THE BORROW FOUNDATION
Program Manager
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Program Manager
Programme Manager
About the Role
The Programme Manager will play a key, hands-on operational role in the development, delivery, and management of the Foundation’s grant-making portfolio, including:
- Collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Advocacy initiatives
- Support for oral health meetings and events
Working closely with the Director of Finance and Operations (DFO), trustees, grant applicants, research partners, and funded organisations, the postholder will lead the coordination and management of grant programmes.
Key additional responsibilities include:
- Promoting research activities, funding opportunities, partnerships, and impact across oral health, research, charitable, and wider stakeholder communities.
- Strengthening the Foundation’s profile and visibility.
- Supporting stakeholder engagement and developing strategic relationships.
- Managing occasional national and international travel.
The Programme Manager will report to the Director of Finance and Operations and oversee one direct report.
Key Responsibilities
Grant Programme Management
- Lead the operational management and delivery of the Foundation’s grant programmes, supporting global and regional initiatives.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with:
- Funded organisations
- Researchers
- Applicants
- Academic institutions
- Charities
- External stakeholders (including WHO)
- Manage grant programme timelines, processes, and workflows to ensure timely and effective delivery.
- Contribute to enhancing and improving grant-making processes, policies, and systems.
- Prepare:
- Application summaries
- Briefing papers
- Assessment documentation for Board and panel review.
- Liaise with:
- DFO
- Trustees
- Reviewers
- Assessment panels to facilitate fair and robust grant assessment and decision-making.
- Communicate funding decisions and feedback professionally and sensitively to applicants.
- Support the DFO and trustees in strategic planning for grant programmes.
- Identify opportunities to:
- Strengthen programme impact
- Improve efficiency
- Enhance stakeholder engagement.
- Monitor funded projects and evaluate programme outcomes and impact against strategic objectives.
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Grant Promotion, Communications, and Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead the development and delivery of communication and stakeholder engagement strategies, including:
- Website content
- Social media
- Impact reports
- Promotional materials
- Stakeholder communications.
- Represent the Foundation at:
- Conferences
- Meetings
- Workshops
- Sector events
- Present on the Foundation’s work when appropriate.
Governance and Board Support
- Support Board and committee processes, including:
- Agenda planning
- Report preparation
- Governance documentation
- Presenting key programme updates.
- Draft meeting minutes and maintain accurate records on:
- Governance
- Programme activities
- Grant-making processes.
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Enquiries and Organisational Support
- Manage programme-related enquiries.
- Support the day-to-day operation of the Foundation.
Person Specification
Essential Skills and Experience
- Degree level or equivalent professional experience in:
- Public health
- Health sciences
- Charity management
- Research administration
- A related field.
- Knowledge of:
- Oral health or public health fields.
- Understanding of:
- Grant-making environments
- Research funding
- Academic partnerships and peer review processes.
- Ability to:
- Build and maintain effective relationships with researchers, applicants, trustees, and partner organisations.
- Manage multiple priorities, competing challenges, and deadlines.
- Work independently and collaboratively in a small team.
- Exercise sound judgement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient IT and digital communication skills.
Desirable
- Experience supporting Boards, committees, or governance structures.
- In-depth knowledge of:
- Research funding processes
- Peer review
- Grant assessment methodologies.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating funded programmes while demonstrating impact.
- Postgraduate qualification in:
- Public health
- Global health
- A related discipline.
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