Children service manager jobs in Manchester

We are looking for someone who cares deeply about our ambitious plans, and who has the skills to manage large scale programmes, whilst also being able to independently take action to deliver operational tasks. 

Your work will be central to enabling our continued growth, directly supporting the development of strong partner relationships and shaping the experience they have across our programmes, so that they can deliver excellent outcomes for babies, children and young people.

Role Overview

We are looking to appoint three Programme Officers, who will be responsible for supporting programme delivery and programme operations at the Reach Foundation. 

We have 3 vacancies across our portfolios of work:

Role 1: Programme Officer (Leadership)

This includes our x100 programmes across the West, East, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, our leadership programme with A Million Realities, and newly established place based leadership programmes for heads and executive leaders.

Role 2: Programme Officer (Cradle-to-Career)

This includes our Cradle-to-Career catalyst, foundations and leadership programmes (which are each distinct phases of our Cradle-to-Career core offer), our Accelerator programme, and a number of bespoke Cradle-to-Career catalyst programmes run directly for partner organisations. 

Role 3: Programme Officer (Educational Breakthroughs)

Helping to launch our newest strand of work, developing and growing ‘educational breakthroughs’ that enable all children to enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. This will include delivery of existing elements of our ‘breakthrough portfolio’ (Languages for All, developing mapping/ data tools to support local breakthroughs, re-imagining key stage 3 for Lift Schools) and supporting new clients as we begin partnerships with them. 

Each role has a distinct portfolio of programmes you will support, but the duties, skills and capabilities required for each role are aligned. We expect the three Programme Officers to work together closely to ensure consistency of delivery across our work, to share learning and to develop a community of practice. 

You will work closely with the Directors responsible for each programme, alongside our Events and Operations Officers, who work across all programmes,  to ensure our programmes are planned and delivered to a high standard. 

The role of the Programme Officer has three core areas of responsibility:

1. Programme Planning and Project Management

• Project manage multiple, simultaneous programmes across the portfolio with rigour. Work with other programme managers to embed consistent programme management across our organisation. 

• Work with the Events and Operations Officers to complete the annual calendar-setting process, setting event dates and key programme milestones. Ensure all events are appropriately staffed. 

• Utilise Asana to monitor project milestones, proactively identify off-track delivery risks, and lead status updates during programme meetings to ensure timely intervention.

• Champion the use of HubSpot (CRM) and set up progress dashboards alongside evaluation colleagues.

2. Programme Delivery

• Improve (or establish) processes that ensure that every participant on our programmes has a great experience from the moment they find out about us, to when they exit working with us. 

• Manage the main programme inbox, serving as the responsive, warm, and professional first point of contact for routine enquiries from participants and external partners

• Coordinate regular, high-quality programmatic communications (e.g. programme blasts or event invites) to keep participants informed and engaged throughout the year. You may author these, or work with others to ensure they are circulated in a timely manner.

• Ensure all programmatic data collection is in line with GDPR guidelines.

• Support in programme administration tasks, such as preparing papers for steering group meetings, taking minutes and circulating actions. 

• Actively participate in cross-organisational reviews, sharing delivery insights in order to improve the quality of our work. 

• Programme-Specific Deliverables: 

Participant Recruitment & Onboarding: Lead the end-to-end application and onboarding journey for new programme cohorts, including coordinating assessment or sign up windows, distributing welcome materials, and managing intake data. 

Coaching Offer Management: Act as the end-to-end operational lead for the leadership coaching offer, managing coach-matching logistics, scheduling, and tracking completion rates.

Contract and Agreement Tracking: Administer the distribution and tracking of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring signed copies are received prior to delivery. 

3. Stakeholder and Relationship Management

• Coordinate the operational onboarding of new bespoke partners, guiding both internal and external senior stakeholders through this initial phase

• Invest deeply in building strong, warm, and respectful relationships with senior external stakeholders across identified bespoke partnerships, acting as a point of contact for any queries and ensuring excellent customer service

• Develop strong relationships internally, particularly with Regional Directors or Breakthrough Project Leads , providing them with regular progress updates, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations ahead of key delivery milestones.

• Actively collaborate with fellow Programme Officers to share operational learnings, standardise delivery templates, and build a supportive internal community of practice.

Please review the attached Job Description for more details.

About Us

NCT is the national charity for pregnancy, birth, infant feeding and early parenthood. 

Our vision is simple: a society where everyone who becomes a parent feels confident, connected and safe. 

Through our For Every Parent strategy, we're working to make that vision a reality. We support parents with trusted information, practical help, local communities and a stronger voice in the issues that matter to families. 

For 70 years, we've been by parents' sides through the excitement, uncertainty, wonder and challenges of becoming a parent. Today, our volunteers contribute more than 70,000 hours of community service each year, helping parents build friendships, find support and feel less alone. 

We educate and empower parents with evidence-based information and support. We advocate and act by listening to parents' experiences, raising their voices and campaigning for change. No judgement. No exceptions. 

About the role 

This is an exciting opportunity to lead NCT’s marketing through an important period of growth, change and brand development, joining us for a 12 month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. 

