Manager East of England and London

About this role

We are looking for a Manager in the East of England, for one year while the permanent post holder takes an internal development opportunity. You will join our Charity Development and Funding directorate to help us to meet our mission to partner with small and local charities, people and communities working towards a more just and compassionate society.  

You will be the face of the Foundation in the area, able to build strong and trusting relationships and be an advocate for small and local charities across the patch. You will have a good understanding of the operating environment in the East of England and well-established networks across the patch. You will support charity partners to become more resilient and stronger so that they can thrive beyond the period of their relationship with us. You will do this by building trusted relationships with organisations to support them in identifying their most pressing organisational challenges; and help them overcome the challenges by building the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees. You will work with charities, CICs, and partnerships to identify the most appropriate form of support to respond to the identified priorities. Further information about LBFEW and our approach to supporting charity partners can be found on our website Development. 

You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders including connecting with networks to identify and optimise collaborative learning and sharing practice. The postholder will also play a pivotal role in sharing learning, intelligence, and insights to ensure the Foundations’ strategy development, delivery and relationship with the Lloyds Banking Group considers regional needs and the operating contexts of our funded partners. 

If you have experience working with or in the voluntary, community or social enterprise sector and are creative, adaptable, resilient, flexible in your approach, keen to learn and hungry for change – then this could be the role for you! 

The post holder will be based in the East of England (Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, or Essex). 

If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact either Frances fwarwick@lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk (current postholder) or Richard RPaynter@lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk (Head of Grants, South of England) and they will liaise with you directly.  

Due to the high volume of applicants, we may close the advert early, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

Job description

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Deadline

The deadline for applications: Monday 24 March 2025, 9:00 

Key dates

Please note the first-round interviews are due to take place in the region on 16 and 17 April 2025.  

We anticipate that the second-stage interviews will take place remotely the following week.  

If you need any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please email recruitment@lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk in confidence to discuss these.

About the Foundation

We’re an independent charitable foundation funded by Lloyds Banking Group. We work in partnership with small and local charities, people and communities, changing lives and working towards a more just and compassionate society. The needs and aspirations of people drive our work. We strengthen the small and local charities that support them and the communities they live in, and advocate for a better future.

We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership. We want an inclusive organisation that reflects our community and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe our organisation will be a better, more creative and innovative place to work if we can harness the benefit of different perspectives.

The Foundation is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people who have a disability or long-term health condition.