and humanitarian programming, ensuring long term sustainable impact for children is the guiding principle, whilst setting high standards for compliance and risk.
• Representing Save the Children externally as necessary, including to build profile and to influence discussions taking place elsewhere in line with SCUK strategic priorities, as well as to develop new partnerships that will help us to learn from others and to achieve our long term objectives for children.

Person specification:

• Demonstrable understanding of global development, humanitarian and child rights issues relevant to Save the Children. You will be able to call on experts but must have a good grounding, committed to expanding your knowledge, and able to speak confidently and in an inspiring way about all aspects of our work.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a large team of people at a senior level, creating a high-performance culture that matches our ambitions for children with support for staff development and wellbeing. You must be able to engage staff effectively when working remotely and in person, including split site teams.
• Experience of strategy development and delivery – to include turning high level plans into practical and feasible programmes of work and managing multiple stakeholders. Including internal change programmes.
• Track record of robust management of significant financial resources and operations, including ensuring compliance with regulatory rules and securing cost savings.
• Experience of leading large scale or complex development or emergency operations in a developing country preferred (highly desirable).
• Experience of working in a networked alliance or federation context (desirable). In many areas, your work will be delivered with or through other parts of the Movement, yet you will still be accountable for this.

Personal competencies:

• A passion for Save the Children's mission – the successful candidate will be driven by a concern to make a difference, focusing attention on those most at risk of being left behind and in line with our Strategy.
• Strategic thinker who's driven by impact and evidence, curious to keep up to date with new ideas and innovations and sees the positive potential in change – with children as agents of change for their own future.
• Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and authenticity that mean you can communicate with impact to different audiences, from children and youth networks to senior political or business figures, potential funders, the media, junior staff or Save the Children partners at community level.
• Resilient – able to cope with a senior role carrying significant responsibility, juggling competing priorities and in an area of work that exposes you to some of the toughest situations faced by children.
• Strong commitment to Save the Children values and behaviours. You will be expected to role model SCUK's 16 workplace behaviours and to hold others to the same standard, tackling any concerns proactively. You will help to drive delivery of SCUK's Diversity and Inclusion strategy ‘Free to be Me'.
• An understanding of SCUK's policies on safeguarding children, vulnerable adults and preventing sexual abuse and exploitation, along with a clear commitment to ensure full compliance with these as well as all other mandatory policies.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

At Turn2us, we believe no one in the UK should live in poverty.

Turn2us is a national charity that helps people to build financial sustainability and thrive. Turn2us gives people the information and support they need in the face of life-changing events and collaborates to tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty.

We give people information about what benefits and other help they can access, give money in the form of grants, and work to break down the barriers that cause financial hardship including racism, gender inequality, classism, ableism and homophobia.

The Programmes and Partnerships Directorate is three teams – the Grants Team, the Information Team and the Local Programmes teams and we all work directly with people.

The Local Programmes Team develops programmes that work in a particular place, to give people experiencing poverty control over decisions that affect their finances. We work with community organisations who are already experts in their communities and support their work rather than copying it.

This assistant role will support the Head of Local Programmes, setting up meetings and managing diaries, and helping to create and deliver local programmes. The assistant will also provide support across the three teams, for example sending out updates and other administrative support.

With exceptional administration skills, the ability to manage and organise meetings, and with some previous knowledge in the voluntary sector desired, you will be highly organised, have good IT and literacy skills and the ability to present back information clearly. 

The closing date for applications: 28th Nov 2021, 23.59.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of their age, experience, disability, ethnicity, heritage, sexuality, gender and socio-economic background. We particularly welcome applications from disabled candidates, trans people and black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented within our organisation.

The Programme Partnerships department is looking for a Programme Manager (PM), who will act as the focal point in the interaction between Country Offices and Save the Children UK (SCUK), supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes. 

As Programme Manager, you will oversee the implementation of SCUK-funded programming, in coordination with the Country Offices, acting as a donor liaison for key SCUK donors - institutional and/ or non-institutional including strategic corporate partnerships. You will be responsible for monitoring, ensuring donor compliance and providing quality assurance for projects and grants/contracts within specific assigned countries, as well as managing related risks. You will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals and reports, as well as evaluations and audits.

