Summary: The Programme Manager role at Responsible Finance involves overseeing the delivery of key projects within the Capacity Building programme for Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). The position requires collaboration with members and stakeholders to enhance operational capacity and support economic growth and financial inclusion. Candidates should possess strong project management skills and a passion for increasing access to fair finance. The role is pivotal in ensuring the successful execution of initiatives that benefit underserved communities and businesses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project managing the delivery of key work streams and projects such as the award and monitoring of grants to support capacity building and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for the delivery of training.
• Monitoring the progress of projects, identifying issues and proposing solutions, and maintaining and producing a range of high-quality project documentation (plans, risk and issues registers etc) to support effective delivery – and leading on project and programme board meetings.
• Working closely with CDFIs and stakeholders to identify needs, lead problem-solving, provide support to overcome challenges, and commission reports on progress – synthesising these reports into overall progress reports and presenting back to the programme oversight group and main grant-funder (JPMorgan Chase).
• Developing RFPs (Request for Proposals) and leading procurement and ongoing contract management of external suppliers to deliver strands of the Capacity Building Programme.
• Further development of Responsible Finance’s support offer for social enterprise lending members, being the day-to-day point of contact and organising and leading sector meetings with these members.

Key Skills:

• Strong and proven project/programme management and delivery experience and demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Highly self-motivated and able to drive your own work forward, but equally a team player with a collaborative working style.
• Experience of grant management and/or contract awards and monitoring.
• Excellent communication skills including concise writing skills and ability to synthesise information into an easy to comprehend format/narrative (both written and verbal).
• Experience managing project budgets.
• Willingness to travel.
• Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
• Experience analysing and synthesising data from multiple sources and presenting findings clearly and succinctly to stakeholders and members.
• Fluency with applications such as Excel is essential.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and get information needed from busy people.

Salary (Rate): £35,000.00

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Country: United Kingdom

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