Project Manager

We have a brand new Project Manager opportunity which is a full time, 12 month fixed term contract sat within our Funding Strategy, Communication and Impact Directorate, created to manage the development and implementation of our Evidence and Impact Strategy.

We are committed to investing in evidence, both lived and learned, and sharing what has and hasn’t worked, using our learning to adapt and help those we work with to do the same. We want to focus the funding we provide on where it can help make the biggest difference. Our impact strategy will guide us towards achieving these ambitions and it will be framed around five core purposes: informing our equity-based approach; learning with communities; leading the agenda; demonstrating our impact; supporting evidence-based funding practice.

You will support a multi-disciplinary project team drawn from across The National Lottery Community Fund to develop and deliver the Evidence & Impact Strategy. Using excellent project management skills, you will support the team to:

• deliver a programme of internal and external consultation that will inform the strategy’s focus and priorities
• develop the Impact Strategy for publication in January 2025
• develop a detailed delivery plan for colleagues working in Evidence & Impact that will outline the initial activities and actions that they will take to begin implementing the strategy
• monitor progress, address challenges, manage risks and ensure that key milestones and deliverables are met

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive. We award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to community projects that bring people’s ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of projects across our 4 mission areas of Community, Health, Environment and Children & Young People. Our grants range from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound projects.

National Lottery funding is open to everyone, but we focus on those communities and people facing the greatest needs.

Interview Date: Friday 2nd August - virtual

Location: UK (Flexible)- We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Newcastle.

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Experience of planning and delivering projects and/or products
• Knowledge and experience of using project planning tools and delivery techniques
• Experience in the ability to build relationships with key colleague stakeholders as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of project objectives
• Ability and experience to balance multiple competing priorities

Desirable criteria

• Ability to use online planning tools, especially Microsoft Planner
• Knowledge or experience of risk management and approaches
• Knowledge of the National Lottery Community Fund and its strategic priorities
• Experience of delivering presentations and writing reports

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)