Your remit will either be region-based or programme-based, and it will vary over time, in line with changes and demands in SCUK's overall international programmes funding portfolio. This role involves the direct management of programmes and related awards implemented in specific Country Offices or in support of strategic corporate donor(s). In addition, you will: 

• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in Country Offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes. 
• Contribute to the development of the overall portfolio, in support of Country Strategic Plans and donor partnership strategies. 

• Develop a strong knowledge of donors/ partners priorities and interests in the country(ies) under your responsibility. Develop and maintain relevant donor relationships, serving as the focal point for HQ-level donor staff, for the countries, programmes or partnerships under your portfolio. 

To be successful you will have extensive experience in project and grant/contract management, particularly while working in a country office, and you will be knowledgeable of institutional and non-institutional donor requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international aid sector, with significant financial and reporting skills. You will also have: 

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance and with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures. 
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as FCDO, UNICEF, OCHA, ECHO/EuropeAid, including proposal development and report writing, and / or experience working with non-institutional donors (corporate, trust & foundations, etc.) 

• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and effectively address issues 
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills 

Please make sure your cover letter explains how you meet these essential requirements. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.  

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change.

UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us; they are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders and empower social entrepreneurs. We want to create an organisation that’s the right fit for everyone we work with.

To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd, giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society.  We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic, LGBTQIA, people who are disabled, those with learning differences, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

Location: Due to Covid-19, this is initially an agile role so you can be based anywhere in the UK. As we start to re-open our offices for staff, you are welcome to use one of the UnLtd office hubs in London, Bradford or Birmingham, or a satellite office in Scotland or Northern Ireland. We welcome applications from anywhere across the UK and are open to discuss flexible working, including working from home.

About the role

You will be responsible for supporting the Programme Lead, Head of Delivery & Programmes and Head of Business Development & Partnerships to manage a portfolio of key external programmes. You will be accountable for the overall execution of these external programmes. You will support the Business Development & Partnerships team to maintain excellent partner relationships.

Your primary focus will be supporting the Programme Lead on programme management. You will be responsible for ensuring smooth implementation and execution of externally funded UnLtd programmes. This includes producing project plans, ensuring key tasks are delivered, monitoring progress and coordinating reporting. This also includes working with teams across UnLtd to ensure delivery against agreed objectives, outcomes, budgets and timelines. You will ensure best in class programme delivery across all our partnerships, ultimately improving our support to our Social Entrepreneurs and partner satisfaction.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

• Application Closing Date: 10am Tuesday 7th December 2021
• First round of interviews: Wednesday 15th December 2021
• Final interviews: Tuesday 21st December 2021

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for.

Job Title: Programme Delivery Manager

Location: London, Sheffield or Bristol office

Reporting To: Director of Strategy and Programmes

Contract: Permanent 35 hours/week (would consider 28 hours/week)

Salary: £48,484 (£51,984 if resident in Greater London)

Date Closes: Tuesday, 30th November 10am 

Careers4Change is delighted to be working with Power To Change on this fantastic role as a Programme Delivery Manager. 

Role Purpose:

The main responsibility for this role is to oversee the Power To Change Leadership programme, ‘Leading the Way’, which supports and empowers community enterprise leaders in the North East of England who have not had the opportunity to access mainstream leadership training. ‘Leading the Way’ is a 16-month programme that balances tailored one-to-one development with group learning. It aims to support community leaders to build their confidence, resilience, skills and networks to progress their leadership and their organisations to the next stage. You will also work closely with Virgin Money Foundation to deepen the impact, increase the sustainability, and broaden the engagement in the community business sector. 

This role sits in the Strategy and Programmes Team, and you will have the opportunity to work across some other exciting programmes. You will also line manager the Programme Delivery Officer and provide support and development. 

