Portfolio Benefits Manager at British Red Cross

Portfolio Benefits Manager
Location: UK Flexible – home with monthly visit to London office
Contract Type: 18-month fixed term contract
Hours per week: 35
Salary: £42,000 – £46,700 (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,344 where applicable)

Could you play an integral role in the successful transformation of the British Red Cross to enable us to deliver our 2030 strategy?

Have you got experience of working in a project or programme environment? Do you have the ability to manage benefits within a project or programme environment?

About this opportunity…

The British Red Cross has embarked on an evolutionary transformation journey to become Fit for the Future. Fit for the Future (FftF) is a portfolio of change programmes spanning across the organisation from fundraising to UK operations to our internal services. It aims to create an efficient & agile organisation with the right structure, services, skills and ways of working to empower our people to deliver Strategy 2030

How you’ll make a difference..

You’ll work closely with the Fit for the Future (FftF) Portfolio Leadership Team to support the identification and realisation of benefits critical to the success of the transformation programmes. You’ll be responsible for creating and implementing the benefits management strategy. You’ll develop and own the portfolio view of benefits, reporting to the Portfolio Board providing analysis on benefit progress and risk.

What you’ll be doing…

Develop and manage the benefits management strategy to ensure consistent benefits management across the portfolio.
Ensure there is robust benefits reporting in place
Work with key programme team members and business leaders to understand the desired benefits.

What you’ll bring to the role…

– Knowledge of benefit management processes and methodologies, best practice tools and templates to support benefits management.
– Understanding of how effective benefits management can help an organisation understand whether programme and project outcomes have been delivered.
– Ability to lead benefits management within a transformational environment, including developing benefit profiles, developing realisation plans and reporting on progress.
– Ability to flex approaches and adapt to in-house environment

Diversity is something we celebrate

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, rel igion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

(Please read the attached full Role Profile/ Job Description for more information about this vacancy including responsibilities and full person specification)

The closing date for application is 23.59 on November 24th, with interviews to follow soon after.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including:

36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
Option to buy an extra 5 days, annual leave
Up to 6% contributory pension
Flexible working policy
Genuine investment in your development

A little bit more about us…

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country – we’re there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

Diversity is something we celebrate, and we want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, s ituations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation’s Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

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