Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 04 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £45,000 to £54,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, EC4M 7JW |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | NFP People Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 8132 |
Summary
Programme Manager
We are seeking a Programme Manager to lead high-impact projects that enable finance play a meaningful role in building a fairer, greener and more resilient economy.
Salary:£45,000-£54,000 per annum + 30 days' holiday + 10% employer pension contribution
Location:London (Hybrid: 60% office / 40% home)
Hours:Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 12 month fixed term
Closing date:28thFebruary 2026
Interviews: 1stInterviews: 11-12th March 2026 and 2ndInterviews 24-25th March 2026
About the role
As Programme Manager, you'll lead a portfolio of dynamic, purpose driven projects from early design through to delivery and evaluation. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will balance effective delivery with strategic oversight, ensuring programmes are well run, high impact and responsive to a fast-changing external environment.
You will manage complex workstreams, oversee quality assurance, and maintain excellent internal and external reporting across programmes. Working closely with colleagues and partners, you'll contribute to new project development and play an active role in shaping the future direction of our work.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and delivering a portfolio of projectsaligned to organisational priorities, ensuring high-quality outcomes and impact.
- Managing project plans, budgets, risks, timelines, overseeing outputs such as research, publications, events.
- Building strong relationships with partners, funders and senior stakeholders across financial services, government, industry bodies and civil society.
- Representing the Institute externallyin meetings, panels and roundtables.
- Supporting fundraising and business development, including leading proposals and identifying new opportunities.
- Providing leadership to programme coordinators, secondees and junior colleagues.
- Contributing to cross organisational work, fostering collaboration,innovation and continuous improvement across the Institute.
All our projects focus on providing investors with the knowledge and tools they need to invest with impact alongside a financial return.Programmes that the Manager may be involved in include:
- Place based Impact Investing Lab
- Just Transition Finance Lab
- Child Outcomes Lab
- Catalysing Private Wealth for Impact
About you
You'll bring a strong track record in programme or project management, ideally within a complex, multi stakeholder environment. You are confident navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities and learning at pace. With excellent communication skills, you can engage credibly with senior partners and represent the Institute externally.
You will also bring:
- Experience managing projectdelivery, budgets and reporting.
- Strong relationship building skills with senior stakeholders.
- Excellent problem solving, organisation and time management.
- Confidence chairing meetings and speaking publicly.
- Familiarity with financial markets, investment or social/impact investing.
- A commitment to the belief that finance can drive positive societal change.
Experienceworking infinance, policy, think tanks or mission driven organisations is desirable but not essential.
About the organisation
This Impact Investing Organisation is an independent non profit working to transform capital markets for a fairer, greener world. Through practical programmes, field building initiatives and policy engagement, we help unlock private capital to address societal challenges. We are a small, collaborative and ambitious team driven by values of collaboration, ambition and independence, and we are committed to diversity, inclusion and flexible working.
Other roles you may have experience of could include:
Project Manager, Programme Lead, Policy Manager, Impact Manager, Strategy Manager, Investment Programme Manager, Social Investment Manager, Senior Project Officer. #INDNFP
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