The Development Manager (Organising and Local Mobilisation) is responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of a programme of skill and knowledge development activities that equip food banks to organise and campaign for change. You will ensure food banks are able to develop effective local influencing strategies – covering local and Trussell Trust priorities – and that they have the skills to deliver them. To do this you will work closely with teams across the Trussell Trust and the food banks they support, as we build a movement to help end the need for food banks.

Role responsibilities

• Project manage the Trussell Trust’s programme of organising and campaigns skill and knowledge development for food banks.

• Lead on project managing the Trussell Trust’s organising and campaigns skill and knowledge programme for food banks (including training and the ongoing identification of development priorities), so they have the skills to build local teams, identify influencing priorities, develop effective strategies, and deliver these – ensuring the participation of people that have lived experience of poverty throughout, whether informing, delivering or leading.

• Co-design a programme of skill and knowledge development.

• Lead on designing a development programme, alongside the Learning & Development Partner (from the central Learning & Development team) – utilising a hybrid approach of in person and online – and continuous personal development, working closely colleagues in the Organising and Local Mobilisation (OLM) department and the food banks we support

• Ensure the implementation of development initiatives.

• Coordinate logistics of delivery; liaise with subject matter expertise across the Trussell Trust; working with the Learning & Development team to commission and manage external subcontractors; identify own professional development and deliver some content where necessary.

• Evaluate and revise the programme of development initiatives.

• Work with Learning & Development Partner and relevant teams across the Trussell Trust to evaluate and revise the programme, content, and approach, to ensure the activity continually improves and meets the needs of all involved.

• Support food banks to organise and campaign.

• Work with colleagues in OLM to provide ongoing support for food banks that have passed through the OLM skill and knowledge programme, as required.