Project Analyst - Strategic Delivery (Homewards)

Project Analyst - Strategic Delivery (Homewards)

Salary: Circa £50K

Location: Central London office three days a week, with flexibility to work from home for two days

Contract type: Full Time, 3 Year FTC

Holiday: 25 days per annum plus public holidays

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Benefits: Pension scheme (non-contributory), private medical insurance, life insurance, season ticket loan

Overview:

Homewards is a five-year, locally led programme, launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales in June 2023. The aim of Homewards is to demonstrate that together, it is possible to end homelessness - making it rare, brief, and unrepeated.

The Royal Foundation has selected six flagship locations across the UK and formed Coalitions of committed organisations and people from their public, private and voluntary sectors: Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole, Lambeth, Newport, Northern Ireland, and Sheffield.

Role Purpose:

The Royal Foundation is seeking an exceptional Project Analyst to play a vital role in shaping and delivering high impact strategic initiatives across Homewards' priority thematic areas: homes; funding and finance; employment; and data. You'll be at the heart of ensuring Homewards achieves lasting impact and shaping exciting and ground-breaking new partnerships.

Reporting into the Senior Project Manager and working closely with colleagues across the programme, the Project Analyst for Strategic Delivery is a key role as we deliver ambitious cross-location initiatives that prevent and end homelessness. You will be based within the core Homewards team but will work closely with other Foundation teams and external delivery partners.

The successful candidate will be passionate and driven to make a positive impact on the world, with a growth mindset and motivated and eager to learn. You'll be enthusiastic to understand the 'big picture' on issues whilst working on progressing deliverables.

Key Accountabilities, but not limited to:

1. Conduct interviews, desktop research and literary reviews on interventions across homelessness prevention (data, housing, finance and employment) to inform Homewards strategic initiatives
2. Analyse quantitative and qualitative information to assess the effectiveness of initiatives and, where relevant, develop light touch Theory of Change frameworks to guide approaches
3. Investigate international best practices for potential adaptation in Homewards locations
4. Design/develop insight-based solutions in collaboration with the thematic leads and other expert partners
5. Provide and present insights and recommendations through clear reports, presentations and briefings to the Homewards team, partners and wider Foundation as needed
6. Build and maintain relationships with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, and support the day-to-day management of the stakeholder ecosystem
7. Support the development of crucial partnerships for the programme and management of work being undertaken by external delivery partners
8. Take on responsibility for the successful delivery of data, research and analysis projects within the programme as required
9. Work alongside our Research & Impact Team to ensure our approach to developing strategic initiatives is linked to our evaluation and assessment of the wider programme
10. Promote a strong team ethos and collaborative ways of working both within the programme team and wider organisation

Relevant knowledge, experience and personal qualities

1. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience of developing insight-based solutions in collaboration with others (essential)
2. Proven ability to mine and collect, interpret and present qualitative and quantitative insights (essential)
3. Proven ability to summarise findings into written reports, presentations and charts, communicating insights in a clear and accessible way (essential)
4. Familiarity with database management and how to organise and prepare data for analysis, ensuring data quality and integrity (essential)
5. Experience of using data to inform decision-making, ideally programme or initiative design (essential)
6. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing a range of priorities and your own workload (essential)
7. Confidence engaging, and building relationships, with multiple partners to build partnerships or create insights (essential), ideally you'll be comfortable working with organisations from across all sectors
8. Comfortable operating across the thematic areas of predictive data analytics, finance, housing and employment, ideally with experience in one of those areas and desire to deepen your knowledge (desirable)
9. Familiarity with Theory of Change, Social Return on Investment and other relevant evaluation frameworks in the social impact space (desirable)
10. Understanding of the drivers, players and role of prevention in societal challenges like homelessness, ideally with some experience around homelessness or relevant area (desirable)

The Royal Foundation is a high-profile organisation, and the successful candidate will appreciate the importance of discretion and confidentiality and have a mature and professional approach.

This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Company & Culture:

The Royal Foundation is the family Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses are committed to using their platform to unite and positively impact the lives of people in the UK and around the world. Through the Foundation, The Prince and Princess identify and tackle society's greatest challenges, with a particular focus on a healthy society and healthy planet.

Our work is built on world-class research, long-term partnerships, and measurable, scalable impact. We build collaborative initiatives where leaders from all parts of society can come together to identify emerging challenges, agree joint action, and make a real difference on key societal challenges.

If you have the relevant skills and enthusiasm for the role, then we'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the skills and experience required for the role by clicking 'Apply' now.