As Head of Marketing, you’ll lead our integrated marketing function, with a clear focus on driving income growth, particularly through course bookings, strengthening how parents see and experience NCT, and supporting wider revenue generation through partnerships. 

You’ll bring together brand, content, campaigns and performance marketing so that our activity is more coordinated, audience-led and commercially focused. Working closely with colleagues across Parent Services, Fundraising, Digital Product and the wider organisation, you’ll make sure marketing plans are clearly connected to the outcomes that matter - from first awareness through to booking a course and beyond. 

You’ll also play a key role leading NCT’s Content Studio: a central in-house function designed to deliver high-quality, consistent and effective content across our website, social media, email, campaigns and other channels.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery, brand building with commercial performance, and creativity with clear measurement and accountability. 

Your role will include: 

• Leading a commercially focused marketing strategy that drives course bookings, supports partnership income and strengthens NCT’s visibility with parents. 
• Setting clear campaign cycles and making sure paid, owned and earned channels work together as a coordinated system. 
• Acting as guardian of NCT’s brand, ensuring clarity, consistency and integrity across marketing, communications and wider organisational activity. 
• Leading NCT’s Content Studio, making sure content is high quality, accessible, audience-led and aligned with our brand, messaging and tone of voice.
• Overseeing marketing performance, including paid media, agency relationships, campaign KPIs, budget management and reporting. 
• Using insight, performance data, brand tracking and parent feedback to improve marketing activity and support better decisions. 
• Building strong relationships across NCT, helping teams work together effectively and reducing silos around shared priorities.
• Leading and developing your team with clarity, trust and clear expectations, creating the conditions for people to do their best work. 
• Supporting a culture of inclusive, values-led leadership where fairness, accessibility, collaboration and trust are reflected in how decisions are made and work is delivered. 

About you 

You’ll be a strategic, commercially minded marketing leader who understands how to turn insight into action and activity into measurable results. 

You’ll be confident leading integrated campaigns, managing budgets and using performance data to make decisions. You’ll understand how brand, content, audience insight, digital channels and commercial outcomes connect, and you’ll be able to bring those elements together in a clear, focused and practical way. 

You’ll also be someone who can create pace without creating confusion. You’ll set direction clearly, help people prioritise, and give teams the confidence to move forward. You won’t wait for everything to be perfect before making progress, but you’ll have the judgement to know where quality, consistency and risk need careful attention. 

Alongside this, you’ll be a collaborative and inclusive leader who enjoys working across an organisation, building strong relationships and helping others see how marketing can support shared goals. 

You’ll bring: 

• Experience of leading integrated marketing activity that supports income growth, customer acquisition or commercial performance. 
• Strong understanding of brand, content, campaigns and channel planning, including how different channels work together. 
• Confidence using data, insight and performance reporting to shape strategy and improve activity. 
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting spend, and making decisions about return on investment. 
• Strong judgement, with the ability to balance brand building, income performance, audience needs and organisational priorities. 
• The ability to lead teams through delegation, coaching and clear decision-making.
• A proactive, improvement-focused approach, with confidence introducing new ways of working and helping teams become more forward-looking.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work well across boundaries.
• Strong emotional intelligence, resilience and judgement, particularly when working through change or ambiguity.
• A commitment to NCT’s purpose, values and ambition to be there for every parent. 

Our Benefits – What we offer you 

We value our team and offer fantastic benefits to support your well-being and professional growth: 

• 30 days annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays) 
• Pension matched up to 5% 
• Flexible working options to suite your lifestyle
• Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 GP access, personalised counselling, legal advice and more 
• Cycle to work scheme to support sustainable commuting 
• Life Assurance for peace of mind 
• Free eye test for all staff, with further discounts 
• Blue Light discount card

At NCT, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within your role, please let us know—we’re here to support you.Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of something truly special. 

Join Barnardo's as our Media and Communications Manager in a job-share opportunity - working alongside an experienced partner to help protect and enhance the charity's reputation. We are looking for someone to work two days a week - on Thursdays and Fridays.

You'll help lead on communications risk management, providing expert advice on sensitive issues and potential reputational challenges. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you'll develop strategic responses, support crisis communications and ensure risks are identified and managed effectively.

This role is ideal for an experienced communications professional with excellent news judgement, strong media handling skills and the confidence to advise senior stakeholders. You'll be collaborative, organised and comfortable working seamlessly within a job-share arrangement to deliver high-quality support.

If you're looking for a rewarding, flexible role where your expertise will help champion children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

Make a difference every day with PDSA  

About Us   

Join us to help keep even more people and pets together when times are tough. For over a century, PDSA have provided vital veterinary care for the pets of people in financial hardship.    

We’re now on a journey to expand our reach to support even more people and their beloved pets. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need passionate and driven individuals who are ready to embrace change and help shape a future-focused PDSA. Together, we'll build a stronger organisation to ensure our services help those who need us most for the next hundred years.    

If you're ready to make a real difference and be part of a team that's creating positive change, we want you to join us. Let's build a brighter future for pets and their owners, together.   

About the role

Are you passionate about developing innovative products and propositions that inspire people to take action? Do you enjoy using data and customer insight to shape strategies that deliver meaningful results?

