Director of Delivery

Do you have a prowess for political engagement and community building with exceptional
relationship building skills?

Our Director of Delivery will be responsible for ensuring our mission critical
functions are resourced, high performing and making a real impact.

You’ll need to hit the ground running in this general election year, and have a
demonstrable ability to successfully lead a team to drive outcomes and quality.

You’ll have a natural aptitude for leading projects and some experience of identifying,
securing and delivering income generating client relationships, ensuring efficient coordination
and maximum impact.

You’ll likely already be a successful team leader, looking for a unique opportunity
like this to make that all-important step from manager to senior leader, learning on the job
and developing while you deliver.

For our perfect candidate we prioritise ambition, energy, enthusiasm and a willingness
to learn over ticking all the boxes!

Are you passionate about driving change, fostering inclusivity and making a tangible
impact for the climate and nature crises? HFTF has an amazing opportunity for someone to do
just that. You will want to:

• Lead our talented and enthusiastic team to deliver our projects and develop
  successful partnerships
• Learn about becoming an effective Director at a charity
• Work with a supportive board and develop yourself for your next career
  step

Apply now and be part of a dynamic organisation committed to creating meaningful
change.

Check out our jobs page for more information, the full job pack and application form.

Closing date for applications: 9am 25th April 2024

Online interviews early May 2024.

About Us

Hope for the Future is a climate change charity that trains communities, groups and
individuals to work with politicians on climate change. Our vision is to see politicians of all
political persuasions joining together with each other and with communities across the UK to
drive inclusive action on the climate and nature crises.

We operate nationally at a grassroots level, linking constituents with their elected
representatives, running training and holding events.

We are currently seeking a Director of Delivery to join our team on a full-time,
permanent basis.

The Benefits

• Salary of £41,976 (with a £3,000 London weighting for qualifying postcode
  areas)
• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employers’ Pension Contribution
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Wellbeing support

The Role

Responsibility for:

• Growing HFTF’s impact, leading and overseeing the delivery of HFTF’s delivery
  projects and programmes and working with staff to ensure delivery targets are met
• Effective line management of the Policy & Engagement Officers, leading,
  supporting, managing and motivating staff,
• Supporting the Policy and Engagement team with work as required 
• Developing and overseeing the monitoring and evaluation and impact measurement for
  fundraising bids and reports to funders.
• Acting as the lead contact for Hope for the Future’s network of partner
  organisations growing HFTF’s paid partnership work
• Ensuring that we are engaging new constituents and that we are working towards
  reaching and representing all sectors of society.

Other responsibilities

• Regularly travel around the country to workshops and meetings and to the head
  office in Sheffield.
• Networking to seek new partners and clients for the purpose of acquiring new
  training requests and potential collaborative work (paid partnerships)
• Representing the organisation at events,conferences, and partnership meetings and
  in external communications
• Continually championing the values, mission and vision of Hope for the Future to
  strengthen democratic engagement and drive inclusive action on the climate and nature
  crises.
• Maintain an awareness of advances in the climate and nature movement and national/
  local politics.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of climate change developments in Parliament,
  including changes to policy and specific MP involvement in such developments.

The ideal candidate will have

• Excellent organisational , prioritisation and communication skills 
• A high level of autonomy and self-motivation, with an ability to think
  independently and solve problems proactively
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills across a range of
  professional and community settings
• Strong IT skills, understanding of digital communications, analysis of data and
  creating reports.
• Strong multidisciplinary project, programme and resource management skills with the
  ability to ensure delivery targets are achieved.
• Minimum 2 – 3 years in a management, leadership or operational delivery role within
  a not-for-profit, NGO, social enterprise, charity or similar organisation.
• Experience and success in leading, supporting, motivating and managing and
  coordinating a team to work towards delivering an organisation’s strategic goals
• Experience in building and maintaining effective partnerships and networks with
  external organisations.
• A strong working knowledge of the UK political system and with national and local
  political structures and processes
• Experience of working with elected representatives 
• Experience of delivering, monitoring and evaluating effective community engagement
  campaigns / outreach work
• Experience of designing and facilitating workshops, trainings, both online and
  in-person 
• An understanding of monitoring and evaluation and impact measurement 
• Ability to seamlessly operate at a strategic and tactical level, leading by example
  and rolling up sleeves when necessary

Hope for the Future is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and are
strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all
applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business
and we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we may close this opportunity
early if an exceptional candidate is identified.

If you have any questions about any of our roles, or have any queries about the application
process, please contact [email protected]