Innovations Manager - Flexible in UK (WFH)

Job Description

Are you an innovator with a passion for nature? Do you want to help people across the UK to take more action for nature?
Do you have experience creating and delivering successful income-generating products?

This is a unique opportunity to use your skills and experience to create meaningful change at the RSPB. You will drive forward creative and innovative new fundraising approaches, helping us raise funds to protect nature and wildlife.

In this role, you will:

• Use innovative research, design, development and testing to create and deliver leading edge income generating products in partnership with the Head of Income Product Development.
• Provide clear innovation and project management to drive forward each stage of the project lifecycle.
• Identify resourcing requirements and manage budgets to support new product testing.
• Lead and motivate the team working on innovation projects and celebrate milestones and learning outcomes, even when products are unsuccessful.
• Working with the Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation team ensure that innovation projects are driven by audience insight and align with our innovation framework.
• Co-create and collaborate with supporters, members, and the public, to build ideas together and learn from them throughout the process.
• Understand the external context to ensure RSPB product development priorities align with business need and industry trends.
• Showcase fundraising innovation within the organisation and help others develop innovation and product development skills and capabilities.
• Work with teams to turn successful innovations into established products that will provide sustainable funding for our conservation work.

What we need from you

We'd still like to hear from you if you meet most but not all the essential skills, knowledge, and experience. Let us know why you think you would be perfect for the role.

Essentials:

• Experience of developing products, projects and managing change in a fundraising and or marketing environment
• Understanding of the principles, theory and practice of new product development and experience of taking a product from idea to market.
• Experience of leading change and working in an agile environment.
• Experience of using collaboration and co-creation to achieve positive outcomes.
• Ability to adapt quickly and be solutions focussed
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of working with diverse teams
• Experience of developing innovative solutions

Additional Information

Line managed by:

• Head of Income Product Development

This is a Permanent, Full-Time role in the Strategy, Planning & Development team, part of the Income & Conservation Investment Directorate.

You can work remotely from home or in a hybrid way with access to our offices. We are happy to discuss a way of working that suits you.

For further information please read the accompanying recruitment pack. You can also contact Natasha Foxford, Head of Income Product Development at natasha.foxford@rspb.org.uk

Please note that you will be required to complete an application form where you can tell us how you meet the criteria set above.

We will be interviewing on or around the 15th of May, 2023.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.