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust that supports community businesses in England, endowed by the National Lottery Community Fund (previously the Big Lottery Fund). Our vision is ‘powerful communities, better places’. We want to back people to build successful community businesses for the benefit of their local places. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the delivery of the Leadership programme, ‘Leading the Way’, including the day-to-day relationship with our partner (Virgin Money Foundation) to deepen the impact, increase the sustainability, and broaden the engagement in the community business sector. 
• Work with the Community Leader Advisors and the ‘Leading the Way’ delivery organisation to ensure the quality of the programme. 
• Contribute to the ‘Leading the Way’ programme sessions to share learning and vision from Power to Change, especially around the role of community business. 
• Work with other managers to support the development of activities and programmes to ensure our grant making framework and policies are complied with. 

• Work with the Strategy and Programmes Officer and the Director of Strategy and Programmes to look at our grant making approach with the aim of making it more responsive to the needs of Community Business and others looking to access our funding and support. 
• Line manage, support, and develop a Programme Delivery Officer. 
• Lead on commissioning and managing contracted partners as required. 
• Ensure relevant data is maintained on Salesforce (working with the Data team). 
• Manage the budget for all activities in your remit including planning, monitoring, reporting, and authorizing spend within agreed parameters, with the support of the Finance team. 

Skills and Experience: 

• Experience of successfully managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with high level of autonomy. 
• Experience of designing and delivering innovative and sector leading programmes. 
• Ability to manage ambiguity, analyse strategic opportunities and apply judgement to present well substantiated recommendations in writing and in person.
• Ability to collaborate with others to produce well structured, robust analysis and solutions.
• Budget holding experience including reporting internally and to key stakeholders. 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate and influence successfully. 
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight in a dynamic, quick-changing environment. 
• Ability to see strategic opportunities and connections with other activities. 
• Good understanding of and experience of working in the social enterprise and/or community business sectors. 
• Confident and competent in using IT systems, particularly databases, and Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status. We will assess all applications against the requirements for this post as detailed in the job description and person specification and ask for names and education history to be removed from applications. 

We are Disability Confident Committed, we welcome and respond positively to applications from disabled people. We will meet individual needs throughout the recruitment process, including making any appropriate reasonable adjustments during the interview stage and to our workplace if selected into post to support colleagues with any form of disability. If you meet the minimum requirements for the role and would like a guaranteed interview please email Nicola Fuschillo, Director of People and Governance. You do not need to share any details about your disability at this stage. 

As a Mindful Employer we recognise that in the UK, people experiencing mental ill health continue to report stigma and discrimination. We are committed to creating a supportive and open culture, where colleagues are able to talk about mental health. We are also committed to ensuring that our employees feel safe in disclosing any mental health conditions and confident that they will be properly supported and offered reasonable adjustments when required. 

If you have any questions about how Power to Change is an equal opportunities employer please contact our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Edward Walden 

We are looking for a motivational and inspiring Programme Director to lead a team of 45 staff across nine regions, with direct line management of seven Programme Managers and one School Onboarding Manager. The role has responsibility for oversight of the delivery of our tutoring programmes in schools, currently working towards a target of reaching nearly 8,500 disadvantaged pupils in 2021-22. The Programme Director will ensure programmes are delivered to a consistently high standard, drawing on evidence of best practice, willing to regularly reflect and learn to drive improvements. This team manages and oversees all delivery metrics, as well as school relationships (including renewals) and school recruitment. The Programme Director also sets functional KPIs and milestones, ensuring progress towards these.

The Programme Team works closely with the Impact and Quality Team, who hold responsibility for design, monitoring and evaluation of the programme, and with the Marketing and Communications Team, who lead on nationwide tutor recruitment. Given this, it is essential that the Programme Director can work collaboratively and is skilled in cross-team working, with outstanding communication skills. 

As a member of the Senior Management Team (comprising CEO and Directors), the Programme Director helps to set organisational strategy, define growth targets, and contributes to cross-functional problem solving to ensure progress towards organisational goals. The role interacts with the Board at quarterly meetings and has regular contact with external stakeholders including headteachers, sector partners and funders. 

This year Action Tutoring has continued to grow its reach, particularly given the opportunity that the National Tutoring Programme has provided to access additional funding to reach new schools and scale, enabled by the development of our online programme model. We are seeking new skills within our leadership team to spearhead the next phase of the organisation's growth. The role would suit a dynamic, skilled people leader, who is goal orientated and delivery focused, thrives in a fast paced environment and has proven problem solving skills.

