At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead major data and digital transformation programmes, shaping new opportunities and mentoring colleagues.
- Company: Join a mission-driven organisation dedicated to solving complex social problems.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working options, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in communities while developing your leadership skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in programme management and stakeholder engagement is essential.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 70000 £ per year.
We are looking to recruit two roles at Associate Director level. In these roles, you will play a critical role leading major strategic portfolios & programmes, contributing to our data & digital strategy and shaping new opportunities, and coaching and mentoring colleagues.
Data & Digital is a significant growth area for Social Finance, and we are now looking to grow our leadership team to deliver on the ambitions of our impact strategy and contribute to scaling key impact portfolios.
Across these roles, we are looking to bring on individuals with a range of skills and interest areas, including:
- Leadership of complex programmes, spanning technical, commercial, policy and operational expertise;
- Digital product management and scaling of platform delivery models;
- Leadership of strategic partnerships and business development.
Our UK Team comprises around 60 dedicated change‑makers, bringing together a wide range of skills and expertise to deliver better solutions to complex social problems. These roles will anchor to the Data & Digital Community of Practice within our UK Team.
As a Community of Practice, we bring multi-disciplinary data & digital skills to solve complex problems and improve outcomes for people and communities. Our portfolio spans Social Finance’s four key impact areas: Children & Young People, Health & Social Care, Employment & Skills, and Housing & Homelessness.
Examples of key strategic programmes include:
- Developing National Social Care Data Standards: We have partnered with central government to shape the rules, data models and market conditions that enable key information to be shared and systems to interoperate at scale across children’s and adult social care.
- Scaling a Common Data Platform to Enable Regional Children’s Services Analysis: We collaborated with local authorities to develop a secure data platform that facilitates regional analysis of children’s services data.
- Delivering Digital Innovation Support Programmes in Health & Care: We have collaborated with foundation and government partners to deliver 6 digital innovation support programmes with national / international reach.
The roles require individuals with skills in:
- Digital product management & scaling of platform delivery models;
- Leadership of complex programmes;
- Leadership of key strategic portfolios and shaping of new opportunities.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Programme leadership and delivery;
- Stakeholder management and coalition building;
- Programme team leadership and development;
- Working with specialist content as a generalist;
- Practice development and business contribution.
About you: We are looking for individuals whose interests and experience align with the ambitions of our impact strategy to bring data & digital skills to delivering complex systems change.
About Social Finance: We are an ambitious not for profit organisation that helps to design, fund and scale better solutions to complex social problems.
Our values: Everyone at Social Finance believes that change for communities is possible. To help us achieve it, we have three core values that guide everything we do. We are curious, empathetic and pioneering.
Working at Social Finance: The fixed salary for this position is £70,000 per annum. We actively encourage applications from under‑represented and minoritised groups.
