ShareAction

The global investment system has an oversized impact on many of the existential challenges we face today. Investors, as holders of capital and owners of the companies they invest in have an influence on corporate practice. They influence which companies find it easier or harder to access finance and can use engagement tactics to influence the companies they’re invested in. Through their investment decisions and company engagement, investors can support a transition to a more sustainable, healthier way of living - this is known as responsible or ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment.

ShareAction’s vision is of a world where the investment system better serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. We work towards our mission by:

• advocating for change in the investment industry using our research and rankings

• campaigning with allies to strengthen investor stewardship and improve corporate practice

• pushing for public policy reform to transform the financial system

Long-term Investors in People’s Health (LIPH) programme

ShareAction are building a world-first programme aiming to transform the investment system for better population-level health. As stewards of vast quantities of capital, investors have an influence on the companies they’re invested in. Companies can shape our health through the products and services they produce, the quality of work they provide and through their impact on communities. By considering health when they allocate money or engage with investee companies, investors can drive toward better health outcomes whilst improving the financial sustainability of their investments. More on LIPH here.

Please note, this is a unique programme aiming to forge new ground in responsible investment. We don’t expect you to have all the knowledge you’ll need when you start, we can help you build this over time.

We’re looking to appoint a Project and Impact Manage to support the development of the LIPH programme.

The focus of the Project Manager (Health) role will be to lead on the development, implementation and standardisation of the programmes monitoring, evaluation, project management and reporting framework. The new hire will operate across all parts of the programme and be critical in establishing the infrastructure needed for the programme to thrive.

Key responsibilities:

Critical to the success of the LIPH programme will be robust and consistent project and impact management, which this role will be responsible for embedding and leading.

• You will be working across the programme to support the development of the monitoring and evaluation strategy and plan, based on key milestones across the five-year programme. This includes working with funders to ensure they are engaged in this process.

• Establishing processes and systems to capture and track impact in live-time and consistently across the programme.

• Leading on the annual impact reporting for internal and external audiences (including funders).

• Implementation of new systems and processes that support the smooth running of the programme, including use of Salesforce with support of the Head of Food and Health.

• You will plan, manage and deliver relevant projects as required and in a timely manner.

• Support joined-up working and coordination across the LIPH programme.

• Support the establishment of the LIPH Steering Group and governance structure.

• Spot for opportunities, and risks, be responsive to these, evolving the strategy as more is learnt.

• Creating and managing the risk and learnings log for the programme.

• You will need to work flexibly and effectively in sometimes ambiguous and complex situations.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive, and the role might change slightly from time to time.

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Experience designing and delivering impact management strategies and frameworks, establishing processes and systems e.g. an impact dashboard, to enable this.

• Knowledge – a good understanding of key project and impact management concepts.

• Good communication skills - able to effectively communicate plans to the internal team and engage them in the development of these to ensure success.

• Reporting – able to lead on annual impact reporting for an external audience, and quarterly internal reporting

• Planning – able to develop project implementation plans, project management frameworks and templates for use across the team

• Leadership skills – takes responsibility for supporting the team to learn and evolve their practice, based on live impact data. Is able to work independently and make decisions and progress within an evolving and ambiguous context.

• Flexible – able and willing to support the team with a range of activities as the programme is established.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

DESIRABLE

• Working knowledge of the investment system and / or key public health concepts

• Experience working in new and growing teams

• Experience of working with Microsoft Office 365, particularly SharePoint;

• Experience of working with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: 1 year fixed term, full-time (with aim of extending to a permanent position dependent on funding)

Salary: £30,136 - £33,000 + 8% pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Deadline for applications: 6th October, 8:30am

Interview dates: 13th October for first round (there will likely be two rounds of interviews)

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking..

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK.
Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.