We're looking for a Proposition & Product Manager to join our Marketing, Communications & Fundraising team. In this exciting role, you'll help develop and optimise fundraising and commercial propositions that engage supporters, attract new audiences, and generate sustainable income.

Working collaboratively across marketing, fundraising, philanthropy, retail, data and analytics teams, you'll play a key role in ensuring our products and supporter journeys are relevant, compelling and aligned with our brand.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop and manage fundraising and commercial propositions from concept through to evaluation.
• Use audience insight, market trends and performance data to identify opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Build compelling business cases to support investment in new products and propositions.
• Analyse supporter behaviour and engagement to optimise products and improve the customer journey.
• Work closely with colleagues across marketing, fundraising and philanthropy to prioritise projects and maximise impact.
• Test and refine propositions with target audiences to ensure they are engaging and effective.
• Provide strategic recommendations that support individual giving, legacies, partnerships, philanthropy and commercial initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to identify opportunities and share insight.
• Ensure all propositions align with organisational objectives, brand values and relevant policies.

Please note this role is primarily home based, with occasional travel required to attend meetings other business needs.

About you

We're looking for someone who combines commercial thinking with creativity and a passion for understanding audiences.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience developing fundraising propositions or products within the charity or non-profit sector.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn insight into actionable recommendations.
• Knowledge of marketing principles, audience segmentation and customer journeys.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and influence cross-functional teams.
• Experience of audience engagement strategies would be an advantage.

Rewards, support and benefits    

We’re really passionate about being a great place to work, somewhere people feel proud of what they do, connected to a meaningful purpose, and able to make a genuine difference every day. Our teams are collaborative and supportive, and we encourage everyone to bring their ideas, individuality and passion for pets to work with them.  

As well as a rewarding role and a positive, people-focused culture, we also offer a wide range of benefits, including:  

• Flexible working options to support your work–life balance and individual circumstances.  

• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays, with option to buy or sell an extra five days. 

• Three paid special days off: Volunteering Day, Celebration Day and Wellbeing Day annually.  

• Generous pension options, with PDSA contributions starting at 5% and rising to 10%.  

• Life assurance providing four times your annual salary for added peace of mind.  

• AXA Health Employee Assistance Programme, with 24/7 wellbeing support   

• Retail, holiday and lifestyle discounts available through our staff Fetch benefits platform.  

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave to support you and your family.  

• 10% discount on PDSA Pet Insurance plus access to staff veterinary services.  

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.   

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.   

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.   

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks.  

The role 

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is a dynamic Oxford based charity working across the Thames Valley.We are looking for experienced practitioners to provide face to face support on a freelance basis to young people and parents/caregivers across all our services on a one-to-one basis.Freelancers are home-based practitioners who travel to meet young people and/or parents face-to-face, with very occasional remote support.There are also opportunities to co-facilitate group work.

SAFE! Sessional Practitioners  

Locations: Opportunities across the Thames Valley.

Payment: Practitioners submit invoices monthly and are paid at a rate of £25 per hour, plus £10 per hour travel cost.They are liable for all tax and business expenses. 

About you  

You’ll have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role with a proven track record of building appropriate relationships and providing outstanding support to children, young people, and parents.You’ll be confident in designing individual intervention plans based on needs. An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you’ll possess a positive, solution-focussed attitude. With experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high standards of professionalism, your values will align with SAFE!’s vision, mission, and values.

Your active commitment to both safeguarding and promoting equal opportunities and diversity will be evident in all you do.You will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and be proficient in the maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.

We are seeking people with a professional qualification in social work, teaching, youth work, probation, or equivalent, and extensive experience of working with children and young people. 

Contracts will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Shortlisting will happen on a rolling basis with interview dates offered on 17/09/2026 and 24/09/2026 at SAFE! Head Office, OX4 2BH 

Successful candidates will be required to attend the following:  

• Protective Behaviour Training in Oxford (OX4 3BH) 2 Sessions face-to-face on 13/10/2026 and 20/10/2026 or 4 Sessions Online 04/11/2026, 11/11/2026, 18/11/2026 & 25/11/2026.

• Induction dates (candidates will be required to attend ALL induction sessions: 1, 2 & 3). Induction Session 1 - 08/10/2026, Induction Session 2 - 26/11/2026, Induction Session 3- 03/12/2026 

Fundraising and Events Manager

This Fundraising and Events Manager role is an opportunity to help grow sustainable income that enables City in the Community to continue empowering healthier lives through football across Manchester. Working closely with supporters, colleagues and stakeholders, you will lead our fundraising strategy, deliver impactful events and create meaningful opportunities for people to support our work.

Who We Are

Established in 1986, City in the Community is Manchester City’s official charity. We support people across Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football. Our programmes place physical and mental wellbeing at their core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.

Within our collaborative Communications and Engagement team, we connect people to our purpose, driving visibility, sustainability and belonging for City in the Community.

Through fundraising, events and supporter engagement, we create opportunities for people to champion our mission while helping to ensure the long-term growth and impact of the charity.

