Assistant Programme Manager London, England
Job description
We are recruiting for an Assistant Programme Manager – Challenge Works!
About Nesta and Challenge Works
Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society. Nesta is based in the UK and supported by a financial endowment. We work with partners around the globe to bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good.
Our Challenge Works team is at the forefront of identifying and defining problems where new ideas, technologies and approaches can be encouraged to radically improve outcomes and then developing and managing challenge prizes that optimise the likelihood of success. Challenge prizes are competitions which reward whoever can first, or most effectively, meet a defined challenge and we have launched prizes that include improving outcomes for Nepalese farmers, encouraging young people into STEM and entrepreneurship and the £10m Longitude Prize for antimicrobial resistance.
About this exciting opportunity
Working closely with the programme lead, programme manager and communication team, you will focus on enabling smooth day-to-day programme execution, which will include the monitoring of milestones, deadlines and project budgets, flagging action points. You will develop, maintain and revise systems that will underpin the delivery of the prizes, plus develop key documents relating to the delivery of the prizes. You will also:
- Support the onboarding of entrants. Create and maintain a good communication channel with them for the smooth operation of the challenge process.
- Day-to-day management of some external relationships, including clients, delivery partners, agencies and prize entrants.
- Support the Programme Manager in the assessment and judging process for entries to the prize(s)
- Work with others to utilise the impact and monitoring framework to demonstrate the impact of prizes, collecting and analysing relevant data.
- Support the management of internal and external events relating to the prizes including workshops, roadshows, judging panels, outreach events, launch events and award ceremonies.
- Working with the Communications lead to support the delivery of communications strategies, contributing to marketing materials and developing content for web and social media.
What we are looking for
We value diverse skills and experiences and so we're looking for a proactive and adaptable individual with a growth mindset interested in continuous improvement both of the programmes they work on and as a professional.
An outstanding communicator, you will have solid organisational, prioritisation and time management skills, with the ability to track multiple projects simultaneously. Experience of working to tight deadlines, delivering high quality outputs on multiple projects and tasks. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage social media.
What we offer
Salary: £35k-£48k (subject to seniority and experience) plus array of benefits, including private medical insurance, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more
Location: This role is based in Blackfriars, Central London, hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of two days in the office
Term: Two years fixed term contract
Hours: This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do.
Reports to: Programme Manager
Making an application
To apply for this role, please submit your application before 8am on 31st August 2023.
First interviews will be held on w/c 4th September 2023.
At Nesta, we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results.
We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.
This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.
We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements.
Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.
