The Opportunity

We are looking for Managers in a variety of our teams. Managers play a critical role overseeing day-to-day project delivery, managing project teams, developing new project ideas and building relationships with partners and clients with oversight and support from senior colleagues. They are also core to the operations of our team, helping to foster a positive team environment and drive improvements in how we work. 

We are looking for Managers that are keen to develop their careers in specific areas such as education and children's wellbeing, health & social care, data and digital or other UK programmes, and those that are interested in building a broader experience working across different areas or switching between teams over time.  

Our Teams

We have six teams at Social Finance, each with their own specific focus and requiring their own specific skills. While our teams tend to work independently, our approach is a collaborative one, where we bring the most skilled people across the organisation together to solve the challenges we face. Find out more about the issue areas we work on and the different team approaches here.

Key Responsibilities

You will primarily be responsible for developing and managing projects for social impact in the UK and abroad. These projects can be incredibly varied with a complex array of stakeholders making for an exciting career. Some of the skills that you will be using include:

• Strategic, analytical & creative thinking: You demonstrate a strong ability to solve difficult problems, often working with ambiguity in complex contexts. You approach projects holistically, understand long-term implications, and are creative in your delivery. You are able to structure and oversee analytical work, spot trends and areas for further enquiry, interpret data accurately and distil key insights.

• Project management:  You are able to scope, structure, resource, plan, formulate and articulate clear goals for your projects in line with client and other stakeholder needs. You show accountability, anticipate and resolve problems proactively, implement best practices and use robust methodologies in your project work.

• Stakeholder management: You can credibly engage with senior clients as well as with external partners, demonstrating an understanding of their needs, goals and concerns. You enjoy building relationships that are oriented around social impact.

• People management: You manage a team effectively, provide them with clear guidance, instructions and ongoing actionable feedback, and take responsibility for their work. You are able to build inclusive, dynamic and cohesive team environments and help to empower and accelerate the development of those you work with.

• Communication skills: You are an active listener, have strong written and presentation skills, and show the ability and confidence to think on your feet, ask insightful questions and challenge constructively, facilitating discussions to result in desired outcomes.

About You

• Passion for developing and supporting team members.

• Ability to organise and structure thinking in developing approaches/plans with teams and clients.

• High level of trust, integrity, empathy and commitment to driving social change.

• Entrepreneurial spirit, curious nature and comfortable working with ambiguity.

• Good communicator who is comfortable working with teams, clients and other stakeholders.

• Willingness to develop understanding of relevant regulatory compliance and risk management requirements

• Ability to manage teams to produce accurate, thoughtful, high-quality work to deadlines, understanding and working through client need.

For some teams:

• Knowledge of and interest in specific issue areas and skills such as financial analysis or developing and using data insight.

• Knowledge of and interest in inclusive education and children’s mental health and wellbeing.

To view the full job description, please visit the following page of our website: https://www.socialfinance.org.uk/careers/current-vacancies

Provisionally we aim to be holding first round interviews week commencing 24th July 2023 and second round interviews week commencing 31st July 2023