We are looking for a Programme Development Manager to help shape the future of the learning we offer.

Woodbrooke is changing how we offer learning – working more closely with Quaker communities and developing and expanding our local and regional work.

You will support this work during 2021.and will have a key role in identifying the needs of Quaker communities and in developing learning opportunities that respond to them.

You will work in collaboration with Quakers and partner organisations including Britain Yearly Meeting.

We are looking for someone who is excited by what spirit led growth might mean in a faith context and how learning can support this.

You will have experience of developing programmes, and of reshaping work to better meet the needs of beneficiaries. You will be comfortable working with multiple groups to nurture effective outcomes.

This is a 9 month fixed-term contract.

Location is flexible and remote/home working is possible with regular travel to Birmingham and other locations within Britain.

First Give inspires young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. We do this through working in partnership with secondary schools, providing a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc) in support of them. At the end of each programme, a celebratory School Final is held at each school, where teams representing each class deliver presentations about their projects. The class considered to have engaged the best with the programme secures a First Give grant of £1,000 for their chosen charity. By the end of the programme, however, the whole year group will have given back meaningfully to their local community.

We are at an exciting stage of our journey, looking to open up our delivery to more parts of England and Wales. We are seeking a Partnerships and Communications Administrator to support this element of our work.

The Partnerships and Communications Administrator will support with the design and implementation of the school sales and marketing strategy for First Give, working with a motivated team to achieve ambitious targets in order to engage schools to deliver the First Give programme across England and Wales. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic candidate who is looking to expand their communication skills and support a complex sales project. You will be a good communicator with a positive, proactive attitude.

Reporting to: Head of Programmes

Location: Working from home for now, with travel to schools across England and Wales occasionally once restrictions allow it. If you are based outside of London, eventually regular travel to London for team meetings will be required. If you live in London, we can offer desk space in our office in North West London.

NB: Due to funding restrictions related to this position, we can only accept applicants who are based in England at this time.

Other requirements of the role: Must have access to a car and a full clean driving licence. A car allowance is provided

NB First Give is committed to the safety and welfare of children and young people. We follow Safer Recruitment Guidelines. Any offer of employment is subject to reference and DBS checks.

Benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays. First Give closes between Christmas and New Year and this time off is given to staff gratis. You will also be able to take your birthday off in addition to this.
• Pension of 5%
• Where appropriate, a work from home allowance will be provided
• Generous CPD budget
• Where appropriate, we will offer you a car allowance

This position is funded by The Rank Foundation. As part of the Foundation’s support, the successful candidate will also benefit from virtual (and hopefully later in 2021, in person) conferences and training opportunities throughout their contract, as well as gaining access to RankNet – a network of leaders in the charitable and social sector. This is an exciting benefit that presents additional development opportunities for the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

Marketing and sales:

• Sell the First Give programme to secondary schools in England and Wales
• Implement sales strategies to market the First Give programme to secondary schools across England and Wales
• Support in the implementation of plans to re-engage schools who used to run the First Give programme
• Use Salesforce to collect data and report on how different projects and campaigns are performing
• Oversee invoicing and charity grant payment processes to ensure they operate smoothly and ensure partnerships with these stakeholders remain positive and productive
• Support the First Give team with other tasks as needed from time to time

External communications:

• Manage First Give’s social media channels
• Create case studies, good news stories and newsletters
• Ensure the consistency of First Give’s brand identity across various print and digital platforms
• Helping to manage First Give’s website and other digital assets

Person specification

Essential:

• Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised and proactive, with good attention to detail
• Great at relationship building with a wide range of people and stakeholders
• Excellent presentation skills with an ability to deliver concise, engaging and persuasive presentations
• Experience in social media management, including the creation of assets and campaigns
• Proactive, independent worker able to work well alone and as part of a team

Desirable:

• Experience of working successfully within a remote decentralised team
• Experience of using Salesforce to track and analyse data (we will provide training on our Salesforce system if you don't have this, so please don't see it as a barrier to application)
• Experience of using analytics and tracking data behind campaigns to inform future planning

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.

About the Role

In this exciting new post, you will play a pivotal role as a senior leader within the newly formed Funding Strategy Directorate, working closely with the Funding Strategy Director and Senior Management Team to ensure the implementation of the Fund’s vision and ambition.

The Funding Strategy Directorate is a central enabling function that supports the development, innovation and delivery of our funding across all our funding portfolios. This role will lead the Funding Design and Development function, accountable for our grant management system alongside funding controls, policy and practice. With a deep understanding and demonstrable experience of delivering user-centred design approaches and applied strategic thinking you will enable us to deliver excellent services both to our external customers as well as our internal teams.

To be successful in this post you will be passionate about our work and strategy ‘People in the Lead’. You will be an established leader with first class team leadership and coaching skills. You will be adept at setting strategies that drive forward positive change marrying business needs with innovative analysis. You will have experience of designing and delivering a major digital system and be skilled in making complex decisions balancing outcomes with risks.

The team is spread across the UK and you can be based at any of our office locations. When we return to the workplace there will be some travel between offices.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: W/C 1 Feb 2021

Essential Criteria

Please ensure that your application demonstrates, with examples, how you meet all these essential criteria.

• Deep understanding of the communities we serve and our role as a funder
   
• Experience of leading strategy for the whole organisation, marrying business needs with innovative analysis
   
• Demonstrable experience of delivering user-centred design approaches, applying strategic thinking in how to provide the best service
   

• Responsibility for the design and delivery of at least one major digital system used by a business or organisation to manage its work whilst aligning with its ambition.
   
• Building or growing at least one team of mixed skills to deliver such a project.
   
• Proven ability to coach and lead teams in agile and lean practices, thinking of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes
   

• Excellent Communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrable ability to mediate between people and communicating with stakeholders at all levels
   
• Experience of making and justifying decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity

Desirable Criteria
 

• Knowledge of the wider digital economy and advances in technology, understanding how these impact on a funder context

For You

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

We offer a wide 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
   

How to Apply 

Visit our website on The National Lottery Community Fund for further details about the vacancy and our application process.

 Equal Opportunities

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We 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. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.