Associate - Resilience Project Lead and Humanity Insured in London

Location: London | Reporting Line: Lead Associate – Grants & Executive Delivery | Contract: Permanent, 5 days a week, on‑site 3 days each week.

Role Overview

This is a unique opportunity to work across both Howden and Humanity Insured, supporting the delivery of the Global Risk and Resilience Fellowship and Humanity Insured grant management. You will play a central role in coordinating and delivering the final year of the Fellowship, linking insurance expertise with city leadership to develop practical resilience solutions. You will also support Humanity Insured’s grant‑making and organisational priorities, assisting the Chief of Staff and the wider grant team with pipeline management and governance. The role provides exposure to private sector innovation and international development delivery, with the potential to transition into a full‑time role at Humanity Insured after the Fellowship programme (subject to performance and organisational need).

Core Tasks

• Global Risk & Resilience Fellowship (Howden, 80% of time)
• Lead coordination and delivery of defined city‑level projects, maintaining project plans, milestones, and reporting.
• Support delivery of final programme outputs, including a final report, partner materials, and end‑of‑programme summaries and/or events.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships, engagement, and coordination across internal Howden teams and external partners, cities, and stakeholders, ensuring alignment, timely delivery of meetings, reporting, workshops and other events.
• Manage programme operations, including trackers and documentation.
• Support development of communications and external positioning materials in collaboration with Howden teams and partners.
• Grant management and governance (Humanity Insured, 20% of time)
• Contribute to grant pipeline and portfolio management, including processes and coordination across the grant lifecycle.
• Support board and governance processes, including preparation and coordination of board and committee materials.
• Provide structured support for time‑bound initiatives, including research, drafting, partner coordination, and planning.
• Ensure grant processes align with governance, financial and risk frameworks.
• Support due diligence and grant management documentation requirements.
• Maintain audit‑ready records across all grants.
• Maintain internal systems and tracking tools to ensure visibility across the grant portfolio.
• Ensure information is up to date and accessible across the team.

Qualifications and Experience

Core Capabilities

• Strong project management and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Clear and confident communicator, with strong written and verbal skills.
• High attention to detail and strong follow‑through on actions and deadlines.
• Able to work independently, prioritise effectively, and exercise sound judgement.
• Analytical and proactive, with the ability to identify risks and propose solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across internal and external partners.
• Comfortable working across both structured programme delivery and more fluid, early‑stage initiative.

Essential Experience

• Relevant role (e.g., programme coordination, project delivery, consulting, partnerships, or operations).
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, including senior or external partners.
• Experience producing professional outputs (e.g., briefings, reports, updates).
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong digital proficiency (including Microsoft Office / M365 tools).

Highly Desirable

• Exposure to climate resilience, disaster risk finance, international development, or public‑private collaboration.
• Experience supporting grant‑making or governance processes.
• Understanding of insurance concepts and their application to resilience (not essential).
• Experience working across international or multi‑time zone teams.

Development & Progression

The Global Risk & Resilience Fellowship is scheduled to conclude in December 2026. Subject to strong performance, there is an intention for the successful candidate to transition into a full‑time role within Humanity Insured thereafter. The scope of this role will be defined closer to the time in line with organisational priorities.

Benefits

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity and encourage individuals who share our values of innovation, collaboration, and a positive impact. We support reasonable adjustments, including flexible hours or hybrid working where feasible. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure the role aligns with your needs. We encourage you to join a culture where you can grow, challenge yourself, and make a real difference.

EEO Statement: Howden is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.