Project Lead

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Project Lead

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today's challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change.

UnLtd's vision is a future where enterprising people are transforming our world for good. To enable this, we are committed to developing an eco-system of support to make it easier for those who need help to find it.

UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us. They are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders, empower social entrepreneurs and create an organisation that is the right fit for every person.

To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society.  We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic, LGBTQIA, those with a disability, impairment, learning difference, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. 

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About the role:

We have developed a new and exciting partnership with a major e-commerce organisation. This is a bold and ambitious partnership where we are jointly seeking to tackle the (systemic) exclusion of marginalised communities from economic opportunity through social entrepreneurship. This partnership will focus on us supporting retail based social entrepreneurs overcome the challenges they face to grow their impact, specifically around their digital and e-commerce offer, whilst utilising the power and expertise of our new partner to facilitate, enable and advocate for change.

We have established the core framework and strategy for this partnership and have kicked off an initial design phase that will enable us to understand and put the needs of the social entrepreneurs at the heart of this work. We need an energetic and dedicated project manager who can take this from development and design, through to delivery and execution.

This is a complex piece of work, balancing the needs of, and leveraging the skills and expertise of both UnLtd and our new partner. You will need to work closely with the different teams within both organisations to ensure we are aligned and geared up ready to launch in the new year.

This partnership will be built around how we enable and equip social entrepreneurs with ideas, products, and business models to build and establish their e-commerce offer. You will need to have a good understanding of this market and what this means for both early-stage social entrepreneur development and for more established social ventures wanting to grow.

This is an initial 6-month project as we are setting this up, however we would look for someone to continue spearheading this work beyond that.

Key accountabilities: 

Drive the development and execution of this project, taking it from strategy through to delivery, leading a project team to keep them on track

Work with internal and external stakeholders, playing a connecting and collaborative role, to ensure there is alignment and a clear plan on which people are delivering against

Oversee the design of this programme of work, ensuring we are embedding the voice and needs of social entrepreneurs into the heart of it

Embed key elements of support into the delivery of this work, to include a focus on digital and e-commerce, access to markets, specialist support and how we engage with wider networks

Agree and drive KPIs with internal and external stakeholders

Establish a robust project plan, including budgets and resourcing

Manage multiple internal delivery teams, driving collaboration to ensure effective results

Set goals and objectives, defining roles, and producing schedules and timelines for tasks to be completed

Carry out monitoring and control activities to track the progress of the project, identifying and managing risks to ensure delivery is on time

What exactly are we looking for?

Often called ‘Essential Criteria'

Experience and a track record of setting up and delivering complex projects

The ability to see and plan for the bigger picture

Excellent organisation skills with an ability to plan effectively and use people and resources to meet deadlines

Understanding of the needs and challenges both early-stage social entrepreneurs and more established social ventures face as they look to set up, develop and grow their impact through e-commerce activities & the digital marketplace

Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills, to motivate and lead the organisation on the delivery of this work

A confident communicator who can provide a clear steer on delivery across the organisation

The ability to manage internal cross organisational teams and take a collaborative approach

The ability to monitor and control budgets

Methodical and well-organised, adept at juggling multiple concurrent priorities and demands in a pragmatic and flexible manner.

Good communication and negotiation skills, to manage expectations as required

Ability to use your initiative and make decisions under pressure

Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and are self-sufficient in the production of information / documentation

Personal attributes and values:

You have a proactive and collaborative approach to challenges in your work.

You are mission driven and empathetic, with a powerful connection to our mission and values.

You work well with others and are an effective leader who instils confidence and motivation

You are a strategic thinker and practitioner with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.

You have real intellectual curiosity and a desire to understand based on rigorous evidence and collective wisdom.

You are results and impact-oriented with the highest standards in terms of delivery and performance, seeking to continuously improve and learn.

You are collaborative and a team player.

You always demonstrate personal integrity and professionalism.

UnLTd's Values:

At UnLtd we are looking for people who support our values below.

We are Brave

We are ambitious about achieving social change

We are bold in pursuing new ideas

We are resilient in the face of adversity

We are Inclusive 

We actively seek out great talent from everywhere

We value diversity and welcome challenging points of view

We foster an open and supportive environment

We are Accountable 

We are transparent in our decisions and actions

When things go wrong, we learn from it

We hold ourselves to our purpose

We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQIA, those with a disability, impairment, learning difference, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. 

PROJECT LEAD

Terms: - 6-month fixed term contract (with potential to be extended), full-time, flexible working hours can be discussed

Salary: - Grade E - £40,537 - £47,690 per annum (pro-rata) + London weighting of £3,285 per annum (pro-rata) if applicable with generous staff benefits

Location: Due to Covid-19 this is initially an agile role so you can be based anywhere in the UK. Once we start to re-open our offices for staff, you are welcome to use one of the UnLtd office hubs in London, Bradford or Birmingham, or a satellite office in Scotland or Northern Ireland. We welcome applications from anywhere across the UK and are open to discuss flexible working including working from home.

Interested? Here's how to apply

We need to know a bit about you, your experience and what you can bring to UnLtd.

You can submit a CV + supporting statement (up to 2 pages) or video. We would love you to tell us:

About you - your skills, experience, and personal qualities.

Why you are interested in the role and what you hope to get out of it.

The main thing is you can demonstrate you have the skills and experience that relate to what we have said we are looking for.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 5^th January 2021 at 12pm

First round of interviews: Tuesday 12^th January 2021

Final interviews: Friday 15th January 2021

*UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for.