Reports to: CEO

Place of work: London office: The Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, E1W 2SF.
The role will require regular presence in London (approximately 4-6 days a month); however we are open to appointing candidates based outside of London and ideally in one of our regions.

Contract and working hours: permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week). For the right candidate, we are open to flexible working requests.

Start date: January 2022

Closing date and interviews: Sunday, 5th December 2021. Stage 1 interviews will be held from 13th December and stage 2 interviews will be held 20th and 21st December 2021.

All Action Tutoring staff must have a DBS check. Should you be aware of any incidents, cautions or convictions that would appear on your DBS check, you should notify us with your application.

Duties and responsibilities

Programme delivery
- Ensure programmes are delivered to a consistently high standard, including strong satisfaction and rates of renewal from partner schools. 
- Oversee management of programme delivery in schools to meet KPIs across all eight regions that Action Tutoring operates in. 
- Oversee effective management and renewal of existing partner schools (with associated income generation of c.£0.9m).
- Oversee recruitment and onboarding of new schools in line with annual growth targets together with the Programme Managers and the School Onboarding Manager, including the potential of launching Action Tutoring in a new geographical area in accordance with future strategy plans. 
- Work with others in the organisation to ensure that the operations of programmes run as effectively as possible.
- Be accountable to the Board for the performance of the Programme Team, including providing effective reporting to the Board.
- Ensure the Programme Team adhere to Action Tutoring’s safeguarding, health and safety and GDPR policies and procedures.

Organisational strategic direction:
- Work with the CEO, Board and Senior Management Team to define strategic priorities and targets.
- Define functional strategic priorities and areas for development for the Programme Team.
- Align the Programme Team around strategy, ensuring buy-in.
- Develop plans with the wider team for how to extend Action Tutoring’s reach (including through expansion into new geographies) and ensure sustainability.

Annual planning:
- Develop annual objectives for the Programme Team, aligned with organisational strategy with input from team members.
- Define structure and capacity/resource requirements for programme functions, looking ahead to how this changes over time to ensure future-proofing.

People management and development:
- Direct line management of seven Programme Managers and one School Onboarding Manager, supporting their development and delivery of KPIs and ensuring that the Programme Coordinators they manage are delivering effectively and flourishing in their roles.
- Maintain team morale, including ensuring adequate support is provided where needed.
- Work closely in collaboration with the Programme Team Administrator to ensure programmes all have the required administrative support to run effectively.
- Identify skills gaps/development needs for the Programme Team and work with the HR Manager to put in place training solutions and development opportunities.
- Oversee recruitment of Programme Team roles (internal and external), updating or adapting processes when necessary.

Other: 
- Seek to use and build networks for the betterment of the charity.
- Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.

Person specification

We are seeking applications from individuals who have:
- At least four years experience in line management and developing others.
- Experience in people leadership, with high levels of emotional intelligence and resilience.
- Experience of theoretical and practical approaches to designing effective programmes, ideally within the education sector.
- Outstanding communication and people skills; strong written and numerical skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management; ability to build effective relationships swiftly.
- Ability to think creatively, strategically and analytically to find effective solutions and with a proven track record of achieving results.
- Highly organised, able to multi-task and prioritise and complete all activities to a high standard and high attention to detail.
- Ability to inspire and motivate others. 
- Goal orientated, able to work collaboratively to achieve results.
- Confident public speaker; experience presenting to a variety of audiences.
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
- Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.

Qualifications criteria:
- Undergraduate degree (or equivalent experience).
- A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience). 
- Right to work in the UK.

Required experience:
- At least four years’ experience of line managing a team and developing others.
- Experience of cross-team working.
- Ability to deliver to challenging KPIs.
- Evidence of pitching and managing sales of programmes.
- Understanding of complex programme delivery.
- Experience of working with schools or in education. 
- Experience in leading a geographically dispersed team (desirable).