The Role

You will lead the development and delivery of City in the Community's fundraising strategy, creating sustainable income streams that support the charity's long-term ambitions. Working across a portfolio of fundraising products, supporter engagement, donor stewardship and events, you will identify opportunities to grow income while building lasting relationships with stakeholders.

Day to day, you will oversee fundraising products including the Matchday Lottery, subscription model and auctions, monitor fundraising performance against budgets and targets, and use insight to inform future planning. You will also lead the planning and delivery of fundraising events, ensuring they provide an outstanding supporter experience while generating vital income for the charity.

Alongside fundraising activity, you will work collaboratively across Manchester City and City in the Community to maximise fundraising opportunities, strengthen supporter engagement and develop relationships with fan groups, local businesses and high-net-worth individuals. You will also line manage the Fundraising and Events Officer, helping to create a collaborative, high-performing team while embedding safeguarding and organisational policies throughout all activities.

What You'll Bring

⚽ A relevant fundraising or events qualification, or equivalent professional experience.

⚽ Experience developing and delivering successful fundraising strategies, events or income-generating campaigns.

⚽ Strong relationship-building skills with experience engaging supporters, colleagues, donors or other key stakeholders.

⚽ Experience managing budgets, monitoring performance and using insight to drive continuous improvement.

⚽ Experience in using fundraising CRMs to enhance donor journeys and rentention.

⚽ Experience leading or supporting a team, with the ability to coach, motivate and develop colleagues.

⚽ Excellent communication, organisational and presentation skills, with confidence managing multiple projects and priorities.

⚽ A proactive, creative and collaborative approach, with a genuine passion for fundraising and making a positive impact within the charitable sector.

Why Choose Us

Guided by our values of being caring, inclusive, transformative and youth-led, we are committed to creating an environment where our team feel supported, valued and able to make a meaningful difference through the work they do every day.

As part of our team, you will receive 26 days’ annual leave plus a day off for your birthday and an annual discretionary bonus. You will also have access to a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP support, and a company pension and life assurance.

You can enjoy a range of additional benefits, including discounted match tickets, savings in the City Store, a free City+ subscription, stadium tour discounts, and wider retail and lifestyle offers.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like it is for you, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your application via our careers site by 2nd August 2026.

Equal Opportunities

City Football Group is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability - physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We strive to provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. 

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.

Management Accountant – 12 month FTC

Location: Old Trafford

The Manchester United Foundation (MUF) is a registered charity, set up to channel the worldwide passion for Manchester United to influence positive change within communities by developing unique and relevant partnerships, empowering young people through the delivery of innovative and educational programmes and developing greater understanding of social issues through education. The Foundation wholly owns a trading subsidiary – Manchester United Foundation (Trading) Ltd

OUR VISION
A future where all young people are empowered to achieve their goals.

OUR MISSION
We use the power of football and Manchester United to help young people make positive choices in their lives.

The Role: 

As a key member of the Finance team, the Management Accountant will play a pivotal role in supporting the Director of Finance & Compliance and wider Finance Team. This role goes beyond traditional accounting responsibilities, partnering with budget holders and colleagues across the organisation to provide insightful financial guidance, strengthen budget management, and support informed decision-making at all levels

Key Responsibilities:
 

•  Responsible for:
  • Monthly management accounts (including detailed commentary)
  • P&L forecasting by department
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Manual journals
  • Managing and improving month end timetable and close
  • Supporting and training other team members
• Reviewing contracts and leases to ensure alignment with FRS102
• Providing financial support for large projects such as Legends matches
• Providing analysis of income and expenditure, including donations and grants
• Support with grant applications and reporting
• Budget preparation and consolidation
• Working collaboratively with the Director of Finance & Compliance, Finance Team and budget holders across the Foundation to deliver, interpret and challenge the departmental budgets
• Assist in the production of annual financial statutory accounts by:
  • preparing the audit backup information
  • assisting with statutory accounts production
  • liaising with auditors on queries
• Providing support with system improvements and implementation
• Support with preparation of Finance packs provided to Board

From time to time, you may be asked to undertake other duties appropriate to the position, as reasonably required by the MUF Executive Management Team.

The Person:
 

• Qualified accountant with experience in a broad range of accounting activities, preferably in a charity environment
• Sound understanding of the Charity SORP and FRS102
• Experience of complex system implementations
• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure and to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Efficient and effective in their work
• Be computer literate, familiar with Microsoft office or similar packages, advanced excel skills essential.
• Strong business acumen and partnering skills, with ability to effectively challenge and influence business stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to manage relationships with colleagues at all levels

Our Values:

Unite: Recognise the power of football across the world.
Nurture: Growing the potential of every young person.
Invest: Sustained financial investment aligning to our charitable objectives.
Together: Working as a team with our stakeholders.
Excellence: Delivering programmes to the highest standard.
Diversity: What makes us different, makes us stronger.
  
