Community Investment and Partnership Lead

Sovereign Housing Association; East Hertfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community-focused organization in East Hertfordshire seeks a Community Investment Manager to lead the delivery of a Locality-based strategy. The role involves managing contracts and projects, ensuring effective financial management, and collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve social impact. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in community investment, strong project management skills, and the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders. This position offers excellent benefits and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Flexible annual benefits pot

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme matched up to 12%

Flexible working arrangements

24/7 virtual GP access

Options for private medical and dental insurance

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the Community Investment sector from a similar role.
• Excellent partnership skills focusing on social impact and fundraising.
• IT literate, confident in using technology for project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of a Locality-based Community Investment strategy.
• Manage contracts and projects effectively to demonstrate social impact.
• Write funding bids collaboratively with the Partnerships and Funding team.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Budget management

Job description

The Role

This role will be at the heart of our Localities, delivering Community Investment and partnership actively through commissioning and supporting activity that creates social impact.

Reporting to the Community Investment and Partnership Manager, you’ll lead in the delivery and ongoing development of a Locality based Community Investment strategy, embedding our Thriving Communities, Customer Impact and Corporate Plan. Key responsibilities include :

• Creating, implementing and overseeing the delivery of a wide-ranging programme of interventions in localities
• Ensuringthat contracts and projects are managed effectively, including performance management that demonstrates our social impact
• Ensuring the smooth and effective financial management of projects via contracts and grants, including adhering to procurement and financial regulations
• Working with the Partnerships and Funding team by writing bids that bring in external funding to deliver social impact in our communities
• Working collaboratively with Community Investment colleagues to ensure the Thriving Communities vision is delivered in localities
• Working effectively with our Grants Officer to support the grant programmes and work with awardees as required
• Embedding a framework for social impact and outcomes recording

What we need from you

Ideally, you’ll have significant experience and expertise in the Community Investment sector gained from working in a similar role.

You’ll need excellent partnership skills, a focus on delivering social impact, ability to identify opportunities for fundraising and programme development and commitment to customer service with the confidence to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders. You’ll also have :

• A proven track record of positive stakeholder engagement and relationship management, both internally and externally
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written, tailored to a range of audiences
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Experience of quality assurance of projects, including monitoring and evaluation systems
• Confidence with budget management and financial systems
• IT literate and able to use technology for effective project delivery

What you’ll receive from us

We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including :

• £ flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we’re committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• 24 / 7 virtual GP
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. We encourage applications from all and believe that diverse talent makes us stronger.

You’ll get access to plenty of training and development opportunities so you can build the skills and knowledge to enjoy a fulfilling career.