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About the Role

Impact on Urban Health is building a portfolio of programmes focused on long-term approaches to complex health issues in urban environments, specifically in Lambeth and Southwark. The Portfolio Manager will support the Director of Innovation by embedding improved delivery practices and test-and-learn capabilities, overseeing a priority set of innovation projects. This role involves building programme strategy, co-developing projects with partners, making funding recommendations, and managing the end-to-end partnership and funding lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Build a deep understanding of the health issues your programme focuses on and the relevant systems that need to change to achieve greater equity.
Collaborate with our Data, Evaluation & Learning team to understand different forms of evidence and lived experience relevant to your programme.
Lead on strategy development for part of one or more of our urban health programmes.
Identify organisations with whom to collaborate.
Lead the funding partnership life cycle.
Develop ideas and partnerships.
Approach relevant organisations and their teams, engaging them and co-developing projects and partnerships that support the delivery of our impact goals and programmatic strategies.
Apply equitable funding principles in practice, including transparency, fairness, trust-building and power-sharing with partners.
Bring partnerships through our decision-making process and contracting.
Drive an inclusive/non-extractive due diligence process.
Detail clear specifications and deliverables for projects which align with the relevant urban health programme.
Deliver presentations at Executive Investment Committee meeting.
Draft funding (grant giving) contracts using templates.
Guide, advise and learn from existing project partners as they deliver to achieve our mutual goals.
Utilise effective programme management techniques to monitor effective delivery against contracts and specifications.
Ensure project partners report against agreed deliverables as required within contracts, and scrutinise to ensure that contracts are being fulfilled.
Proactively address any areas where contracts are not being delivered upon, escalating where necessary.
Work with our Data, Evaluation & Learning team and external evaluation experts to develop and deliver evaluation plans for projects and partnerships.
Assist organisational development of partners, through commissioning grants plus support.
Plan and deliver ways to scale solutions and grow impact through influencing, in collaboration with partners and internal teams across the organisation, such as Policy, Influencing & Communications, and Data, Evaluation & Learning.
Build diverse, cross-sector partnerships.
Formulate plans to scale the impact of your portfolio.
Convene and support partners to work together to influence policy and decision-makers.
Deliver thought leadership for your area of focus to influence relevant stakeholders, e.g. blog writing, attending and speaking at events.
Contribute to strategic communications, campaigning and influencing activity where relevant.
Reasonably expected to take on wider tasks that are commensurate with the level of your role.

Requirements

Demonstrable commitment to equity and good health for all, in particular those affected by poverty and racism
Ability to draft robust contracts from templates.
Inclusive and high-quality communication and influencing skills, including strong presentation skills.
Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills – able to come up with solutions to complex problems.
Strong relationship building skills and ability to engage a wide range of audiences including effective community engagement.
Ability to manage uncertainty, navigate complexity, seek clarity and actively ensure roles and responsibilities are clear.
Commercial acumen (though we will support you to develop this).
Experience / proven ability in programme / project management.
Demonstrable understanding of philanthropy, grant giving processes and practice.
An understanding or experience of a range of different entities and organisations, for example local, national, international organisations, voluntary or community organisations, social enterprises, government, policy makers, businesses, statutory bodies.
An understanding of what makes funded / grass roots organisations effective in the work they lead.
Experience in community organising, asset ownership or asset stewardship (desirable)
An understanding of community wealth building principles in the context of place regeneration (desirable)
Experience in blended finance capital stacks (desirable)
Experience of working or living in diverse urban areas (desirable)
Experience of the healthcare system and how it affects local communities (desirable)
Experience of public policy and regulations (desirable)
Experience of private sector advocacy and lobbying (desirable)
Experience of innovation (desirable)

Skills

Equity and good health for all
Drafting robust contracts from templates
Inclusive and high-quality communication
Influencing skills
Strong presentation skills
Strategic thinking
Problem-solving
Relationship building
Engaging a wide range of audiences
Effective community engagement
Managing uncertainty
Navigating complexity
Seeking clarity
Ensuring clear roles and responsibilities
Commercial acumen
Programme management
Project management
Philanthropy
Grant giving processes and practice
Understanding of diverse organisations
Understanding of effective grassroots organisations
Community organising (desirable)
Asset ownership (desirable)
Asset stewardship (desirable)
Community wealth building principles (desirable)
Blended finance capital stacks (desirable)
Working or living in diverse urban areas (desirable)
Healthcare system knowledge (desirable)
Public policy and regulations knowledge (desirable)
Private sector advocacy and lobbying knowledge (desirable)
Innovation knowledge (desirable)

Location

London, Hybrid

Work Type

Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid

Experience Level

Maternity Cover

Salary/Compensations

£60,000 - £63,000 / year

Benefits

Contributory pension
Annual personal development budget
Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.
Shower facilities and bike lock area.
Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
Subsidies for glasses
Employee Assistance Programme

About the Company

Impact on Urban Health is part of Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation.
Our collective mission is to build the foundations of a healthier society.
We are a Living Wage employer and support flexible working, part-time roles and job shares.
We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.
We focus our efforts on the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, working in partnership with residents, local and national government, and community and private sector partners to improve the health of local residents.
By doing this, we aim to influence others in the UK and internationally to create better health.
The programmes focus on children’s health and food, financial foundations for adult health, the health effects of air pollution, and children's mental health; and are all at different stages of development.

Equal Opportunity

We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.
Our approach to diversity, equity & inclusion, health & wellbeing, and learning & development.