 What We Offer: 

At Manchester United, we recognise that our people are at the heart of our success. That’s why we offer a range of rewards designed to support your professional and personal well-being:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and an opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• Wellness Support with access to mental health resources, digital health checks, and & nutritionists through Aviva Digicare+ Workplace
• Exclusive Discounts through our United Rewards platform, giving you access to exclusive deals from the club and partners
• Gym Facilities in our onsite locations and opportunities for regular social events and team-building activities
• Enhanced family Leave Benefits and policies
• Enhanced Career Development with access to professional learning platforms like LinkedIn Learning, and internal training programs
• A Supportive Work Environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, and individual growth

Our Commitment to You: 

We believe that a diverse and inclusive environment makes us stronger. We are committed to building a team where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. Diversity, equity, and inclusion sit at the core of our recruitment strategy, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Ready to Join Us? 

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please submit your application by Friday 7th August  
  
Manchester United Foundation is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and as part of this commitment, all candidates will undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check and reference checks. 
  
If you need any adjustments to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, please contact us, and we will be happy to discuss them with you. 
  
It is unlawful to employ a person in a UK-based job who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to you before applying for any of our roles. 

The National Youth Agency is looking for a Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Contract: 12-month fixed term
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £43,054 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Location: Home-based in England with occasional travel for meetings, workshops, and team activities. Head Office is in Leicester.

What we do

As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work.

About the Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and proactive Business Development Manager to develop relationships and opportunities with new clients, drive income generation and to grow the reach of the charity.

This role leads on securing new business opportunities across tenders, grants, consultancy, training, and government contracts, managing the process from initial research through to submission and handover. It focuses on building and maintaining relationships with partners across the public, voluntary, and private sectors, while promoting the NYA’s services and quality framework.

Key Responsibilities

As a Business Development Manager, you will:

• Seeking and attracting new opportunities for the NYA to work with public sector, voluntary sector, and private sector partners.
• Identifying and assessing prospects across tenders, grants, commercial proposals and government frameworks/contracts.
• Developing win themes, evidence, pricing assumptions (where applicable) and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to develop bids.
• Managing clarifications, presentations/interviews and negotiation stages with commissioners/funders/clients.
• Keeping pipeline and plans up to date and reporting progress/risks against targets.
• Developing relationships with and maintaining existing relationships with clients and funders.
• Taking bids through to close including final agreements and contract sign off.
• Promoting NYA products, resources, consultancy services and training offer.
• Delivering market research, developing business strategies and pitches, managing projects, and identifying new business opportunities.
• Working as part of the wider Business Development Team to achieve income targets
• Working with our youth work specialists and Programmes and Research teams and reporting to the Head of Business Development.

Why Work for NYA?

• NYA operates as a people-focused organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
• NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
• A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
• NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
• We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

Closing date: 14th August 2026
Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early
Interviews: Week commencing 24th August 2026 (subject to change)
Please be aware that we will close this vacancy early once we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.
We therefore strongly encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible and not to wait until the closing date.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer. 

At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.

We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.

Please note: We use AI detector software, so applications or CV’s with high levels of AI generated content may be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance.

No agencies please.

Help Change Childhoods Through Digital Marketing 

We're looking for a Digital Marketing Officer to support the delivery of paid digital campaigns that help Barnardo's reach new supporters and customers and grow our supporter base.

Working as part of our Digital (Acquisition & Loyalty) team, you'll help plan, deliver and optimise digital marketing activity across paid social, PPC, display and email. You'll support campaign delivery from briefing through to reporting, using data and insight to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.

This role works closely with colleagues across marketing, digital, fundraising, data and content teams, as well as with external agencies, to ensure activity aligns with wider organisational priorities and delivers against agreed targets.

The role is hybrid with travel required to quarterly meetings in London Hubs.

Essential experience

· Experience in planning, delivering and optimising paid social campaigns

· Experience in using Google Analytics and paid social platforms to extract and analyse data and report on marketing performance

· Campaign building and digital analytical skills

· Experience implementing tracking for paid social campaigns and working with relevant ad platform functionality

When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description document. Please also ensure that you outline how you meet the above essential criteria.

In return, we offer: 

• Flexible and hybrid working 

• A supportive and collaborative culture 

• Opportunities for professional development 

• A role where your work has a direct impact on children and young people 

• Competitive benefits package

Join Barnardo's and help us reach more supporters, raise more funds, and change more childhoods. 

 Apply Now 

If you're an ambitious digital marketer who loves combining data, creativity and purpose, we'd love to hear from you. 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo'svalues. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of ourPeople & CultureStrategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Volunteer & Digital Services Coordinator to manage our volunteer programme and our Helpline & Digital Service.

In this role, you will recruit, train, supervise and support all volunteer roles (Helpline & Digital Service, art group and admin volunteers) and develop the volunteering provision at SARA, including organising SARA community events to engage volunteers. You will also have oversight of SARA’s Helpline & Digital Services (helpline, live chat and email service) for survivors of sexual violence. To do this, you will promote SARA’s digital services in Greater Manchester and beyond, develop the digital services procedures, line manage helpline sessional workers, ensure service user confidentiality, safeguard service users using the digital services, coordinate the on-call safeguarding rota for the digital services, identify service user themes, and collect and record all service area data.

