Overview
Funding Policy and Practice Manager – Two permanent roles. The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking to build the capacity and capability of its Funding Policy and Practice team within the Funding Strategy, Innovation and UK Directorate. The team is responsible for ensuring our Fund-wide funding policy and internal practice delivers our It Starts with Community strategy, enabling funding that makes the greatest possible difference to communities, whilst recognising the wider regulatory and strategic considerations associated with the distribution of public money.
You will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our funding policies, which set the direction on who we fund and what we fund, are fit for purpose. You will also support developing our funding mechanisms, how we fund, and deliver some aspects of regulatory compliance such as our Funding Controls Framework. The practice aspect of the role will see you developing guidance and supporting funding teams to turn policy considerations into practical realities for our funding colleagues, customers and the wider civil society sector. The role aims to ensure that our funding policy and practice is for everyone, recognising equity and fairness in grant making.
The right person for this role flourishes in complexity, managing a diverse and changing workload, and setting priorities based on insights from a wide range of sources including grant-holders, colleagues, senior management, and external stakeholders.
Key responsibilities
* Revising existing or developing new funding policy and practice positions and guidance within governance frameworks.
* Managing policy and practice relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure our position and practice are robust and aligned with the It Starts with Community strategy.
* Developing policy and practice around our funding mechanisms.
* Providing advice to colleagues to ensure they operate within our policy and practice positions.
* Ensuring regulatory compliance such as through our Funding Control Framework.
* Representing the Fund at external meetings.
* Exploring developments in philanthropy and civil society to help improve The Fund’s grantmaking.
Qualifications and requirements
* Ability to quickly develop a good understanding of new and complex topics, including the internal and external funding environment and its implications for work.
* Strong management skills, including the ability to set direction on projects while balancing cross-Fund sensitivities and priorities.
* Ability to balance complex and competing perspectives, manage risk and deliver practical solutions aligning positions to operational realities.
* Good understanding of when to escalate questions and challenges to senior colleagues.
* Strong engagement and collaboration skills, able to work with a range of people and employ transparent ways of working to shape and deliver projects.
* Good analytical skills, able to draw on data and qualitative evidence to inform work.
* An understanding of the funding environment for civil society organisations and how developments in the wider environment affect work.
* Understanding of the implications of the Fund’s status as a public body for funding policy and practice.
Details
Interview date: 20th and 24th November, Virtual
Location: UK-wide. Hybrid working. Location and pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Newtown.
How to apply
Upload your CV in Word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the following criteria, to be used to score your application.
* Ability to quickly understand new and complex topics, including internal and external funding environment and implications for work.
* Strong management skills, including the ability to set direction on projects while balancing cross-Fund sensitivities and priorities.
* Ability to balance complex and competing perspectives, manage risk and deliver practical solutions aligned to operational realities.
* Good understanding of when to escalate questions to senior colleagues.
* Strong engagement and collaboration skills, able to work with a range of people and employ transparent ways of working to shape and deliver projects.
* Good analytical skills, able to draw on data and qualitative evidence to inform work.
* An understanding of the funding environment for civil society organisations and how developments in the wider environment affect work.
* Understanding of the implications of the Fund’s status as a public body for funding policy and practice.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
National Lottery funding is for everyone. The Fund is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, abilities, ages and socio-economic backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Employer, we take proactive steps to make reasonable adjustments during recruitment and employment as needed.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* General Business and Strategy/Planning
Industries
* Non-profit Organizations
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