Senior Community Investment Manager (Universal Offer)

ABOUT USThe Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.JOB DESCRIPTIONAbout the roleWe have an opportunity for a Senior Community Investment Manager to join our team in London as we introduce a new approach for increasing and improving our social impact.The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and launching a new social impact Universal Offer. This is an accessible and equitable suite of projects, programmes and services that every Guinness household across the country can access on their own terms. This offer is varied and currently includes online access to savings at major retailers to address the cost-of-living crisis, 1-2-1 career coaching, individual and family counselling, community mobilisation grants, and early childhood literacy support. Future services currently being explored include arts programmes, a social mobility offer incorporating scholarships and internships, and a resident wellbeing support line.Creative and practical, you will apply your expertise to design an innovative and impactful array of support, aligned with our nationwide community investment strategic approach and expected outcomes. As a designer, convenor and co-ordinator of services, you will also focus on building and maintaining effective partnerships at all levels - from grassroots organisations and charities to funders and Local Authorities.What we are looking forWe are a resident-focussed organisation, so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. The successful Senior Community Investment Manager will need the drive and confidence to work independently whilst also being a genuine collaborator, committed to working closely and successfully with the wider Community Investment Team and a range of departments across the organisation.You will have a breadth of experience across different thematic areas from supporting households with critical needs and enabling people to professionally progress, to developing and managing grant pots and supporting community mobilisation.You will be highly motivated and comfortable navigating ambiguity with the tenacity to see projects through. You will also need to be both an analytical and strategic thinker. You will have a desire to innovate and experiment and to intentionally generate and learn from your results to improve services. You will have a client-first mindset and a demonstrable belief and commitment to equity.You must be able to demonstrate the following:EssentialProven experience of successfully designing and delivering social impact projects and programmes.Experience of data and impact analysis to inform the design and development of servicesProven experience of forging and maintaining successful operational and strategic partnershipsA high level of programme and project development and management expertiseProven experience of successful contract and budget monitoring and managementExpertise and experience in supporting service users to participate in the design and delivery of servicesDesirableAn understanding of social housingA high level of creativity and able to work innovatively to experiment, test and learn from service delivery and improve outcomesTo find out find out more about the key responsibilities of the role and to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the role profile.Interested? We would love to hear from you.Please apply with a CV and covering statement. Your covering statement should detail how you meet each point of the essential criteria listed above, and if possible either or both of the desirable criteria. Please limit to no more than two pages overall.First stage interviews to be held on MS Teams on 30 July 2026Second stage interviews to be held in the Euston Road office in London on 5th August 2026TGPCVLBenefitsHolidays: We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).Competitive Pension Scheme: We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.Benefits Portal: We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.Performance Pay: Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibilityLife Assurance: For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your deathHealth Plan Options: There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post gradeVDU/DSE: Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU workAdditional benefits include:Access to the Finance wellbeing portalProfessional subscription annual paymentTravel season ticket loanCar lease schemeTPBN1_UKTJ