Location: Remote with regular travel to multiple locations (including Head Office in London)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Standard Contract
Reports to: Executive Headteacher
Responsible for: Curriculum Leads and Teaching Staff
Start Date: 4th January 2027 

Please note: Applicants who successfully pass the initial CV screening will be required to submit a full Equal Education Academy application form in line with KCSIE statutory guidance prior to formal shortlisting and interview.

Interview schedule: 

• Online interview (45mins) - Friday 28th August 2026.

• In-Person Assessment Day (London) - Friday 11th September 2026.

About Equal Education Academy (EEA)

Equal Education is excited to launch a new online academy for Key Stage 4 students, accredited under the DfE’s Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS). We deliver high-quality alternative education tailored for learners facing barriers to education or with complex needs. This includes young people with SEND, SEMH needs, interrupted schooling, Children Looked After, and those requiring specialist or alternative provision.

Guided by our values of Belong, Empower and Aspire, we provide a safe, inclusive, and aspirational environment. We align with DfE guidance and aim to meet OEAS standards, ensuring that safeguarding, particularly online, is the foundation of our culture.

Purpose of the Role

The Head of Centre will provide strategic and operational leadership for Equal Education Academy, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, inclusive, and trauma-informed online provision. Serving as the Academy’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), the postholder will embed safeguarding, inclusion, and wellbeing into all organisational decision-making.

Key responsibilities include leading SEND and safeguarding strategy (including overseeing the Single Central Record)  delivering high-impact staff training, and driving rigorous quality assurance by monitoring and reviewing teaching and learning practices. 

Working collaboratively across the Academy and the wider Equal Education Limited group, the Head of Centre will serve as a vital operational bridge, facilitating seamless collaboration and synergy between Equal Education Academy and Equal Education Limited. Operating at the intersection of both entities, the post-holder is uniquely positioned to identify and leverage cross-group resources, optimising them to drive the growth and development of the Academy. By championing alignment across the ecosystem, this pivotal role ensures that the Academy’s functions, team, and strategic objectives are seamlessly integrated within the wider organisation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Quality of Education

• Support the Executive Headteacher in setting the Academy’s strategic direction and ensuring compliance with OEAS/DfE standards.

• Monitor and review teaching and learning across the Academy, using lesson observations, work scrutiny, and data analysis to drive pedagogical improvement.

• Contribute to the Academy Improvement Plan and lead on inspection readiness and quality assurance activities.

• Lead on developing and implementing a program of CPD and training for new staff. Ensuring the team is aligned under the vision and values of the EE Academy.

• Facilitate operational synergy between Equal Education Academy and Equal Education Limited, leveraging group resources to optimise performance.

2. SEND Leadership (SENCO)

• Coordinate all SEND provision, ensuring the identification, assessment, and effective support of learners with complex needs.

• Oversee EHCP management, annual reviews, and the development of targeted Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).

• Oversee PEP management for Looked After Children

• Champion inclusive pedagogy, ensuring all staff adopt trauma-informed and adaptive teaching strategies.

• Manage multi-agency collaboration with families, local authorities, and external professionals to secure positive learner outcomes.

3. Safeguarding and Wellbeing (DSL)

• Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), maintaining oversight of all safeguarding systems, referrals, and online safety protocols.

• Ensure policies remain compliant with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and best practice.

• Promote a culture of vigilance, ensuring learner wellbeing, attendance, and emotional safety are central to all Academy functions.

• Lead on multi-agency safeguarding processes and provide expert advice to the leadership team.

4. Leadership & Staff Development

• Design and deliver high-impact staff training programs, specifically focusing on safeguarding, online pedagogy, SEND frameworks, and inclusive, trauma-informed practice.

• Lead staff appraisal, coaching, and professional development to ensure high standards of accountability and growth.

• Foster a collaborative, reflective culture, supporting recruitment, induction, and retention.

• Support learner engagement, attendance and successful transition pathways

• Contribute to self-evaluation and school improvement activities

5. Partnership Working, Influence and Professional Representation

• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders to drive seamless integration between Equal Education Academy and the wider Equal Education Limited group.Work closely with the Executive Headteacher, Group CEO and relevant members of operational teams to ensure effective collaboration across the group. 

• Develop and sustain effective partnerships with families, schools, local authorities, virtual schools, and external agencies.

• Support policy development, implementation, and review.

• Represent Equal Education at professional meetings, conferences, and external forums.

• Undertake any other duties reasonably directed by the Headteacher or Executive Headteacher.

• Contribute to strategic planning and organisational development, effectively pitching ideas and challenging the status quo.

• Ability to constructively and professionally challenge colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, including leadership as necessary, in the interest of managing risk and developing a quality service offering.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

• National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO). 

• Significant (3 years minimum) senior leadership experience in a school, AP, SEND, or online setting within the last year. 

• Proven experience in designing and delivering whole-school staff training.

• Extensive (1 year minimum) experience as a DSL (safeguarding) and SENCO (SEND provision).

• Deep understanding of KCSIE, the SEND Code of Practice, and OEAS/DfE requirements.

• Experience in reviewing teaching and learning to drive quality improvement.

• Significant experience supporting children and young people with barriers to learning and/or emerging or complex needs, including those with SEND, SEMH needs, interrupted education, Children Looked After, and learners requiring specialist or alternative provision.

