Director of Community Welfare & Inclusion

Burnley FC in the Community; Burnley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous long service holiday scheme

Free health and wellbeing services

Death in service benefit

Subsidised Burnley FC match tickets

Discounted holiday and activity camps

Discounted gym membership

Learning and development opportunities

Access to additional staff benefits иs

Job summary

Burnley FC in the Community is seeking a Head of Community Welfare and Social Inclusion to lead a diverse portfolio of programmes across health, education and social inclusion. You will shape strategy, manage a team of managers and project staff, secure funding and ensure outcomes meet contractual and funder requirements.

Working with partners and internal teams, you will drive impact, monitor performance and continually improve services to support Burnley’s communities and address local needs

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or substantial relevant management experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Significant experience leading community, social inclusion, welfare, public health or related programmes.
• Experience managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of securing and managing grants, contracts or commissioned services.
• Experience managing departmental budgets and financial performance.
• Experience analysing performance data and implementing improvements.
• Experience leading safeguarding practices and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development of the Welfare and Social Inclusion Department.
• Oversee delivery of Welfare and Social Inclusion programmes, within budgets and funding requirements.
• Lead departmental quality assurance, project audits, monitoring and evaluation.
• Lead and manage partnerships with funders and external stakeholders.
• Lead, manage and develop managers, project leads and staff within the department.
• Monitor programme performance and implement improvement plans.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Partnerships & stakeholders

Budget management

Grant management

Safeguarding awareness

Team leadership

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Burnley FC in the Community is seeking a Head of Community Welfare and Social Inclusion to lead a diverse portfolio of programmes across health, education and social inclusion. You will shape strategy, manage a team of managers and project staff, secure funding and ensure outcomes meet contractual and funder requirements.

Working with partners and internal teams, you will drive impact, monitor performance and continually improve services to support Burnley’s communities and address local needs