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Established in May 2009, social enterprise Cause4 supports charities, social enterprises and philanthropists in developm
Job description Job title:

Project Manager (full-time)

Reporting to:

Chief Executive Officer

Salary:

c.£30,000 depending on experience

Responsible for:

Project interns and freelancers as required

Benefits:      

20 days holidays exclusive of bank holidays 10% bonus payable against meeting targets paid in April each year (pro rated) Contributory company pension after 12 months of service Death in service insurance of four times salary Income protection cover for long-term sickness Cash health care plan

Person summary This is an exciting opportunity for a curious and ambitious, high potential individual wanting to develop a career in the charity sector, to work alongside Cause4 CEO and Directors in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We are seeking an enterprising individual, who relishes challenge, with the capacity to learn quickly, an eye for detail and a passion for the work of charities, philanthropists and social enterprises. An ability to organise and communicate succinctly and effectively will be key to the success of the individual in this role. About Cause4 Established in May 2009, social enterprise Cause4 supports charities, social enterprises and philanthropists in development and fundraising across charity, arts, sports and education sectors in the UK and internationally. Key hubs for work include the UK, Amsterdam and New York, alongside a portfolio of international development work across Africa. Cause4 champions disruptive philanthropy and new ways of scaling up charities and social enterprises. Learning lessons from the private sector to benefit not-for-profit organisations, Cause4 helps attract the best graduate talent to work on some of the world’s most pressing issues. Provoking change is at the heart of company’s mission. In 2010 Cause4 developed the entrepreneurship training programme to address the widelyacknowledged talent shortage in this area. The programme identifies graduates and schoolleavers with a passion for the charitable sector and with the entrepreneurial drive, personality and talent to succeed. to date, over 30 graduates have been trained and 45 graduates and apprenticeships are being trained in 2014-2015. Cause4 has won a string of awards including for founder Michelle Wright, as female entrepreneur of the year at the NatWest start up awards 2011 and the 2014 IWEC Award for exceptional entrepreneurial achievement. The company is a top 10 winner in the Ernst and Young future 100 awards 2011, a winner in the 2012 Startups 100 list for most innovative small businesses across the UK. Cause4 has also won two silver international Stevie awards for innovation and in 2014 has been selected as a national champion representing the UK in the European business awards.

Cause4 was also recognised as one of the top 25 hyper-growth organisations in the UK having joined the Government’s growth accelerator programme in early 2013 and was invited to be part of Accelerate 250 – an invitation by Lord Young of Graffham (the Prime Minister’s enterprise advisor) for the UK’s top 6% of small businesses showing high growth potential. In 2013 Cause4 was awarded a fast-growth award from Unltd and became a Big Venture Vhallenge winner in 2014. The company was also recognised in the Silicon Valley uk 100 list for the top 100 UK companies showing potential to generate multi-million pound revenues. Cause4 is an entrepreneur incubator, providing training and support to help people succeed in important charitable projects, innovative businesses and social enterprises, and to raise vital funds. Since May 2009, Cause4 has raised over £36 million for clients, regularly raising over £750,000 in charitable income per month. Cause4 Values  Curious – our culture seeks to foster ideas, encourage considered risk-taking and support creativity that will achieve the best results.  Ambitious – we actively encourage partnerships and collaboration, supporting organisations to be open to change in a fast-changing environment  Straight-talking – we are straightforward and honest and our communications are simple and jargon-free  Entrepreneurial – we aim to develop dynamic and entrepreneurial business models that support sustainable and cost-effective programmes for charities Project Manager After a period of rapid growth, Cause4’s CEO and Directors are looking for an individual to manage a portfolio of sector change work, to support Cause4, our clients and our people to grow and change. The role will work directly to the CEO and support the Directors, to streamline operations through new business proposal and research paper development as well as develop sector change projects championed by Cause4 in the key areas of Talent Development and Philanthropy. As a pivotal role in the organisation this individual will act as a role model of demonstrating Cause4 values in action: Curious, Ambitious, Straight Talking, Entrepreneurial The post will suit an ambitious individual with at least three years’ experience in a challenging workplace, keen to adopt a project management role to support the growth of Cause4 as an ambitious social business. Key Responsibilities: Reporting to the CEO the Project Manager will lead the following activities: Working directly to the CEO:  Supporting new business proposal development.  Development of detailed sector-facing and internal research papers and briefing and training of graduates in preparing high-level research.  Liaising with the Senior Executive Assistant to ensure effective media briefings, speech writing and presentations in conjunction with the CEO.  Ensuring delivery of the company’s ambitious Business Plan including developing new programmes in the area of digital and international partnerships.  Supporting the delivery of a portfolio of client work as required.  Supporting general office management and administration across a busy office.

Philanthropy  Working closely with the CEO and Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to bring on new programmes of work and to deliver project work in the area of philanthropy.  To be a key point of liaison for Cause4 Philanthropy clients in developing their core delivery plans and infrastructure. Liaising with the Philanthropy Foundation in account set up. Talent  To lead on the project delivery, budget management, communications and evaluation of a new corporate talent programme in partnership with a leading international bank. Specifically this programme seeks to develop support activity for entrepreneurs facing the challenges of running high growth SMEs across three key areas: 1. Support for female entrepreneurs 2. Support for social enterprises with genuinely scalable potential 3. Encouraging responsible business with a focus on ensuring positive impact on the bottom line  Supporting the development and administration of Cause4’s own graduate talent development programme – the Cause4 Entrepreneurship Programme, including liaising with potential funders, sponsors and accredited bodies.  Support the CEO, Director Talent and Director of Programmes to develop and roll out other Talent related programmes. Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required 

A determined individual with 3+ years’ experience of working in a fast paced and challenging work environment;



Exceptional organisation skills and ability to manage complex projects and to prioritize and reprioritize at speed;



Committed to informal and formal ongoing professional development and welcoming of a ‘feedback’ culture;



A polished and highly motivated professional with a strong interest in and at least a basic understanding of the charity sector, fundraising and philanthropy in a fast changing world;



Excellent, straight forward communication skills and highly literate; able to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy;



A thorough approach to research and exceptional attention to detail;



Strong financial literacy, able to analyse and develop complex budgets;



Sensitive and in tune with clients’ needs; able to think strategically about new business development;



Ability to switch between different roles and tasks;



Ability to deal with confidential material;



Highly IT literate.

Please send a CV and a cover letter, which must include up to a maximum of 350 words which summarise why you exemplify Cause4 values, to our Director of Talent Programmes, Emma O’Connell - [email protected] by 20 October 2014.