Essential experience & qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the local government and regional landscape, including experience working with or alongside Local Authorities, Mayoral Combined Authorities or related organisations.
• Proven experience developing and delivering complex partnerships or strategic programmes involving multiple organisations.
• Demonstrable success influencing senior leaders, including Directors, Chief Executives or elected officials.
• Experience operating in complex stakeholder environments, balancing competing priorities to achieve outcomes.
• Strong communication skills, including developing executive briefings, presentations and strategic propositions.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and progress them into funded or resourced delivery.
• Understanding of financial inclusion, affordable credit or related policy areas, together with a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for people in vulnerable circumstances.

Desirable experience

• Experience working within local government, a combined authority, central government or a related organisation, with established sector networks.
• Experience operating across policy, delivery and funding within politically or publicly funded environments.
• Knowledge of place-based economic development, public service reform, financial inclusion or the credit union sector.
• Experience engaging with elected members and senior political stakeholders.

Person Profile

You will be a strategic and credible relationship builder who is comfortable operating with senior political and organisational leaders.

You will:

• Build credibility and influence with senior stakeholders.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively.
• Be comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Be proactive, collaborative and commercially aware.
• Be motivated by our mission and committed to our values of being fair, inclusive, bold, compassionate and collaborative.

Who are Fair4All Finance?

We are a not-for-profit organisation working with Financial Services providers to improve the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances by increasing access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services.

Founded in 2019, we are funded from the Dormant Assets Scheme. The scheme is led by the financial industry and backed by the UK government. This makes it possible for money in dormant bank and building society accounts to be used to help good causes.

Our vision is of a society where the long-term financial wellbeing of all people is supported by a fair and accessible financial sector.

You can find more information on us and our work at www.fair4allfinance.org.uk.

Fair4All Finance is a Disability Confident Committed scheme member.

Fair4All Finance is a Disability Confident Committed member. We’re committed to an inclusive workplace and will offer an initial interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. You’ll be able to indicate this in your application.

If you do require any support or reasonable adjustments during the process, please contact us at jobs@fair4allfinance.org.uk.

Our Benefits include:

Financial Security:

• Pension (2:1 up to 12% employer contribution), group life assurance, critical illness, and income protection, family leave

Wellbeing:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, agile working, health cash plan, health & wellbeing resource hub (including an Employee Assistance Programme)

Personal & Professional Development:

• Individual discretionary Training budget
• Book Club – mission aligned, up to 4 per year

Fair4All Finance is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We value different perspectives, experiences, and expertise, encouraging everyone to grow and contribute fully. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including age, gender identity, disability, marital status, race, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and socioeconomic status.

We ensure fair and equitable treatment for all team members and applicants and actively recruit from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to making reasonable adjustments to support candidates and promote flexible working for a healthy work-life balance.

To apply, submit your application via Applied by 5pm on Friday 21st August

Please note, we reserve the right to close the role ahead of the closing date so please be sure to apply early

For informal enquiries, or if you have any technical issue with your application, please contact us at jobs@fair4allfinance.org.uk.

Please note that your application will be reviewed through a blind, unbiased process, so be sure to provide clear, specific examples in your responses to our ‘sift’ questions.

Due to the nature of our work successful applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment checks, which include employment reference, financial and criminal record checks. All checks will be role appropriate and your recruiter will confirm which checks are required. We manage our checks via TrustID.

All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK and not require sponsorship at any point now, or in the future.