Project Manager: Business Development,
Communications and Policy
Be an Agent of Social Transformation
Based in London with some national travel
Salary: £28 - 29,000
Contract type: Fixed term 18 months with potential to extend.
Responsible to: Head of Policy
We’re a rapidly-growing social enterprise and we run the world’s largest community currency.
Our work builds strong, resilient communities and gives people the tools to make real lasting
changes in their lives. We are looking for a key individual to join our fun, friendly and busy team
providing capacity and support to our policy, business development and evaluation functions.
You’ll be managed by our Head of Policy and work alongside Senior Project Manager:
Evaluation, Learning and Business Development. Like everything at Spice, the work is fastmoving, creative and varied, and you’ll need to be flexible and solution focussed.
Job Description
This will be a fast paced and varied role working across a range of business areas
supporting our growth across England and Wales. Working closely with the Head of Policy
and wider team this role will increase our reach and profile with existing and potential
partners including local authorities, NHS agencies, the voluntary sector and housing
associations.
We are looking for an ambitious and talented individual who is passionate about supporting
Spice to grow and is comfortable with complex project management and working in a wide
team of colleagues and stakeholders. The main areas of this role include:
Responsibilities
Business Development
This role will support the business development team in Spice, providing research,
coordination, events management and operational support. Activities will include:
- Market research of potential clients and contacts across England and Wales
informing regional and national business development hit lists
- Project management of events including: Parliamentary events, business round
tables, large showcase events and conferences
- Support on writing and research for proposals and grants to prospective clients
across a range of sectors
- Reviewing and updating business development resources and support tools
- Support on dealing with initial enquiries and scheduling of meetings
- Other additional support as required
Communications
This role will support communications in Spice across a range of printed and online channels
including external and internal communications. Activities will include:
- Work with our external PR agency to prepare for events and press launches
- Provide additional support to Programmes team where needed around campaigns
and regional communications
- Corporate social media coordination, development and support
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Work with programmes team to generate website content as required,
for example case studies
Editing and writing of external reports, papers and blogs with wider team
Development and coordination of our mailing lists and contacts
Development and launch of Spice quarterly external newsletter
Production of resources for events
Liaising with our designer and printer to send resources to print
Project managing freelance designers as required
Other additional communications support as required
Policy and Strategic Relationships
- Research and write quarterly policy updates for staff with focus on health and social
care, communities and housing
- Support wider team with delivery of policy and strategic relationships plan
- Other additional policy support as required
Key Skills and Experience:
- Project management experience and ability to take initiative and work with limited
information.
- Experience or knowledge of business development, policy or communications.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Excellent numeracy and analysis skills.
- A creative approach and the ability to create effective solutions with limited
resources.
- The ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of contacts.
- Digital or social media campaigning or willingness to learn.
- Management of events.
- Knowledge or experience of local authority and health sectors.
- Ability to work within a team environment and collaboratively across departments and
with other organisations.
- Excellent computer skills including strong skills in Microsoft Office, Wordpress and
Mailchimp.
- Attention to detail, including ensuring documents are written in Spice Tone of Voice
and are on brand.
Other Relevant Information:
You will need to be flexible regarding working hours– evening and weekend working may be
part of the role from time to time.
How to Apply:
To apply please send your Equal Opportunities Form, CV and covering statement of not
more than two pages, which outlines why you are applying and your suitability for the role
against the key skills and experience.
Applications should be sent to:
David Russell, Head of Policy
[email protected]
Deadline for applications: 21 April 2016, 5pm
Interview date: 28 April 2016
We may also hold a second round of interviews. We regret that we will only be able to
reply to and give feedback to shortlisted applicants.
Spice and Time Credits
We develop Time Credit systems that value everyone’s time, no matter who they are. Time
Credits open up new opportunities to try new things, learn, be healthier and have fun. We
work with communities of all kinds, across many sectors. We’re passionate about the power
within communities, and think that we’re better at solving problems when we work together.
Our programmes embody exciting partnerships between individuals and the public, voluntary
and private sectors.
Our growth to date has been underpinned by a simple and understandable core concept and
a vision of creating connected and resilient communities. Our work is led by a passionate
and dedicated board and staff team and is supported by a core group of funders, champions
and allies. Our team is fantastic and Spice is a great place to work and learn. We’re growing
all the time, making Spice a great place to learn and develop, we are always keen to hear
from talented people from all walks of life who are interested in joining our team. Time
Credits are a simple concept: for each hour that an individual gives to their community or
service, they earn a Time Credit. These credits can then be spent on an hour’s activity, help
from another individual, or gifted to others.
Our work was founded on the concept of Time Banking: a time-based currency system
theorised and popularised by human rights lawyer Edgar Cahn in 1986. In 2003, an Institute
was established within the University of Wales, Newport to explore the use of community
currencies to support social regeneration in the South Wales Valleys. The Wales Institute for
Community Currencies (WICC) began to develop time-based currencies that could be used
as a tool within the community sector. When the WICC project finished at the end of 2008,
Spice was established to further develop the Time Credits concept. We have experienced
rapid growth over the last few years with over 20,000 people earning credits with over 800
organisations using the tool to support their work.
Spice’s Core Values:

People are Changemakers: People flourish in communities that value, nurture and
harness the wisdom, passion and creativity of all

Together we work: Strong sustainable communities are built when people, their networks
and the agencies that serve them mutually work together

Change that is meaningful: Investment in communities should be measured against its
potential to create meaningful change
Please see our website and our YouTube channel to learn more about our projects and
work. We also welcome you to follow us on Twitter @justaddspice.
http://www.justaddspice.org and https://www.youtube.com/user/spicetimecredits
This is a Time Credit! Could
you be part of our team
developing this exciting
social currency?
Spice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the
community. It is the our policy to ensure that no applicant for employment at Spice receives less
favourable treatment than another on grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion,
sex, sexual orientation or domestic obligation, or is disadvantaged by requirements or conditions
which cannot be shown to be justifiable irrespective of the age, disability, gender, marital status, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation or domestic obligation of the person to whom it is applied.