Delivery Manager

Role Purpose

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and ambitious person to be a critical part of The Centre for Early Childhood team. The role will be highly involved in our exciting work with corporates following our Business Taskforce report launch in the Spring, as well as supporting the wider activity across the team.

You will drive the day-to-day delivery of a range of projects including campaigns, events, content, and partnerships. As you maintain the momentum day-to-day you will bring stakeholders along with you and always have an eye on the longer-term strategy. You will be comfortable prioritising workloads, thinking creatively and communicating plans to the wider team.

Key responsibilities will include:

·        Working closely with the whole team to devise the plans to deliver ambitious, impactful work. This role is all about the ‘how’: connecting people, collaborating on a strategy, and making sure the work gets done.

·        Thinking creatively about how all our activity has maximum impact and pushes our team towards our goals.

·        Keeping the team on track and motivated, being clear on the key milestones and coordinating day-to-day activities – all to ensure delivery against the plan.

·        Ensuring that work remains in line with agreed budgets and defined objectives.

·        Identifying risks (both current and potential) and contributing to risk mitigation strategies.

·        Coordinating and communicating with multiple stakeholders and partners to ensure everyone is aligned.

·        During busy delivery phases, maintaining a meticulous attention to detail. 

·        Adapting plans as needed throughout the process and sometimes at late notice.

·        Playing an active role in the Centre team, working collaboratively to offer ideas on broader strategy and designing new projects.

·        Preparing for key meetings, working with the team to develop the agenda, and then ensuring actions are captured and disseminated. 

·        Undertaking other ad hoc duties as may reasonably be required - this will be a varied and occasionally fast-paced role.

Knowledge, experience, and personal qualities

·        A passion for staying organised and keeping dynamic projects on track.

·        An excellent communicator, both in writing and orally, able to tailor your content based on the audience. 

·        A love of working collaboratively, across different teams and often with new partners.

·        A high level of attention to detail – you enjoy a spreadsheet!

·        A keen collaborator and confident relationship builder, able to manage a huge range of different parties (from charity sector / trustees / business leaders etc).

·        A genuine team player who can influence and bring people alongside you.

·        Agile: able to respond confidently and positively to changing scenarios.

·        A love of thinking creatively and coming up with new solutions.

·        An optimistic and energetic outlook, keen to maximise the positive change you and the team can deliver.  

·        Happy to take a “roll your sleeves” up approach and help with things not strictly in your job description. 

·        The Centre for Early childhood has a vision to build a happier, healthier, more nurturing world transformed by our approach to early childhood. To enjoy this role, it’s important you feel motivated by this vision.

  Our Company & Culture:

 The Royal Foundation is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to ensuring a positive, safe, and respectful environment which promotes the wellbeing and dignity of our employees, partners, suppliers, and those whose interests we represent. We are committed to promoting a positive and inclusive working environment that has a diversity of people and views, and one that supports our culture of collaboration and curiosity. These principles underpin our professional behaviour and are embedded in our policies, procedures, day-to-day practices, and external relationships.  We therefore welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you have the relevant skills and enthusiasm for the role, then we’d love to hear from you.  Please send your CV and a one-page covering letter explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the skills and experience required for the role by clicking ‘Apply’ now.

• Salary:  Circa £50,000 DOE
• Location: Central London office three days a week, with flexibility to work from home the remaining two days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Holiday: 25 days per annum plus public holidays
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• Benefits: Pension scheme (non-contributory), private medical insurance, life insurance, season ticket loan