Manager, Merseyside and Cheshire (Secondment) - Lloyds Bank Foundation

Job purpose

The postholder combines grant management with practical development support, fostering effective relationships with charitable partners (including charities and CICs), charity
Development Partners, cross organisational collaborations, Lloyds Banking Group, and other stakeholders to maximize the positive impact of the Foundation’s investments.

Our Team

The Manager is part of the wider Charity Development and Funding Directorate which is led by the Director. The Manager, Merseyside and Cheshire works collaboratively and flexibly with the
other Managers (11 people) and reports to the Head of Grants North of England and Wales.

They will work closely with the Manager for Greater Manchester and Lancashire. They will also work collaboratively and alongside the Grant Management (8 people) and Skills Based
Volunteering Teams (2 people) to ensure our focus on excellent investment and development. The Charity Development and Funding directorate works closely across all other Foundation
Directorates, as well as working with the Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), the three sister Foundations (Lloyds Bank Foundation for Channel Islands, Bank of Scotland Foundation and
Halifax Foundation) and other external stakeholders.

Scope of role

The Manager is accountable for managing a portfolio of relationships with charitable partners and collaborating charities. With a significant focus on organisational development as a
Foundation, the Manager enables funded partners to become more resilient and stronger so they can thrive beyond the period of their relationship with us. The postholder will do this by
building trusted relationships with organisations to support them in identifying their most pressing organisational challenges; and help them overcome the challenges by building the
knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees. The Manager works with the charity, CIC or collaborating charities to identify the most appropriate form of support to respond to the
priorities identified.

The role is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders including connecting with networks to identify and optimise collaborative learning and sharing
practice. The postholder will also play a pivotal role in sharing learning, intelligence and insights to ensure the Foundations’ strategy development, delivery and relationship with the Lloyds
Banking Group consider regional needs and the operating contexts of our funded partners.