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SalarySenior Partnerships Manager/ Director ofWales office
Location: Wales, central Cardiff. The expectation is for a minimum of two face to face collaboration days per week as a mix of working at our Cardiff office and for external meetings and events. Extensive travel will be required around Wales and to BookTrust offices in England and Northern Ireland as well as to other locations as needed.
Contract: Full time, permanent. This role is advertised as a full time position however the role may also lend itself to part-time working, we are open to discussion on this element.
Salary: £50,000 per annum
This is a brilliant time to join BookTrust. We are delivering on our new strategy and approach to engaging with and understanding our beneficiaries. We are ambitious about developing our programmes to reach more children, particularly those who are disadvantaged, and we want to understand the difference our work is making so we can learn and develop what we do. We are ambitious to raise more income so we can extend out impact to increasing numbers of children and families.
Leading the delivery of our core programmes in Wales and our relationships with key funders and stakeholders, the role will ensure we deliver on BookTrust’s strategic objectives. The 2021-26 strategy sets out a new focus for BookTrust – prioritising work that supports families in greatest need. Working to influence policy and decision making for BookTrust, delivering opportunities to match our income for Wales with our key priorities, this role ensures that the current and future BookTrust offer is securely funded and strategically and sustainably embedded nationally in Wales.
We are looking for a confident, experienced manager with excellent communication skills and experience in managing relationships in Wales. A supportive team member, you will be a persuasive, determined, and exceedingly well organised individual, with first class attention to detail and the ability to lead multiple and competing priorities at any given time. Confident in leading projects and motivating team members to deliver results, you will be able to write clearly and accurately as well as work with, analyse and communicate through data. An inspiring manager who can lead and manage a small team to produce excellent results.
To find out 'How to Apply', please go to our website. please send a copy of your CV along with a covering letter of no more than one page showing how you meet the person specification.
Closing date: Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at 5 pm.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: BAME candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR to discuss your requirements further (contact details can be found on our website).
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