• Significant experience supporting learners with EHCPs and complex needs, while coordinating multi-agency support and collaborating effectively with local authorities, schools, and external agencies.

• Experience contributing to quality assurance, school improvement or inspection readiness activities. 

Skills and Attributes

• Strong strategic, operational and project management skills

  • Ability to manage complex projects in an organised manner, develop project plans with effective tracking (e.g. Project Initiation documents, gantt charts,   reporting on key metrics, meeting key milestones and working to budgets). 

  • Ability to lead projects and processes in a collaborative way, identifying and engaging key stakeholders to ensure efficiency and avoid duplication of work across a group business structure. 

  • Demonstrates a commercial mindset, with the ability to articulate business cases, work effectively with budgets and interpret information effectively. 

• Excellent communication: capable of building high-trust relationships with staff, families, and local authorities.

• Resilient, reflective and adaptable. A champion of inclusion: deep commitment to supporting vulnerable learners and EEA’s values.

• Strong organisational skills, data-literate and improvement-focused with the abilities to support and develop colleagues. 

• Analytical mindset, able to challenge own assumptions and adapt based on learnings.

• Up to date educational landscape knowledge and a desire to remain informed of sector shifts and updates.

General

The post-holder will be provided with the technology required to complete their role. Equal Education works exclusively on Apple devices using Google software.

Equal Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All colleagues are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, right to work in the UK, and two satisfactory professional references (one from the last employer). 

Every young person we support is unique and our team isn’t any different. Our differences are our strength when it comes to providing a tailored, human approach to education. We are proud of our people and provide an environment where everyone can bring their most authentic self to work. 

Our recruitment practices are carried out in line with equal opportunities and all candidates will be reviewed fairly regardless of age, gender reassignment, sex, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.

The role

As Youth Advocacy Lead, you will develop and deliver GMYN’s new We Rise project, working alongside care-experienced and separated young people to transform housing and accommodation across Greater Manchester. 

This role is about more than delivering a project. It is an opportunity to help change not just young people's lives but how an organisation listens to them. We are looking for an advocate who believes young people already have the answers; they simply need adults and organisations willing to listen, share power and act. 

The role will combine direct work with young people, advocacy practice, organisational development and systems change. You will introduce and embed a self-advocacy approach across GMYN, supporting young people to understand their rights, build confidence and influence the decisions affecting their lives. 

Alongside this, you will support GMYN colleagues to develop the skills and confidence to make advocacy part of everyday practice; not something that only happens when things go wrong. Working across the organisation, you will help us move from supporting young people for them to achieving change with them. 

You will support young people to lead social action projects, distribute over grants through the We Rise Challenge Fund, influence regional housing reform, develop the creative projects and become the next generation of youth leaders across Greater Manchester. 

This is a real opportunity to build something from the beginning and help create an organisation where advocacy is not an activity – it is simply how we work. 

Key responsibilities 

• Lead the development and delivery of We Rise, ensuring young people are meaningfully involved learning is captured throughout the project.

• Develop a self-advocacy approach across GMYN, supporting young people to understand their rights and influencing decisions affecting their lives.

• Support young people to develop leadership, advocacy and social action skills so they can shape the services, systems and decisions that affect their lives.

• Design participation opportunities using rights-based approaches, ensuring young people are equal partners in shaping services and decisions.

• Develop strong relationships across Greater Manchester to strengthen youth voice and advocacy for young people to influence change.

• Model strong safeguarding practice to ensure young people are safe and supported. 

• Promote strengths-based and trauma-informed that ensure young people feel valued and heard.

• Capture insight, outcomes and learning to evidence impact and improve future practice.

• Manage project plans, budgets, reporting, and partnerships to ensure successful project delivery. 

• Support GMYN to embed advocacy approaches and continuously improve how we work alongside young people. 

• Promote youth-led advocacy and represent GMYN with stakeholders across Greater Manchester. 

• Carrying out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that contribute to the organisation's overall aims and objectives.  

Person specification 

• Experience delivering advocacy or rights-based support with young people, such as care-experienced and separated young people. 

• Understanding of advocacy approaches and how they differ from advice, counselling and key work. 

• Experience supporting young people to develop and lead social action projects. 

• Experience designing and delivering participation opportunities.

• Co-producing services or projects with young people and people with lived experience. 

• Experience facilitating groups, workshops and activities that create safe, inclusive and empowering spaces for young people. 

• Experience developing practice through training and coaching professionals and/or embedding new approaches across organisations. 

• Understanding of trauma-informed approaches, strengths-based practice, and rights-based participation, including the Lundy Model. 

• Experience building and maintaining effective partnerships with young people, professionals, organisations and stakeholders. 

• Experience planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating projects, including capturing impact and learning. 

Please see attached pack for further information about GMYN and the role. 

Thank you for your interest in joining the CoachBright team as an Associate Programme Lead.

We are building a network of experienced associates across England to deliver CoachBright programmes during the 2026/27 academic year and beyond.

Rather than recruiting for a single vacancy, we are looking to build a pool of experienced associates who can deliver programmes as they are confirmed with our partner schools and universities. This is a freelance contract, giving you the flexibility to accept programme assignments that suit your availability.

