Project and Partnerships Officer

Maternity cover - 18 month fixed term contract

Applications close 5pm on Thursday 12th September 2024

Are you ready for your next challenge? Ufi VocTech Trust has a vibrant working environment, and we welcome diversity of thought and perspective to help create exciting and innovative projects, venture investments and partnerships.

Everything we do is focused on our goal of developing digital tools and solutions which help more adults develop the skills they need for work.

It’s an exciting time to join Ufi as we continue to increase the development and take up of great quality, engaging and inclusive digital tech for adult learners.

We're looking for an experienced Project and Partnerships Officer to ensure we fulfil our mission to catalyse change in adult learning for work. Working closely with the Head of Grant Programmes you will become the engine of our grant funding activity.

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About the role

This is an exciting home-based role where your work can really have an impact and help transform lives. The role is crucial to Ufi’s ambition to help more people get the skills they need for work by making sure Ufi’s grant giving and partnership functions run smoothly.

Working closely with the Head of Grant Programmes you will become the engine of our grant funding activity.  You will be an integral part of a fast-paced team with a growing national profile and reputation for expertise and excellence in delivery.

We are looking for candidates with a real passion for working in an organisation that has a positive impact on people’s lives, with experience of working at a senior administrative level, excellent organisational and project management skills, and a good eye for detail and problem-solving.

You'll also be able to work flexibly and effectively as part of a small team and develop productive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Most importantly - you will be eager to learn and able to work in an agile team.

Ufi VocTech Trust has a vibrant working environment, and we welcome diversity of thought and perspective to help support exciting and innovative projects, ventures investments and partnerships.

What will I be doing?

You will help deliver Ufi’s grant funding and partnership activity. With colleagues and external partners, you will co-ordinate grant calls, administer the VocTech Ignite programme and manage an exciting portfolio of grant funded projects. You will be working with colleagues across Ufi to support the development, administration, and delivery of partnership activity.

This is a responsible, fast-paced role. We are looking for someone who thrives on variety and will become a rock-solid member of the Grants Team. Creativity and enthusiasm supported by practical delivery skills are essential.

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the knowledge and skills listed here. We'd love to hear from you if you have some of the following:

  • Experience working in a senior administration role
  • Confident working in an agile environment and adapting to change
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Project management skills
  • Strong communication skills

Please see the full Recruitment Pack for further details on the skills and experience we are looking for.

What’s in it for me?

  • Salary: £33,000- £35,000 FTE per annum dependent on experience.
  • Flexible, home-based working. We're open to discussing a range of working patterns.
  • Holiday: FTE 28 days per year plus bank holidays, buy and sell scheme
  • Contributory pension
  • Life insurance 4 x salary on successful completion of probation (six months)
  • Laptop/phone and the IT kit you need to be able to work effectively in a virtual team. We expect you to have access to a suitable working environment and adequate Wi-Fi.
  • A brilliant learning and development environment

And ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll be changing lives through your work.

Please apply!

At Ufi VocTech Trust we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture, with flexible working practices, where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from anyone with suitable skills, no matter their background, culture or ability and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission sooner.

If you are thinking of applying and require any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview please get in touch with us, we’d love to chat!

Closing date: Applications close at 5pm on Thursday 12th September, 2024.

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About us

Ufi is an independent charity. Through grant funding, venture investment and advocacy we champion the power of vocational technology to improve skills for work.

We are a small, multi-disciplinary charity with a mission built around our belief in the power of vocational skills to change lives. We believe that digital tech is the ultimate enabler for delivering relevant, engaging and inclusive learning. We believe digital technology has the potential to open skills up to greater numbers of people, improve learner outcomes and support and enhance traditional teaching methods.

We fund a range of projects and partnerships, using different types of grant funding call and commercial investment, but all our work has a common theme – we demonstrate through doing. We believe in supporting practical solutions to clearly identified skills challenges or problems, where there are solid benefits for learners and employers.

We are dynamic and flexible, committed to giving every organisation we fund the best chance of success. This means we work closely with all our projects, and we have built expertise to support this.

Social impact is hardwired into how we work. We are committed to reducing inequality of opportunity in the workplace and breaking down barriers to adult learning. All of our resources are 100% aligned to our mission.

Our work culture is open and collaborative. We are comfortable with an appropriate level of risk; we embrace innovation and see the value in a seed of an idea.

We work virtually and leanly, and we welcome new team members!

To find out more about Ufi