Head of Community Wealth Fund - Humber, United Kingdom - The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund

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Humber, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £51,039 - £56,142

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Governance
Senior leadership
Working pattern:
Fulltime, Homeworking, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

East Midlands (England), London (region), South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

Job summary:

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious leader to lead the new Community Wealth Fund, created with funding from Dormant Assets. You'll lead a team comprised of new and existing members of staff all working on this priority.

Job description:

The Community Wealth Fund is an exciting opportunity to:
To improve social infrastructure in places with relatively high deprivation and/or low social capital.
To empower local people to identify needs and make decisions on what is best for their area.
To contribute to reducing inequalities and enhancing community cohesion and integration.

Working closely with partner organisations, experienced people and organisations in the field, and Government you will lead the design, development, launch and delivery of a large programme improving the lives and aspirations of people and communities across England.

You will have a strong understanding of the aspirations of a Community Wealth Fund as set out in the recent Government consultation. As well as the leadership skills to drive progress, ability to articulate the ambitions to various audiences, and analyse learning and evaluation to maximise benefit.
You will operate in a hybrid working environment with an expectation of occasional travel to attend events and meetings in various England locations.

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Interview Date:Interview including presentation are planned to take place w/c 6 May or 13 May

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Person specification:

Essential:

An understanding of the aims and ambitions of a Community Wealth Fund, and experience of delivering in areas of low social infrastructure and social capital
Experience of building and leading teams to deliver excellent service
Proven ability to articulate ambitions that resonate with the public, stakeholders, team members and customers
Ability to recognise and enable people's strengths and talents, adopting a tailored approach to the development of individuals
Ability to act as an ambassador and collaborator across the Fund and with customers and external stakeholders
Ability to use learning and evaluations to improve practice and systems
Experience of managing potentially large or complex budgets

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £51,039, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £8,676 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes.

National Lottery funding is for everyone - therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment.

(This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment

Security:

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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