Senior Partnerships Officer - Jack Petchey Foundation

London Funders; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Jack Petchey Foundation seeks a Senior Partnerships Officer in London to lead the internship programme and manage a portfolio of partnership grants across London and Essex. You will work closely with the Head of Partnerships to ensure consistency in funding approaches and maximise impact for young people.

The role involves coordinating the internship scheme, mentors, bursaries and training, while building strong relationships with partner organisations and schools to inspire and empower youth.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Jack Petchey Internship Programme and its bursary, mentor and training elements.
• Oversee a portfolio of partnership grants and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Collaborate with Head of Partnerships to improve processes and impact.

Job description

Senior Partnerships Officer - Jack Petchey Foundation

Contract: Full time, permanent

Location: Canary Wharf, East London (hybrid)

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 14 March 2022

Interviews: Monday 21 March 2022

About the role

• Are you interested in working for a grant-making Charitable Foundation that supports schools and youth organisations across London and Essex?
• Do you want to work for an organisation that positively promotes young people and celebrates their achievements?
• Do you have excellent partnership management, organisational and communications skills?
• If so, could you join our dynamic team as our new Senior Partnerships Officer?

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent project management and partnership management skills, to manage Jack Petchey Foundation's exciting internship programme and to manage a portfolio of our Jack Petchey Partnership grants.

The annual Jack Petchey Internship Programme provides funding to youth organisations in London and Essex to enable them to employ a paid intern to improve the work they do with their young beneficiaries. Alongside a year's employment, the Jack Petchey Interns receive a training bursary, a professional mentor, and a programme of training and development organised by Jack Petchey Foundation. The Jack Petchey Internship Programme is intended to help grow the youth sector's future leaders, by giving them a flying start in the sector. The Senior Partnerships Officer will manage this rewarding programme.

The Senior Partnerships Officer will also manage a portfolio of Jack Petchey Foundation's successful partnership programmes. Jack Petchey Foundation provides programmes that have been developed in partnership with organisations in order to deliver outstanding opportunities for young people across London and Essex. From singing to maths, engineering to dance, our partnerships provide a wide range of opportunities to inspire and engage young people. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Partnerships to ensure consistency across the Foundation in our approach to working with and funding partners, and to improve our partnership processes and systems so that we can have the maximum possible positive impact, providing young people with excellent opportunities to grow and thrive.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 14 March 2022

Interviews: Monday 21 March 2022

No agencies please

JPF is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities that we serve. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented in our team.