Head of Innovation

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Plan International UK to find their Head of Transformation and Innovation (Income and Engagement).

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working from their London office, where staff split their time between working at home and from the office.

Reporting into the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement, this strategic role is essential to the future growth of the charity’s profile and income. This role will lead the Transformation and Innovation function within Fundraising and Supporter Engagement which acts as an internal consultancy and change management function to challenge the status quo, foster a culture of innovation across all teams and look for and support the implementation of new and improved ways of working to drive increased profile and income diversification. 

Key Responsibilities:

·       Work with the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement oversee the roadmap and implementation of our Fundraising and Engagement three-year strategy  

·       Establish tools and processes to support the Directorate to deliver on our goals and hold ourselves accountable to the strategy ambition  

·       Support Heads and wider teams to monitor and report on KPIs for the successful deployment of the new strategy, monitoring impact and recommend any adjustments 

·       Lead F&E senior leaders in regular reviews of the strategy implementation, and adjusting plans and priorities accordingly  

·       Monitor trends across the sector and recommend new strategic opportunities to grow engagement and income 

·       Identify and lead key change projects needed to support our income and engagement growth, in collaboration with senior leaders across the organisation  

·       Champion innovation across the charity and help Plan International UK understand what it means, and how it is applied, to our work  

·       Develop plans to build a culture of innovation across the charity 

·       Identify practical ways to encourage innovative thinking across the charity 

·       Monitor the sector and beyond for innovation that could benefit the charity 

·       Identify opportunities coming out from the global hub and other National Organisations that could benefit Plan International UK 

·       Champion the importance of using insights to develop products and messaging that have our audiences at the centre 

·       Champion the development of a data strategy (with a particular focus on, but potentially not limited to, supporter audiences)  

Person Specification:

·       An experienced senior leader with a significant track record of providing effective leadership to drive strategy and change, foster ambition, set direction and inspire others, with a collaborative approach to working cross-organisationally and embedding effective ways of working  

·       Extensive experience of designing and managing business transformation programmes 

·       Highly effective and influential communicator and relationship builder with stakeholders at all levels, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships and influencing senior stakeholders 

·       Experience of negotiating with senior stakeholders over change priorities alongside BAU 

·       A successful track record of developing strategies to drive engagement and income growth   

·       Able to effectively interrogate, manage, monitor and negotiate complex budgets and programme information 

·       Experience of leading and developing teams, including extensive experience of supporting cross-functional team management and virtual teams 

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note: Full title of the role internally to be know as 'Head of Transformation and Innovation (Income and Engagement)'