Strategic Policy & Partnerships Leader, England

TNL Community Fund; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking a senior leader to join as Deputy Director England, Policy, Partnerships and Performance. You will lead a multidisciplinary function delivering the England Portfolio, connecting policy, partnerships, planning, performance, improvement, insight and learning to maximise community impact.

Reporting to the England Director, Strategy, Partnerships & Engagement, you will guide dispersed teams, work with funding colleagues and enable functions, represent

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in policy and strategy development.
• Proven ability to lead partnerships and implement performance leadership.
• Experience translating strategy into coherent plans with measurable delivery.
• Financial astuteness including costing, budgeting and financial modelling.
• Inclusive, compassionate leadership and ability to influence at board level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Policy, Partnerships and Performance function and support effective implementation of the England Portfolio.
• Develop the Fund's policy positioning and influence, informed by community need, external insight and organisational priorities.
• Develop the vision and strategy for funding and non-funding partnerships, overseeing relationship and operational management, funding priorities and the grant budget, and using inclusive co-design, convening, listening and learning to increase collective impact.
• Integrate planning, performance reporting, insight, risk, learning and improvement across the England directorate.
• Ensure evidence and performance insight inform priorities, resource allocation, governance and continuous improvement, and demonstrate the delivery and measurable impact of the England Portfolio.
• Champion One Fund ways of working through shared outcomes, clear accountabilities and practical arrangements for joint planning, prioritisation, decision-making and escalation across organisational boundaries.
• Lead and develop inclusive, high-performing teams through change, working across organisational boundaries.

Skills

Policy development

Strategy leadership

Partnership building

Performance management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial awareness

Job description

The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking a senior leader to join as Deputy Director England, Policy, Partnerships and Performance. You will lead a multidisciplinary function delivering the England Portfolio, connecting policy, partnerships, planning, performance, improvement, insight and learning to maximise community impact.

Reporting to the England Director, Strategy, Partnerships & Engagement, you will guide dispersed teams, work with funding colleagues and enable functions, represent