Director of Funding and Impact

We are partnering with a leading health charity who are looking to hire a Director of Funding and Impact to lead their team in central London.

Client Details

The client are a leading health foundation.

The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing the funding strategy of the three charities devising new strategic initiatives, overseeing existing funded programmes and promoting them within the Trust. This is a new role which will be responsible for providing strategic leadership across the key areas within the Funding and Impact team including evaluation and learning, grant management, trust engagement, proposition development, and the delivery of charitable programmes.

Description

Key responsibilities of the Director of Funding and Impact:

Leadership

• Working closely with the Executive Director of Charities and other members of the Charities leadership team to deliver against our four year strategy and long term ambition for impact
• Lead, inspire, motivate and develop the funding and impact team, supporting them to co-develop, fund and evaluate high quality projects to maximise our impact and fulfil our mission to support better, fairer, faster healthcare
• Provide exceptional leaderhip and direction to line reports, empowering them to manage their own teams effectively
• Play an active role as a member of the wider senior leadership team

Strategy

• Lead the development and delivery of the funding strategy to maximise the impact of the work that we fund
• Lead the development and delivery of our impact strategy to understand the impact of funding and to use the insights to attract more funding (through fundraising and partnerships) and improve how we fund to maximise future impact
• Lead the development and delivery of a research funding strategy
• Leading the design and implementation of a strategy to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion across our funding

Trust Engagement

• Work closely with the Trust to agree which priorities the Charity should support and the impact we are looking to have, and co-develop impactful programmes that we manage
• Champion the work of the Foundation within the Trust and work to align the Charitie's impact with the Trust's strategy
• Lead and direct the Foundation's stakeholder engagement with senior leadership, clinicians and wider staff at the Trust
• Work closely with the Director of Marketing and Engagement to raise the profile of our work at the Trust to increase awareness, visibility, engagement and fundraising opportunities
• Ensure the team engages with Trust colleagues at all levels to secure buy in, support for and interest in our work
• Work with Trust colleagues to ensure patient and family input is appropriately considered in the shaping, prioritisation and delivery of funding projects and programmes.

Funding

• Support Funding and Impact teams to translate strategies into plans, monitor progress, and take decisive action as appropriate to ensure we remain on track to deliver
• Oversee management of grant portfolio and related governance
• Ensure the efficient management of restricted and endowed funds
• Ensure central role of patient, family and public voice

Impact and learning

• Articulate a framework for tracking and evaluating the impact of our funding
• Provide technical expertise and help identify areas for research or evaluation.
• Determine the needs of specific projects, and support in the formulation of research questions, hypotheses and outcomes

Profile

The successful candidate for the Director of Funding and Impact role:

• Strategic thinking and analytical abilities - ability to dissect complex challenges, understand root causes and develop creative yet sound approaches to problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to communicate complex information in ways that are accessible to different audiences
• Experience of leading and fostering high performing teams and an impact focused culture
• Exceptional leadership skills able to inspire and enthuse people
• Excellent team worker, committed to building collaborative and effective relationships both internally and externally
• Ability to lead and shape strategies to drive income and translate strategies into operational plans
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the credibility, confidence and stature to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills and ability to use them to deliver positive outcomes
• Demonstrable capacity to analyse, think critically and strategically, to innovate, and problem solve
• Resilient with the ability to handle tension, conflicts and reach consensus
• Excellent judgement and decision-making abilities, including the ability to make tough decisions quickly and confidently
• Be able to respond quickly, creatively and decisively to opportunities
• Ability to handle multiple deadlines, shifting priorities and rapid change with ease
• Will have worked in the same role in the not for profit and charities space - specifically health charities or think tanks

Job Offer

Competitive