Influencing Project Manager
Employer: NHS Charities Together
Location: Hybrid/Remote working, and national travel to be expected.
Temporary: Fixed Term Contract until September 2027 Fixed term to September 2027.
Working hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £43,500 - £48,000
Closing date: 23.59 on Sunday 15th March
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Overall Purpose
The Influencing Project Manager will work as part of a flexible team to develop, lead and manage the stakeholder engagement, influencing and communications elements of the Volunteering for Health programme.
Volunteering for Health is a £10million learning programme focused on testing, building and growing healthcare volunteering infrastructure. The programme has invested in fifteen systems across England who are navigating complex health systems to ensure that volunteering is embedded as a system wide NHS asset.
The team is responsible for developing and delivering the ‘learning and support’ and the ‘influencing and communications’ elements of the national programme, in partnership with NHS England and CW+.
We have reached an exciting stage where we can turn our local learning into national change. By using the inspiring stories and impact from our programme, we want to show healthcare leaders what is possible. We are positioning our learnings to prove that volunteering infrastructure is a vital solution for a modern and sustainable health service aligned to the NHS 10-year Health Plan.
Overall objectives
Work collaboratively and strategically with a wide range of stakeholders including our member charities, NHS Trusts, VCSE organisations, funders, and government officials.
Develop compelling narratives and high impact campaigns that resonate with diverse audiences and mobilise stakeholders at every level.
To Identify and leverage cross-sector themes and opportunities to scale impact across health, social care, and the voluntary sector, underpinned by robust horizon scanning and a commitment to innovative, non-traditional problem solving.
Support the programme to maximise its impact and reach through bringing partners and stakeholders together.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The main duties and responsibilities of the role holder are as outlined below:
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
Convene and engage stakeholders, including member charities, NHS trusts and employees, funders and evaluators, to co-produce plans collaboratively.
Manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication and engagement.
Provide support to funded partnerships, enabling their development and to become high performing.
Represent the organisation externally, acting as a champion for NHS Charities Together and NHS charities
Form professional and beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders – including at a senior level, representing the department internally and externally, and bringing policy knowledge to bear to support their influencing in line with our strategic goals
Building and maintaining a stakeholder database to reflect the opportunities for system change at local, regional and national level
Project Design and Development
Create plans with clear objectives, time lines, milestones and budgets, ensuring that projects and campaigns are financially sustainable and cover our costs.
Lead processes to capture and synthesise information, and insight to support the development and design of approaches.
Proactively build knowledge and understanding in volunteering and healthcare to support wider organisational learnings in these domains.
Delivery and Management
Deliver engaging and thought-provoking communication and influencing plans to elevate our funded partnerships.
Oversee workstream governance, risk management, and reporting processes, maintaining strong administration and compliance throughout
Regularly review and monitor impact against our strategic goals
Support internal resource planning to ensure efficient staffing and best use of our team
Manage project resources and staff effectively, fostering a collaborative team culture and supporting and developing team members to perform.
Provide line management and support to staff as required.
Learning and Evaluation
Work in a way to embed learning and insight capture into business as usual.
Commission and manage external consultants where appropriate, ensuring quality and alignment with project aims.
Lead learning events, and convene stakeholders to support the capture of insight
Support in the development of insight and related policy positions in relation to initiatives being managed, working closely with policy colleagues to identify system gaps and potential solutions
Ensure projects contribute to learning, including supporting the dissemination of what works and how to scale successful approaches.
Other Duties
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required. We are currently a small team, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
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