JOB DESCRIPTION: BERKELEY FOUNDATION

  1. JOB TITLE: Strategic Partnership Manager
  1. REPORTS TO: Chief Executive
  1. LOCATION: Primarily based in Berkeley Group office in Cobham, Surrey with some London working each week and visits to Strategic Partners.
  1. SALARY: Up to £35,000
  1. JOB PURPOSE: To plan and supervise key Berkeley Foundation Strategic Partnerships. There are currently seven partnerships: Crisis, Shelter, Lord’s Taverners, the Change Foundation, Mayor’s Fund for London, MyBnk and Prince’s Trust, which will grow to eight in 2017 with the introduction of Imperial College. The Programme Manager will manage these relationships based on three year grants. This will include monitoring and evaluation of impact, making recommendations for future growth, and reviewing partnerships as grant periods complete. The Programme Manager will also be closely involved in the development of the Foundation strategy and manage our thought leadership programme.
  1. BACKGROUND: The Berkeley Foundation is a charitable Foundation launched by the Berkeley Group in 2011. We work to improve the lives of young people, their families and the communities in which Berkeley works, throughout London and the South of England. In our first five years we have donated or committed more than £7m to 75 charities and worthy causes, helping to tackle some of the big social issues facing our society. The Berkeley Foundation aims to have an impact in four core areas:
  • Homes – supporting charities to tackle homelessness
  • Jobs – creating jobs for young, unemployed, and homeless people
  • Skills – training young people for the job market
  • Care – helping people with illness or disability to live positively
  1. RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Management of the Berkeley Foundation Strategic partnerships. This includes:
  • Building successful relationships with strategic partners;
  • Monitoring and evaluating strategic partnerships;
  • Reporting against KPIs;
  • Recruiting and managing volunteers from the business;
  • Approval of partnership communications;
  • Making recommendations on future development of partnerships in line with the Foundation strategy;
  • Making recommendations for new Strategic Partnerships in line with the Foundation strategy.
  • Delivery of “thought Leadership” Events and Seminars :
  • Research into the context of the four themes in the Foundation’s geographical area of work;
  • Liaison with stakeholders on key issues across the four themes;
  • Plan and deliver events and seminars (minimum one p.a.):
  • Project manage the Foundation’s Annual Review
  • Line management the Strategic Partnerships Programme Officer.
  • Undertake any other duties commensurate with position and competencies, as required by the Chief Executive.
  1. SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  • Experience in the charitable sector either in grant-making or delivery.
  • At least four years’ work experience in a related job or field.
  • Experience ofproject/programme management.
  • Track record of delivering and reporting against targets.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to develop insights and present evidence-based findings; confident in using data to track programme outcomes.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks, and to meet deadlines.
  • Experience in co-ordination and production of publications.
  1. KEY COMPETENCIES
  • Creative and ideas driven.
  • Highly organised and able to prioritise.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others.
  • Able to work individuallyand as part of a small, dynamic team.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office packages.
  • Commitment to the aims of the organisation.
  1. HOW TO APPLY: Please email your CV and cover letter, which meets the job specification, to Rhiannon at

More information about the Berkeley Foundation can be found on our website,