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We want to transform the mental health research sector by putting lived experience at its heart, and we’re often on the lookout for like-minded people to join us in our mission.

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Head of Development and Partnerships

The McPin Foundation

Type: 2 years fixed term

Location: Head office, Borough SE1

Salary: From £46,637 – £51,699 per annum FTE

Hours: 1 FTE (37.5 hours per week) with possibility of some flexibility if post holder wanted 0.8 FTE/0.6 FTE position

Do you want to help McPin grow and thrive for another 10 years?  Use your proven expertise in income generation to help develop our vital work in mental health research with lived experience expertise at its heart?

We are recruiting to a new senior leadership role within our organisation to build upon our 10 years of specialist research work.

We want to increase our influence and impact. We want to extend the work we do with new partners both local and national.

We want to work with more people with lived experience of mental health issues and support their career development.

We are ambitious and are looking for someone committed to centring lived experience expertise in research to join us and help with our next 10 year journey.

The core focus of this role will include supporting our relationship development, both corporate and public sector; building on current networks and forging new organisational connections to enhance our influencing work and facilitate income generation. It will include writing bids and funding proposals.

It will also involve managing a small team, coaching and empowering individuals to thrive and develop.

This post would ideally suit someone with exceptional leadership skills and proven business development experience who is passionate about mental health and lived experience involvement in research.

The post holder will also need to be self-motivated, have strong interpersonal skills and be a confident communicator, with the ability to maintain and create strong, long-term, reciprocal relationships with many stakeholders that result in significant impact.

Our team is committed to transforming mental health research through collaboration, inclusion and a belief in equity and anti-oppressive behaviour.

We strongly encourage applications from Black people, People of Colour, people who are LGBTQIA+, those with a disability and those who identify themselves in marginalised groups, as well as people with lived experience of mental health issues.

We offer benefits including a competitive salary, hybrid/flexible working, a NEST Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, wellbeing support and mentoring scheme, an individual training budget and access to an Employee Assistance Programme and healthcare cash plan with Hospital Saturday Fund.

You can find out more about us at www.mcpin.org.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 21st March 2024, 9 am

To apply please download the job description and application form.

For any queries please contact Vanessa Pinfold, Research Director, at [email protected] to discuss the post.

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Why work at McPin

Here are just a few reasons to join the team.

  • Pension scheme with NEST with an employer contribution of 6%, and a choice of funds including an ethical and Sharia fund

  • A longstanding organisational commitment to wellbeing at work  
  • Mentoring scheme 
  • Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 helpline and up to eight counselling sessions if needed 
  • Sick pay commensurate with length of service, up to 16 weeks full pay and 16 weeks half pay after five years 
  • Access to external advice and support through Occupational Health and Access to Work 
  • Specsavers eye test vouchers 
  • Annual employee wellbeing survey (but feedback is welcome anytime) 

  • Induction programme with introduction to our mission and values, as well as the McPin team. Programme also includes training courses in safeguarding and lived experience at work 
  • Individual training budget for all core staff, which can be spent on courses, webinars, workshops, conferences or other training opportunities relevant to you 
  • Access to McPin internal training sessions and external speakers programme 
  • Social groups including presentation club, book club and a meditation group 

  • Annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays, with extra days given in your third, fourth and fifth year, up to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays 
  • Hybrid working as standard, with our office near London Bridge / Borough available with bookable meeting room allowance 
  • Flexible working options with ability to set working hours that suit you around our core hours of 10am-4pm 
  • Ability to apply for sabbatical/extended leave after two years with us 

Disability confident

The McPin Foundation has signed up to Disability Confident Scheme. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we have committed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required and support any existing employee who acquires a disability or longterm health condition, enabling them to stay in work. 

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Nothing catch your eye?

You can still contribute to mental health research – just visit our Get Involved page to check out our lived experience involvement and participation opportunities. No research experience needed!