Innovation Challenge Fund Manager

Salary: £38,526 - £45,315 per annum

The BFI is seeking a Fund Manager to develop and deliver an innovation programme to support the UK’s screen sector, taking ownership of the day-to-day management of the Fund, including managing individual calls from the design stage through to delivery.

Fixed Term Contract: Until 31 March 2026
Contractual hours: 41

Key responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the Innovation Challenge Fund, including budget management.
• Develop evidence-based challenge calls (for example through reviewing existing literature and sandpits) and write accompanying application guidance.
• Manage individual calls: act as the first point of contact for prospective applicants
• Lead the promotion of the Innovation Challenge Fund to potential screen sector applicants.
• Manage live in-person ‘innovation hub’ learning sharing events every six months.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Significant proven experience of either a) commissioning and/or managing research, evaluation or administering funding in a third-sector (including public bodies) or academic environment, or within the screen sector or the wider creative and cultural industries or b) commissioning or managing innovation programmes.
• Significant experience of successfully designing or developing processes and procedures to support the delivery of programmes.
• Demonstrable experience of successful engagement and relationship management with stakeholders.
• First-rate project management and organisational skills, with a proactive and resourceful approach and the ability to monitor projects and deadlines effectively.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Applications

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be found on our website.

First interviews will be held on Friday 08 September 2023

The closing date for this position is 29/08/2023 at 23:59