#iWill Project Officer (Fixed Term)

£27,000.00 - £33,000.00 Per year ‌

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Community Investment and Strategic Partnerships Team as Project Officer on a fixed term basis for 6 months, until December 2026.

A minimum of 2 days per week in the office and in our communities and we're flexible on your base location which can be either Basingstoke , Greenham or The Hive. We’re flexible but one of the main bases is key.

The Role

Reporting to the #iWill Project Manager the role will support the administration of and the management of our relationships with external funders, community partners and a variety of other stakeholders, and requires excellent inter-personal and partnership skills, and a strong ability to collaborate effectively for maximum demonstrable impact.

You’ll support the performance monitoring and management of partners, collate KPI, support the compliance of the #iWill external funded contract, managing, monitoring and evaluating all delivery under the programme.

Responsibilities include

• You will be expected to travel across SNG geography where needed to facilitate events, visit partners and attend team meetings as and when required.
• Supporting the allocation of the SNG #iWill fund in line with best practice and governance, including setting up a panel in partnership with young people and other colleagues at SNG
• Support the set-up and delivery of grant panels, organising attendees, managing scoring processes, participating in panel discussion and supporting the finalisation of funding decisions
• Identifying and supporting the creation of impact stories and creative media to highlight the impact of the #iWill programme, adhering to SNG and TNLCF comms and marketing guidelines
• Lead event organisation including health and safety risk assessment compilation and full compliance and logistical arrangements.
• Support the project manager to compile all data required to submit the TNLCF report
• Compile quarterly KPI data for SNG Community Foundation data reporting, including cross-team KPI's and social value reporting
• Support with general administration tasks

What you'll need

You should have experience in a similar role, coordinating and delivering on project activity. You'll also need previous experience in communities or social action. You'll also have:

• A keen ability to optimise the use of social media and create engaging and impactful content
• Add excellent IT Skills including Excel, Word and PPT
• Experience of stakeholder relationship building and management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of what high quality youth engagement is and the principles of youth social action
• Enthusiasm and passion for delivering excellent customer services and achieving targets
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

Job Description

We have some great benefits at SNG, including

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.