Director of Strategy and Innovation Remote
Job description
Vacancy Type
Permanent/Full Time
Salary
£68,508 to £77,265 (London: £71,908 to £80,665, includes London Weighting) (R7)
Location
Any of the Heritage Fund's offices in the UK, able to sustain frequent travel to London (Hybrid Working)
Application Deadline
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Job Summary
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
As the largest funder for the UK’s heritage, our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder of the UK’s heritage. The projects we fund create lasting and positive change for people and communities and we believe that heritage has a crucial role to play in contributing to a more equal society.
We are currently recruiting for a full time Director of Strategy and Innovation on a permanent contract based in any of the Heritage Fund’s offices in the UK (Hybrid Working).
The primary purpose for Director role is to work collaboratively across the Heritage Fund, supporting and advising the senior team and Board on strategic and emerging issues, risks, trade-offs, and opportunities. The postholder will work extensively with external stakeholders and partners representing the Heritage Fund and be a credible lead in senior internal/external meetings.
Through these internal and external networks, the Director will provide strategic leadership and direction to a dispersed and expert staff team, with functions covering strategy, partnership development, innovation and social investment, research, data, and insight. The postholder will lead this team to oversee delivery of the Heritage Fund’s new 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033, Heritage 2033 – our 10-year strategy | The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and associated delivery plans, including the development and oversight of new strategic initiatives, partnerships, and new innovative approaches.
If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.
- Applications close on 17 September 2023.
- Interviews are expected to take place on* 6 October 2023.*
Our Values
Our Values and Behaviours sit at the heart of our work and are central to how we recruit. How you demonstrate our Values is just as important to us as your skills and experience.
- Inclusive of all aspects of heritage, people and communities
- Ambitious for our people, communities and heritage
- Collaborative by working and learning together
- Trusted for our integrity, expertise and judgement
Flexible Working
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has offices all over the UK and we champion a flexible approach to working where this supports our business needs. We have formally adopted a hybrid working approach. This means that most employees will work from their contracted Heritage Fund office twice a week at minimum. Time spent on site visits to projects or other meetings based at another Heritage Fund or external office are counted as part of those two days. The other days in the week employees may work from home.
Disability Confident Employer
We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund pledges to provide an inclusive working and learning environment for our people which prioritises fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as dignity and respect for all. We will create a workspace where intimidation, discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation are not tolerated and actively prevented and opposed.
Job Profile
Director of Strategy and Innovation - Job Information Pack
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £68,508.00-£77,265.00 per year
Work Location: Remote
