Head of Programmes and Partnerships
Role Overview
Senior leadership role responsible for developing, delivering, and continuously improving Act on Energy's programme portfolio.
Portfolio includes household support services and operational strategy for energy efficiency, retrofit, and financial-intervention programmes.
Reports to the Chief Executive and leads Project Managers and Senior Project Officers.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Senior leadership role responsible for developing, delivering, and continuously improving Act on Energy's programme portfolio.
Portfolio includes household support services and operational strategy for energy efficiency, retrofit, and financial-intervention programmes.
Reports to the Chief Executive and leads Project Managers and Senior Project Officers.
Leadership and programme delivery
- Lead and support Project Managers and Senior Project Officers, setting direction, accountability, and development priorities.
- Maintain a positive, inclusive, high-performing culture and consistent people-management practices.
- Oversee planning, resourcing, budgets, schedules, and delivery of externally funded and internally delivered programmes.
- Develop delivery frameworks, plans, reporting, proposals, tender submissions, and funding applications; oversee mobilisation and handovers.
- Monitor performance, communicate emerging issues, take corrective action, and identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Compliance and partnerships
- Embed quality assurance and oversee regulatory, contractual, funding, and organisational compliance, including PAS 2035, PAS 2038, and TrustMark requirements.
- Maintain governance and oversight of programme risks, finances, resources, and contractual commitments.
- Build partnerships with funders, commissioners, delivery partners, and strategic stakeholders; represent the organisation at sector events and forums.
Strategic development
- Contribute strategic insight to organisational priorities and development plans.
- Keep informed about sustainable energy policy, fuel poverty, climate change, and sector developments.
- Apply systems thinking and change management to improve organisational effectiveness and service delivery.
- Translate strategic priorities into delivery plans and measurable outcomes; support business planning and decisions with analysis and reporting.
Role capabilities
- Strong leadership and project management skills, financial acumen, and relationship management.
- Ability to manage teams, programmes, budgets, resources, risks, performance, and contractual commitments.
- Ability to ensure quality, compliance, governance, and delivery against regulatory, funding, and contractual requirements.
- Ability to build partnerships, improve services, and support organisational planning and decision-making.
Standard accountabilities
Comply with relevant legislation, including UK GDPR and health and safety requirements, and with internal policies.
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