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Head of Programmes

1 month ago

London UK, UK, United Kingdom Timewise Part time

Salary: c£58k FTE (London base)

Days: Part-time 3-4 days per week. Hybrid working with 1-2 days a week in London (Aldgate East). Flexible working patterns welcome – let’s discuss at interview.

Reporting to: Director of Policy & Innovation

Term: Permanent or fixed-term contract.

Start Date: asap

Applications close at 9am Monday 15 July

Interviews will be held on 17 and 18 July, either in person or online

Are you looking to make an impact on some of the most challenging issues our society faces? Do you want to work in an environment where you have the opportunity to contribute to solving major societal questions that shape the future of how we work and how we live? Where you have the opportunity to shape the strategy and delivery of services and in doing so have direct impact on our clients and their performance and drive social impact?

Timewise is a multi-award winning social enterprise and the UK’s leading expert and thought leader on workplace security and flexibility. We provide a range of research, consultancy and training services that work for both employers and employees and build more inclusive workplaces.

We support businesses in all sectors to make secure and flexible working a success – organisations we work with are as diverse as the NHS, Google and Lloyds Banking Group. We are a trusted advisor to Government, social funders and think tanks alike who come to us for our straight-talking evidence-based approach about what works when changing business practice on secure and flexible working, and our work features regularly in the media.

Alongside our consulting services we also design, develop and run a range of programmes, looking to stimulate wider systemic change for those facing specific inequalities in the workplace due to their need to work flexibly.


Timewise is actively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all under-represented communities and groups.

What you can expect

We offer a friendly and flexible working environment and interesting and rewarding client assignments. We are a small, hardworking, passionate team.

We have a base in a shared building in London which provides a range of spaces for us to come together as a team, share ideas and enjoy working together in person.

As you’d expect, we offer a range of flexible working options, and we’ll discuss your preferred working patterns and arrangements at interview. All our roles are hybrid with team members coming into the office once per week as a team (Tuesday) and as needed for key client meetings and events.


Purpose of the role

We are seeking an experienced individual, who will work with our wider team to help design, deliver and manage our exciting programme of action research, stakeholder influencing and thought leadership in 2024 and beyond. You will devise and oversee key programmes and support on stakeholder and relationship management for Timewise grant-funded programmes. You will advocate on behalf of Timewise for better job design, quality

and job security, helping to behavioural change and influence policy and business practice. And you will contribute to the development of future initiatives and projects and secure partners in line with our future funding plans, building on our existing programme of multi-year projects.

You will have expertise in applied research, a track record in leading and designing projects (and ideally business development), excellent stakeholder relationships skills and a good understanding of the policy and delivery context for tackling labour market inequalities and job insecurity. You will have a strong interest in flexible working and/or inclusive workplaces and job design.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on important, influential and innovative projects, research and partnerships across the private and public sector, policy makers and employers. You will work in collaboration with our in-house consultants, our Head of Partnerships and Insight and senior leaders in the business and will report to the Policy and Innovation Director. You will supervise both in-house and associate consultants and researchers on project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Programme oversight and project management

· To co-ordinate the successful management, delivery and dissemination of key programmes for Timewise – ensuring that work is delivered to time and quality expectations, within budget, and is impactful in line with our mission.

· You will ensure projects are effectively project managed using our internal processes for time and project management and income recognition.

· You will oversee setting up new projects as they come on stream to include resourcing from within our existing team and wider associate pool or partner agencies.


Policy, research and practice

· You will design some of our applied research and pilots, involving colleagues from the wider team to ensure the project delivers for Timewise as a whole.

· You will help shape the strategic direction of our innovation work and development.

· Keep up to date with key developments in policy, research and practice on flexible and secure working, job quality and job design and innovations in research and evaluation methods and tools.

Stakeholder relationship management

· You will oversee external engagement with a number of our key stakeholders – including grant funders, sponsors or partners – for some of our current major programmes. This will include meeting with funders, key organisations and influencers and employers & employer bodies.

· Contribute to funder reporting for grant funded projects and relationship management, working with project leads.

· Account manage a number of our major partners and clients, building and nurturing relationships as well as creating new ones.


Development

· You will help to proactively design new programmes, solutions and research ideas that Timewise will proactively pursue, linked to our theory of change.

· You will contribute to proposal and bid writing, including putting together costings.

· You will help to build our profile through blog writing and representing Timewise at conferences and events.

Line management

· Supervise lead consultants and researchers who deliver the work for major programmes.

· Supervise associate freelance fundraisers as required.


About You

You will share our passion for tackling labour market inequalities and good quality flexible and secure jobs. You will want to make a difference to how we work and design work in the UK, have excellent external engagement skills and be able to excite partners about the journey we will take them on. You’ll have strong project management and project design skills, with experience of leading work programmes in a comparable field. You will also be used to working autonomously and taking full accountability for the work you do. You will have:


- Expertise in leading programmes within a comparable organisation or context aligned to labour market, employment and wider policy agendas

- Experience in managing projects, overseeing financial and funder reporting

- Expertise in applied research, including designing and devising large-scale applied research programmes and in effective project management and implementation

- Ideally, experience of working with employers as clients / within employer organisations to bring about change

- Ability to write concisely and professionally and to communicate ideas and services

- Presentation skills: confidence, presence and credibility in making presentations for exec level employers, engaging with media and funders

- Ideally you will have experience in either business development or fundraising and a knowledge of relevant agencies and networks

You will be credible working with a wide range of senior stakeholders across business, policy and social change organisations, with a passion for expanding access to good quality flexible working in modern workplaces.

Application process

Please apply via LinkedIn with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role responding to key aspects of the job description, along with an up to date CV.

Applications close at 9am Monday 15 July. Successful candidates will be invited to interview on 17 and 18 July, either in person at our central London offices or online as preferred.

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