Programme Manager

Programme Manager Location: UK flexible Contract type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract Hours per week: 35

Salary: Up to £54,000 per annum, dependent on experience (Including Inner London Weighting of £3,344 where applicable)

Are you passionate about driving change in the charity sector? Could you lead a strategically significant programme for the British Red Cross to support the delivery of our fundraising transformation?

How you’ll make a difference…

The British Red Cross has embarked on an ambitious transformation to build a sustainable organization and ensure we’re ‘Fit for the Future’ to deliver our 2030 strategy. As part of this programme of change, this role will help us transform the way we fundraise by leading the design and implementation of a new target operating model for marketing.

What you’ll be doing…

As Programme Manager you will lead a strategically significant project focused on designing and implementing our marketing operating model. You will be working at all levels across the organisation, managing relationships with senior leaders (Heads, Directors and Executive Directors) to co-create solutions.

You will be responsible for a complex project that involves transformational change, including significant process and OD related change. As such you will have a strong understanding of how to manage these dimensions, including process mapping.

(Please read the attached full Role Profile/ Job Description for more information about this vacancy including responsibilities and full person specification)

What we are looking for…

– You will have substantial experience of successfully managing large and complex projects or programmes delivering significant change, including an understanding of process design and organisational design. – You’ll be working in a complex stakeholder environment and you’ll need the experience and gravitas to work with and manage stakeholders at the most senior level. You should have experience of successfully navigating situations where stakeholders have different views. – You will ideally have considerable direct experience in a marketing and public fundraising context, and at the very least some experience of marketing, as you will be leading and facilitating discussions with subject matter experts.

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 11th September, with interviews to follow on the week commencing 19th of September (via Zoom)

We offer a wide range of staff be nefits, these include:

36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave Up to 6% contributory pension Flexible working policy

A little bit more about us…

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country – we’re there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sex ual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to be yourself at work, and feel you’re in a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation’s Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website. As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults. **If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738). Follow us on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on Linked in – British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies.

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