Contract: 2 Year Fixed Term Contract – Full/ Part Time
Based: Dublin, Cork or Galway / Hybrid (With the opportunity to work from home & flexible working)
Benefits: 24 days Annual Leave (Based on full time hours)
Pension: 8% employer pension contribution following successful completion of probation
Salary: €45,000 - €55,620 (full time rate) based upon experience

ROLE PURPOSE
The purpose of this role is to develop and deliver the social impact of Rethink Ireland by managing a portfolio of awardees, ensuring the achievement of programme targets, maximising impact, in line with each fund’s investment objectives and conditions. 

This is a critical relationship manager with Rethink Ireland applicants, awardees, and the wider Rethink Ireland community, including donors. The Fund Manager will work across
multiple Funds, with success reflected in a cohort of clearly impactful awardees. These awardees will have been selected through Rethink Ireland’s fair and transparent selection
process and will have completed a powerful capacity-building programme that they agree was transformative in shaping their plans for greater local and national impact.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Fund Manager plays a key role in stakeholder relationship management, capacity building, and project delivery, working across a portfolio of investments in one or more of our key areas: Health, Education, Equality, Green Transition, and Social Enterprise.

REPORTING TO
Senior Manager, Portfolio Management Team

Responsibilities include:

• To run the call for applications and selection process of applicants for new Funds as well as due diligence processes.
• To secure high-quality applicants by leading Fund promotion and the recruitment of applications.
• To lead and manage the investment relationship with relevant Rethink Ireland awardees, including performance management and holding them to account.
• To work with the awardees to develop growth plans and define their social impact goals, and structure the award in the form of cash grants and non-financial supports to ensure that they target growth and build their capacity to deliver the promised impact.
• To co-design the capacity-building programmes for awardees, which will be delivered in part by you / Rethink Ireland and in part by commissioned partners
• To lead the successful close-out of funds including completing donor reporting on time and working closely with the Marketing and Communications Team.
• Manage Fund budgets and provide financial reports and social impact reports to the CEO, team and Board.
• Meet and track programme progress and prepare reports on the social impact achieved 
• To lead the implementation of social impact and portfolio management systems including impact and financial reporting
• To prepare and submit grant payments for approval based on awardee performance and compliance
• To commission and coordinate the relationship between suppliers, consultants, awardees and Rethink Ireland
• To support the management and development of relationships with key stakeholders and to build successful partnerships with other organisations as required
• To set (in conjunction with your line manager), and to meet programme targets
• To support the marketing, fundraising and communications work of Rethink Ireland
• Provides leadership on projects by guiding execution, offering technical support, and sharing performance feedback with line managers, while also guiding and or/ managing staff where required to ensure both project success and staff development.
• Act as an ambassador for Rethink Ireland at all times.
• Carry out any other duties that may be reasonably assigned from time to time, in line with the scope and purpose of the role, to support the team and organisation

Required Experience

• A relevant third-level qualification in a related discipline such as project management, social sciences, business, public policy, or community development. A postgraduate qualification is desirable.
• At least 5-10 years’ experience in programme or project management, ideally in a social impact, non-profit, philanthropic or innovation-focused context.
• Proven track record of people management and leadership skills
• Experience in impact definition, measurement and management
• Knowledge and understanding in at least one of our investment areas
• Experience of working with/supporting not-for-profit organisations including knowledge and understanding of their features, operating contexts and capacity building needs

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