Salary: £41,720 - £47,260 Full-Time Equivalent (including London Weighting)

Location: Hybrid working with 1 days a week in the Stratford office

About Mind

BAME Recruitment is excited to partner with Mind who have a brand-new role for the Digital Team as an Digital Product Owner.

Mind is a mental health charity that exists to ensure no one must face a mental health problem alone. They provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Mind campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Their new strategy, launched in April 2021, sets the direction for Mind’s work for the long-term, and specific ambitions for the next three years. Minds strategic development priority areas include:

• Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
• Supporting young people – with a focus on trauma
• Fighting for the mental health of people in poverty

Mind won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect.

Purpose and scope for the Digital Product Owner – Digital Engagement Team

Mind’s Digital Strategy is to increase the reach and impact of MIND’s work through the application of rapidly evolving digital technologies; and to do this being led by user need and designing with user participation.

As part of the delivery of this strategy we are looking for an experienced Digital Product Owner to own the vision for our web platforms across the organisation and work closely with our digital partners to realise that ambition. The successful candidate will be work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure our web platforms and services are aligned with our supporter and beneficiary needs.

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Prior experience dealing with backlogs
• A passion for data driven decision making
• Demonstrable experience in cross-organisational prioritisation of requirements with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, both written (focused and clear) and presentation, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to a non-technical audience
• Solution driven, able to make pragmatic decisions balancing effort versus benefit
• Comfortable with ambiguity in requirements, able to take initiatives forward with an iterative approach to requirements building

Minds commitment

Mind are committed to becoming actively anti-racist in everything we do and it is a critical priority for them. Mind embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation, recognising different perspectives, will enable them to provide excellent services. Mind are committed to ensuring all their employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement by clicking on the following link: Mind - Digital Product Owner Candidate Pack

Your statement should be up to 2 pages long (no more than 900 words), answering the following questions:

1. What is your motivation to work for Mind and what attracts you to this role specifically?

1. From what you know about the opportunity, what skills and experience would you bring that will enable you to be successful in this role?

1. What do you think the biggest opportunity is for the Mind website?

Closing Date: August 7th 2022 at 11:59pm

If you would like to discuss the role before applying, please feel free to contact – Emmanuel from BAME Recruitment at [email protected]

Accessibility and Adjustments

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please contact Emmanuel at BAME Recruitment – [email protected]