Job Title: Enterprise Manager

Salary: £38,088 + car cash allowance (£5,100 p.a.) + benefits

Location: Remote, with regular travel across the West Midlands for collaborative meetings at relevant hubs. See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).

The Trust

We’re the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of canals and rivers. Our waterways contribute to the health and wellbeing of local communities and economies, creating attractive and connected places to live, work, volunteer and spend leisure time. These historic, natural and cultural assets form part of the strategic and local green-blue infrastructure network, linking urban and rural communities as well as habitats.

We’re looking for an Enterprise Manager to join our West Midlands team. You will cover waterways from the busy regional canals to some of the Trust’s most iconic structures. Our miles of canal provide active travel corridors, opportunities for our communities to improve their wellbeing and blue-green wildlife habitats.

As Enterprise Manager, you will secure external funding and support delivery of projects which ‘transform places and enrich lives’. You will work with internal and external stakeholders to develop potential projects in line with our strategic priorities and be responsible for securing funding to make them happen. You will support our Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle from inception to closure in line with the Trust’s financial reporting process, acting as first point of contact for external funders throughout. You will also act as point of contact and support project development for third parties carrying out active travel improvements (towpath upgrades) on our land.

At any given time, you will hold a portfolio of varied projects, from towpath and access improvements, as well as habitat improvements, community engagement and heritage conservation.

Our-values (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/refresh/media/thumbnail/35240-our-values.pdf) and below.

Location

The role will be based working from home, with the allocation of a nearby Hub for collaborative working in Birmingham. Travel required within the region for site visits, media calls, social media moments, events and meetings.

It is therefore essential that you are able to effectively work from home, whilst also having the flexibility to be mobile when necessary.

About the role

Key accountabilities:

To support activity and work in the region by securing funding for a range of strategic priorities.

To represent and promote the work of the Trust to key external stakeholders, Government departments, regional agencies, lottery distributors, key statutory funders, trusts and foundations, charitable trusts and other regional and sub-regional partnerships.

To develop and manage relationships with statutory, charitable, and key partners.

Lead or contribute to partnerships that generate resources that further to the region’s delivery of waterway maintenance and health and wellbeing outcomes.

Manage the financial aspects of projects and the funding risks of externally funded projects throughout the entire project lifecycle.

To be responsible for output, outcome and impact monitoring and reporting.

To keep abreast of the funding environment to enable rapid reaction to emerging opportunities.

Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times.

Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promote inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.

About you

This role is based with our West Midlands team, and we are looking for someone with particular experience and developed networks across this region. Our successful Enterprise Manager may previously have worked in roles such as Partnerships Manager, Development Manager, Fundraising Manager, Partnerships & Fundraising Manager, and will ideally have good knowledge and confidence in identifying and successfully bidding for project funding via government departments, regional agencies, statutory funders, and charitable trusts. Prior experience of statutory funded active travel schemes is desirable.

Technical:

A proven track record of developing and writing successful funding bids.

Knowledge of funding environments, including lottery distributors, key statutory funders, trusts and foundations, charitable trusts.

Experience of strategic relationship, partnership development and management.

Innovation and creativity, to develop projects from concept to delivery and to match trust priorities with funding.

Budget and project management experience with the ability to manage financial risk.

Experience of financial reporting

General:

Ability to influence, persuade and negotiation skills.

Strong written and verbal communication skills – strong presenter.

Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.

A collaborative team player.

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If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

What we offer

In addition to your annual salary of £38,088, we also offer a car cash allowance (£425 per month) a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found all of which can be found here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits).

Other benefits include:

Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.

25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.

Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.

Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity.

Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g. health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.

Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.

2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.

Free fishing facilities across our canal network.

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.