Head of Projects & Business Development

Job Title: Head of Projects and Business Development

Location: London Borough of Camden, coworking space available in Camden Town, requires regular travel to events across the borough. 

Hours and Pay: 36 hours per week £20-24 per hour (dependent on candidates experience)

Contract type: Freelance contract - renewed annually 

This is also available as a job share. 

Start date: 17th September 2024

About Think & Do: 

Think & Do is a climate and social action organisation based in the London Borough of Camden. We work on a range of projects across the borough which tackle environmental and social issues. Within our work we put a focus on imagination as a key driver for finding solutions and aim to work on projects that have an element of fun in order to bring joy to the communities we work with and ourselves.  

About the role:

Think & Do Camden is looking for a Head of Projects & Business Development to manage the Think & Do Projects team and deliver local climate and social action projects across the Borough of Camden. This is a creative opportunity in a fast paced environment to work on meaningful projects in collaboration with other local organisations and businesses including Camden Council. A key part of this role is the organisation's strategic development working alongside the Cofounder & Head of Imagination. This role will be reporting on a monthly basis to the T&D Directors and will also require autonomous working. Think & Do is a small, grassroots organisation with a passionate team who work hard to deliver innovative projects across Camden and beyond. 

Tasks will include 

• Collaboratively leading the strategic direction of the organisation to be in line with the mission and vision.  

• Fundraising for different projects through applying for grants and building relationships with local businesses.

• Developing and codesigning projects in line with Think & Do’s mission and vision in response to needs and challenges within Camden’s community and beyond.

• Facilitating hiring decisions for the organisation, creating job roles, working through the interview process and onboarding new team members. 

• Building new business connections and managing relationships with key partners and stakeholders. 

• Providing overall direction for multiple projects with different timelines.

• Nurturing the team to thrive in delivering their projects and supporting in terms of wellbeing and growth. 

• Overseeing project costs, budgets and timelines through liaising with project coordinators and approving monthly invoicing and expenses. 

• Maintaining project lessons learnt, risk registers and other project management documents. 

• Joining the team on community engagement events, including door knocking and at our Sharing Spaces, getting to know the local community at a grassroots level. 

Essential/ Desirable Skills 

• Interest in and passion for local climate and social action

• Good IT skills, familiarity with google workspace and/or Microsoft

• Good time management skills

• Good use of written and spoken English 

• High level of organisation and attention to detail

• Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Personal Attributes

• Warm, friendly and welcoming 

• Willingness to learn

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

• Inclusive and kind way of being 

Requirements 

• Ability to work from home using own laptop and internet (coworking space available) 

• Able to travel to Camden based projects 

• Connection to Camden or neighbouring Boroughs.