Project Manager Strategic Delivery, Homewards

About The Royal Foundation

The Royal Foundation mobilises leaders, businesses, and individuals to address society s greatest challenges. Under the leadership of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, our initiatives are driven by world-class research, long-term partnerships, and a commitment to measurable, scalable impact.

The Role:

The Royal Foundation is seeking an exceptional Project Manager to play a key role in coordinating and delivering strategic projects across Homewards priority thematic areas: homes; funding and finance; employment; early intervention; data; and changing the narrative.

Reporting into the Senior Project Manager and working closely with colleagues across the programme, the Project Manager for Strategic Delivery is a vital role as we deliver ambitious cross-location initiatives that tackle homelessness. They will be based within the core Homewards team but will work closely with other Foundation teams, Kensington Palace, and external delivery partners.

Role Description and Core Responsibilities

Establishing and overseeing the project management processes required to ensure effective delivery of projects within the six strategic initiatives areas

Coordinating delivery efforts with the Homewards Activator partners (and other external delivery partners) to ensure strategies and commitments are deployed on the ground within the six Homewards locations

Taking ownership for the successful delivery of allocated strategic projects

Monitoring and reporting on delivery of strategic projects against agreed timelines, ensuring risks, assumptions, dependencies, and actions are identified, tracked, and resolved

Organising programme and stakeholder meetings, preparing agendas/papers, managing logistics and producing minutes as required

Build and maintain relationships with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, and support the day-to-day management of the stakeholder ecosystem

Chairing key programme update meetings, working with senior colleagues on agendas and ensuring actions and captured and carried out

Promoting a strong partnership/team ethos and collaborative ways of working both within the programme team and wider Homewards partnership

Undertaking other duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and level of this post.

Playing an active broader role in the programme team, working collaboratively to offer ideas on strategy and operational design

Relevant Knowledge, Experience, and Personal Qualities

Experience & Skills

Strong project and budget management experience

Comfortable in fast-paced, complex environments

Proficient in MS Office; familiar with tools like Trello, Monday . com (desirable)

Skilled in stakeholder management

Relevant sector experience (e.g. charity, homelessness, local government) (desirable)

Personal Qualities

Collaborative, confident, and influential

Adaptable, organised, and proactive

Clear communicator with a positive, solution-focused mindset

About Homewards

In June 2023, Prince William and The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales launched Homewards. Homewards is a transformative five-year programme, working with six locations, to demonstrate that together it s possible to end homelessness making it rare, brief and unrepeated.

The Royal Foundation has selected six flagship locations across the UK and formed Coalitions of committed organisations and people from their public, private and voluntary sectors: Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Lambeth, Newport, Northern Ireland, and Sheffield.

Application Process- Closing Date 28th July 2025

A cover letter (one page) explaining a) your motivation for applying for the role and b) what skills and experience you will bring to the role and the Foundation.

Your CV (max two pages).

The Royal Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and therefore is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity and to tackle any forms of discrimination within our working environment, whether on grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, disability, age, class, religion or belief. These principles underpin our professional behaviour and are embedded in our policies, procedures, day-to-day practices and external relationships. We therefore welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Salary: £38K to £45K DOE

Location: Central London office/Hybrid (60% office, 40% WFH). Occasional travel within the UK

Contract type: 3 Year FTC

Holiday: 25 days per annum + BH

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Benefits: Pension scheme (non-contributory), private medical insurance, life insurance, season ticket loan