About the Role
The Programme and Operations Manager is an exciting opportunity at The Collective Foundation to create a significant positive impact on society. You will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of our Accelerator programme, Grants programme and more. You will work directly with the Foundation’s Director to break down high-level strategic objectives into action plans that deliver projects from beginning to end.
Currently, we have supported 20 social entrepreneurs through our Accelerator programme, who are impacting hundreds of thousands of lives globally every year. You will be responsible for launching our London Accelerator, curating a portfolio of London-based start-ups, building a community of investors, mentors and partners to support the entrepreneurs, and design an innovative curriculum to accelerate their growth. You will also be responsible for launching our Grants programme, which will fund local initiatives across communities in London.
You will be the second full-time employee of The Collective Foundation, and will report directly to The Foundation’s Director, and receive support from a team of volunteers. As an early joiner in the team, you will have the opportunity to grow into a leadership position as the organisation grows. Whilst we currently focus on London, we have plans to expand to Berlin, New York and more cities in the next few years.

Responsibilities
Create strategies and execution plans to deliver programmes from beginning to end.
Lead a team of volunteers to support you in the delivery of every programme.
Maintain strong relationships with our entrepreneurs, grantees, partners, investors, mentors and other key stakeholders – monitor back-end systems to effectively manage these relationships.
Lead outreach, recruitment, and selection of all entrepreneurs and grantees for programmes: reviewing applications, interviews, due diligence, etc.
Facilitate an effective support system for entrepreneurs and grantees to ensure ongoing success – providing mentoring, networking opportunities and connections to investors.
Design impact measurement frameworks to effectively track our success.
Support the Director in raising financial and in-kind support from partners.
Support the Director in other operational matters as they rise.

Ideal Candidate
1-2 years working with entrepreneurs: You have worked with entrepreneurs and/or small charities. It’s a big bonus if you’ve also worked with investors and other funders.
1-2 years of programme management experience: You have designed, coordinated and led programmes to successful outcomes you are proud of. From execution plans, to team coordination to contigency plans, you’re comfortable and capable of being in charge.
Leader: You are great at leading and motivating a team of volunteers, keeping them on schedule and you have experience setting expectations with others.
Organiser: You are extremely organised. You are able to understand high-level strategy, and turn it into a strong action plan that pays attention to the smallest of details. You can oversee multiple projects and priorities without getting overwhelmed. You love project management tools and building out systems to help keep other people organised.
Relationship builder: You are a people’s person, with the charisma to win people over. You maintain relationships in a warm, genuine way – yet are relentless in your efforts to build relationships and you’re able to lock tough partnerships.
Builder: You are happy to take on projects in uncharted territories. You like building structure to new initiatives. You can step into ambiguous and disorganised situations and build out the game plan.
Advocate for our mission: Most importantly, you are passionate about and deeply committed to the mission and vision of The Collective Foundation, and you will do whatever it takes to achieve it. You see this role as an opportunity to align your personal ambitions to positively impact society, with your daily work.

How To Apply
adamian@thecollective.com