Benefits

- Hybrid working
We offer a flexible combination of office and home based working.
- Holiday
25 days holiday a year (plus UK
public holidays), increasing by a day for each complete year of service (up to three extra days).
- Flexitime and TOIL
We have a flexible policy for working hours, and offer TOIL where staff have to work particularly early in the day or late in the evening, so that they can reclaim those hours at another time.
- Team away days
The whole team across the UK gets together three times a year.
- Pensions
We have a workplace pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
- Culture of celebrating
Regular thanks and praise and monthly recognition of ’heroes’ to celebrate employees going above and beyond.
- Knowledge-sharing
Lots of opportunities to learn from others in the organisation, including policy briefings, shadowing colleagues and peer-to-peer development.
- Socials
Team socials around team days, regular bring-and-share team lunches and other activities.
-Proofreading Team
As well as checking the accuracy of all content Action Tutoring shares with external audiences, our proofreading team supports individuals who would value an extra pair of eyes on their writing.
-Ad hoc projects
Interested in other exciting topics relevant to our charity? Then join one of our working groups (including policy, diversity and inclusion, curriculum and training, socials, data and insights) and support with ongoing projects.

How to apply 

As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
If you are dedicated to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment and are passionate about bringing about this change, please apply today or get in touch for more information.

Please click apply and submit your CV and a cover letter outlining (max 2 pages A4):
(When uploading one document, please click 'upload', rather than 'finish application' to make sure that it attaches, and to allow you to upload another document.)
1) Your experience in people management, building teams and ideally managing a cross regional team, including clear examples of past experiences. 
2) Your experience delivering programmes or projects.
3) Your experience of achieving KPIs, including clear examples.
4) How you would contribute to the wider development of the organisation as a senior management team member. 
5) Tell us about how our organisational values are in line with your values

Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents - please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading UK Grant-making Foundation to recruit a Head of UK Programmes.

Priority programme areas for the Foundation include: enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, well-being and community-based interventions); health and well-being; and arts, culture and heritage.

The Foundation's approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that it focuses on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their charitable goals.

The Foundation has grown substantially and has re-focussed its work in a more strategic and impactful direction. This is an exciting time to join as the Foundations looks to develop and enhance the way it works. The Head of UK Programmes role will be critical to the Foundation fulfilling these ambitions.

The role:

Working closely with the Foundations’ Chief Executive and collaboratively with the wider team (including the Heads of the Europe and Asia Pacific Programmes and the Head of Research, Impact and Learning), in addition to overseeing the wider UK programmes, the post-holder will have particular responsibility for leading the programme focused on enabling disadvantaged children and young people fulfil their potential, also responsible for pro-actively sourcing, delivering and managing a significant strategic portfolio of grants. The post holder will also inform the strategic development of the Foundation’s other key programmes and will oversee the UK grants team planning, development of the pipeline of grants across all programmes to meet grant-making goals and all aspects of the grant-making life cycle for the UK Foundation. 

The post holder will line manage the Programme Manager; Arts, Culture & Heritage (operating across the UK and international Foundations) and will also sit on the Foundation’s Senior Leadership Team and will therefore contribute to the wider success of the UK and international Foundations.

The person:

The successful candidate will have an established and substantial track record in the non-profit/philanthropic sectors in the UK, with a particular focus on children and young people. They will have in-depth knowledge of the sectors’ funding ecology, policy environment and key trends and will have in-depth knowledge of ‘what works’ in enabling disadvantaged children and young people to thrive. An insight into non-profit organisations active in the fields of health and well-being and arts, culture and heritage will also be very advantageous, but not essential. This person will ideally have managed small teams, and will have in-depth knowledge of good practice and key trends in philanthropy and grant-making.

Given the Foundation’s focus on strengthening the capacity of non-profit organisations, this person will be adept at assessing and analysing an organisation’s capacity building needs, looking closely at an organisation’s leadership and governance, operations, impact and financial position. They will have excellent strategic thinking, planning and communication skills, with the ability to simplify data and craft clear and concise proposals whilst making strategic choices to inform decision-making and tailoring material to diverse audiences.

Finally, this person will be emotionally intelligent with excellent inter-personal skills, able to work at pace and build trust with diverse stakeholders. A deep-seated respect for the views and insights of others and an ability to listen actively and openly will be essential. And while drawing on extensive knowledge and experience, they will be highly collaborative and will have humility in their approach. This role a superb opportunity for someone with demonstrated leadership and management skills to make a real and lasting difference to the work of the Foundation.