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If you, would you like to work for a leading mental health charity in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference, then join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.
Your role will be an agile position meaning you can work flexibly between 2 days at a fixed base in Albert Embarkment, London and from home. You will work full time, 35 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2023 with a salary of £29,485.09 to £32,025.17 per annum or £32,131.20 to £34,671.28 pa inclusive of London Weighting. You can read more about the rewards you will receive on the full advert on our website.
This role will be supporting the Head of Programmes to deliver strategic programmes of work across the Policy and Practice department with a focus on Children and Young People, as well ensuring that programme team has the tools needed to meet project milestones, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support the smooth running and delivery of project activity.
We have a strong, established strategic co-production and involvement practice, with additional expertise in community engagement, organising and listening. We facilitate the co-production of specific strategies for each area, programme or service context we work in. Our overall approach is to support and train experts by experience to facilitate the gathering of lived experience insights from a diverse range of people, and then the representation of these in strategic influence of service development and evaluation, and quality improvement.
What you will be responsible for?
As a Programme Manager You Will
work with the Head of Programmes and the programme team to deliver strategic programmes of work across the Policy and Practice with a lead of Children and Young People
have experience of project management, creation and implementation of project systems, documentation, complex schedules and processes
support the Programmes Team ensuring they have the support and tools needed to meet project milestones
work with the Head of Programmes to monitor and evaluate programme activity, and to report on progress and learning and resolve issues as they arise
lead submission of bids, tenders and funding proposals
work with experts by experience to understand, from their communities, what the needs and issues are, gather insight, analyse it and share key themes with RMI area
identify opportunities for focus groups across all co-production projects within the wider team.
create systems and processes to create a framework for building and maintaining project activity
be a champion for ensuring representation, equality and diversity amongst experts by experience and identifying ways to increase representation.
engage with external and internal stakeholders and alongside experts by experience to understand the existing community mental health pathway, understand the needs and barriers, and identify opportunities
develop, engage key stakeholders and existing networks who will feed into a wider mental health network
Who I am?
I Have The Essentials Covered
have experience of delivering projects of all sizes
have an interest in the value of lived experience as a complementary perspective to the professional perspective – to arrive at better solutions
have experience of delivering focus groups, engaging attendees and getting the most out of people
Am Passionate About Equality And Diversity And Increasing Representation
have experience of working collaboratively and accountably as part of a team
have efficient and effective management skills
have ability to work independently and lead on specific projects
have interpersonal skills – external stakeholder, team members and people with Lived Experience
have a flexible, proactive approach to building relationships
have an aptitude for collaborative working (including: active listening, appreciating different perspectives, positive language, proactive, solutions-focused approach, constructive/sensitive challenging, willingness to compromise/negotiate, enabling emotionally safe environments)
able to organise and facilitate meetings in person and using remote technology eg Zoom, Teams, whiteboards, Mentimeter
able to prioritise workload demands and positively respond to unforeseen challenges.
Be resilient and able to work flexibly and dynamically to meet the demands of the project and manage unforeseen challenges.
I May Also Have
Understanding of the health and social care system and service provision for people severely affected by mental illness.
Experience of co-producing initiatives with service users and experts
Experience of influencing public policy.
Experience of working for a charitable or campaigning organisation or of working with people affected by mental illness
The Recruitment Advisor looking after this role is Sylwia Kraska-Pakulska. If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to drop her an email at or give her a call on 07786913283
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ ), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.
To apply for this job please visit www.networxrecruitment.com.