Programme Manager

at  Royal United Services Institute

SUMMARY

Reports to: Director, Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI
Department: Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI
Salary range: £40,000 - £45,000 based on skills and experience
Location: Hybrid (Home/London office)
Contract: Full time

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated experience of leading effective administration and programme management of a think-tank or similar programme with 15 staff members and annual budget of £2mm.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and copywriting skills.
• Experience in project/ programme management ideally gained in research setting.
• Excellent IT Skills (MS Office + Database + Web Based App)
• Excellent organisation skills
• Experience of event planning and management, including proven experience in organising large scale events
• Experience of social media management.
• Proactive thinker with the ability to work independently, as well as in a team. The role requires close coordination within our team and more broadly with partners across RUSI.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience with leading CRM systems.
• Experience with social media management and analytic tool preferably Sprout
• Some knowledge of grants and bids management
• Project management qualification/ certification gained from an accredited body

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST

CFS places great importance on the professionalism of its operations. The ideal person for this role will therefore be a skilled administrator who will partner with different members of the team to ensure the smooth and effective running of our team. This will include working with the Director to ensure robust team operations, managing events, and producing our social media and podcast outputs to support our mission to maximise the impact of CFS research and other activities.
The team has grown significantly in recent years and thus at the time of our ten-year anniversary an experienced programme manager is now required.

KEY TASKS

Reporting to the CFS Director, the Programme Manager will have the following responsibilities:

• Team administration

• Oversee general administration (note the team has a dedicated finance manager) and support the operational efficiency of the team.Coordinate improved use by the team of the RUSI Client Relationship Management (CRM) system.

• • Event production
• Working with RUSIs central events team to support the delivery of events related to the ten-year anniversary of CFS, including the flagship conference in February 2025.
• Support the delivery of roundtables and events (for example research-related workshops, offers to host leading figures from the finance and security world that are visiting London, or business development events).Tasks would include developing curated participation, identifying speakers and preparing and managing invitations.Manage CFS stakeholder social events including our Christmas party and other functions.
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• CFS Team external communications

• Work with the team to continuously build and improve CFS communication strategy and our share of voice (SOV).
• Manage social media channels and CFS content on the RUSI website.
• Lead production of the CFS Suspicious Transaction Report podcast series.
• Manage and produce CFS team monthly newsletter and media impact report.
• Follow the news agenda to identify opportunities to promote CFS content.