Community Investment and Partnerships Manager

Job Description

Sovereign is a leading Housing Association, committed to providing quality, affordable homes and services within sustainable, successful communities. Were led by our values and driven by a strong sense of social purpose, placing our customers at the heartof everything we do.We have a fantastic new opportunity to join our Communities Team as Community Investment and Partnerships Manager on a permanent basis.With offices across our region in Newbury, Basingstoke, Bristol, Christchurch, Blandford and Exeter, we can be flexible on your base location, combining time in the office with working from home and traveling across our Locality areas. There will be regulartravel across our geography, so you should have access to transport and be happy to travel.The RoleReporting into the Head of Communities and Engagement, youll lead the development of a Regional Community Investment strategy and embedding of our Thriving Communities strategy across our Localities. Managing a team of 6, youll be responsible for delivering the Community Investment and Partnership programme across localities, identifying opportunities for fundraising andprogramme development, building new partnerships and delivering social impact. Key responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining key relationships with external partners, including local authorities and other agencies working in our communities
• Overseeing the delivery of a wide-ranging programme of Community Investment interventions in localities that deliver measurable social impact
• Effectively managing the performance of the team through objective setting, providing support , coaching, guidance
• Ensuring contracts and projects are managed effectively and demonstrate social impact, including financial management
• Working with the Partnerships and Funding team by writing bids that bring in external funding to support programme development
• Leading the design of Grants programmes that respond to customer and community needs, working closely with the Grants Officer
• Working across the Community Investment team and wider Customer directorate to embed a framework for social impact and outcomes recording

What we need from youYou should have previous experience in a similar role, with significant experience in Community Investment and a track record of developing and commissioning a variety of programmes and partnerships which deliver social impact. Youll also have:

• A proven track record of positive stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Previous experience in identifying fundraising opportunities to support community investment programmes
• Experience in contract management, bid writing and budget management
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise important tasks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Previous experience managing a high performing team; coaching and developing to ensure a supportive working environment

What youll receive from us

• £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - were committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

At Sovereign we are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.Its a really exciting time to be joining Sovereign and this is your chance to truly make an impact and inspire others. What we do makes a real difference to peoples lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.