Community Fund Manager

Base Location: Inverness, Perth, Aberdeen

Salary: circa £45,000 + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: /Fixed Term Contract / Secondment 12months | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in communities? Do you thrive on connecting with people and driving change? Join SSE as a Community Funds Manager and embark on a rewarding journey where you'll play a pivotal role in empowering local initiatives and projects. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to engage with diverse communities, allocate resources effectively, and witness first hand the transformative power of our leading community investment programme. If you're ready to channel your enthusiasm into creating lasting social change, we'd love to hear from you.

You will

• Develop, manage and administer a portfolio of community funds across the north of Scotland.
• Working with communities and community organisations to support them in ensuring that the funding delivers legacy for the area.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with communities, built on trust.
• Take a flexible approach to funding and support communities to think strategically about how the funding can be used.
• Assess applications to the fund on a fair and equal basis and present these assessments to local decision-making panels.
• Act as an ambassador for SSE, you will seek to build strong relationships with local and regional stakeholders from community representatives to politicians, ensuring that a positive impact to both the community and company is maximised.
• Work closely with and advising business units on community development and community funding matters such as policy and best practice.

You have

• Strong planning skills. You'll be expected to manage several community funds simultaneously, carefully balancing workload with deadlines in the most efficient and effective manner.
• A background in community development or the Third Sector and an understanding of the challenges facing communities.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in presenting to both small and large groups of people along with experience of dealing with a range of external stakeholders.
• An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office to enable you to produce first-class reports and case studies.
• A degree of flexibility is also required as your role will include working out-with core hours, particularly evenings, and significant travel mainly in Scotland but potentially across the UK and Ireland.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world's largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions. Acting to address challenge of climate change sits at the core of SSE's strategy. That's why we've linked our long-term business goals to the United Nations global goals for sustainable development. Our Sustainability teams provide advice, support and education to lead change, embed best practice, and keep us on track with our goals.

Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact francesca.palmer@sse.com / 01738 344763 to discuss how we can support you. We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply? Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.