We are a social mobility charity on a mission to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds become confident, independent, and resilient, so they can lead the lives they want.

If you’re motivated by improving social mobility and transforming the life chances of young people, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

We're looking for experienced facilitators to join our growing network of Associate Programme Leads, delivering CoachBright programmes in schools and universities across England.

Depending on demand, your availability and the geographical areas you're able to cover, you may be offered one or multiple programme assignments throughout the academic year.

This is a freelance contract for services, offering the flexibility to organise your own schedule and decide which programme assignments you accept. Each programme has a clearly defined scope, fixed programme fee and agreed delivery timeline.

As an Associate Programme Lead, you'll take responsibility for delivering allocated programmes, building positive relationships with schools, universities and volunteers, and ensuring every programme is delivered to CoachBright's high standards.

You’ll be supported by a named CoachBright colleague who will provide programme oversight, quality assurance and operational support throughout your assignments.

What you’ll do

• Deliver CoachBright programmes in accordance with agreed programme briefs.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver high-quality sessions that engage and inspire participants.
• Manage programme delivery, ensuring agreed milestones and deadlines are met.
• Build positive relationships with schools, universities, volunteers and programme partners.
• Maintain effective communication throughout programme delivery.
• Collect evaluation data and contribute to programme impact reports.
• Participate in quality assurance activities and programme reviews.
• Build positive, professional relationships with school, university and other programme partners.
• Act as the primary contact for commissioned programme partners throughout programme delivery period.
• Maintain effective communication with school staff, volunteers and your CoachBright contact throughout programme delivery. 
• Work collaboratively with volunteers, school staff and CoachBright colleagues to ensure programmes run smoothly.
• Escalate safeguarding concerns to the CoachBright DSL, and operational issues and significant partner feedback to your named CoachBright contact.
• Deliver programmes to CoachBright's expected standards of quality and professionalism.
• Complete all required safeguarding, data protection and induction requirements before programme delivery.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, programme debriefs and partner review meetings as agreed.
• Contribute ideas and feedback to help continuously improve CoachBright programmes.

Our programmes

As an Associate Programme Lead, you may be commissioned to deliver one or more of CoachBright's programmes, depending on your experience, availability and the needs of our partner schools and universities.

Although each programme is different, all are designed to improve the confidence, independence and future opportunities of young people from underrepresented backgrounds through high quality coaching.

Programmes include:

UniCoach Programme

Our UniCoach Programme trains university students to become academic coaches, supporting small groups of pupils to build their confidence, independence, resilience and academic progress.

As an Associate Programme Lead, you'll recruit, train and support university volunteers, build strong relationships with school and university partners, coordinate programme delivery and evaluate its impact.

A typical UniCoach programme features 20-30 pupils, and 5-10 undergraduates, and involves:

• 8-10 week delivery period

• Recruitment, training, and coordination of undergraduate volunteers

• Seven sessions at the school featuring all pupils and coaches, normally for one hour at the same time each week

• A graduation celebration event at a local university of the school

• An evaluation impact report

• Programme fee approx £2,850

Peer to Peer Programme

Our Peer to Peer Programme trains older pupils to become academic coaches for younger pupils, helping both groups to develop academically while building confidence, leadership and resilience. 

As an Associate Programme Lead, you’ll.train pupil coaches, support the school throughout programme delivery, maintain the day-to-day relationship, oversee programme quality and evaluate its impact.

A typical Peer to Peer programme features 15 older pupils coaching one younger peer each (total cohort size of 30) and involves:

• 8-10 week delivery period

• Training session for older pupils (coaches)

• Seven sessions at the school featuring all 15 pairs, normally for one hour at the same time each week

• A graduation celebration event at a local university of the school

• An evaluation impact report

• Programme fee approx  £700 - £1,900 (depending on number of sessions selected by partner)

LifeCycle Programme

Our LifeCycle programme provides one-to-one professional coaching for university students from underrepresented backgrounds, helping them navigate university life, develop key skills and achieve their personal and academic goals.

A typical LifeCycle programme features a cohort of 20-30 undergraduate students, who receive six 60-minute online coaching sessions, alongside three in-person workshops.

Depending on your qualifications and experience, you may either:

• Deliver one-to-one coaching yourself (for associates with recognised professional coaching qualifications); and/or

• Coordinate a team of professional coaches, managing programme delivery, partner relationships and evaluation.

Typical programme fee:

• Programme coordination and management only: approx £2,750

• Programme coordination & professional coaching: fee dependent on coaching experience and cohort size

Programme fees vary depending on the programme type and will always be agreed in advance before work begins.

Locations

We expect to deliver programmes across the following areas during the 2026/27 academic year and welcome applications from people able to travel within one or more of these locations:

• Greater London, Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes
• West Midlands, East Midlands
• Cornwall and Plymouth
• Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Staffordshire
• Northumberland, Newcastle, Tyneside and Teesside

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• A genuine passion for improving life chances for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and a commitment to CoachBright's mission and values.

• Experience delivering programmes, workshops, coaching, mentoring or training with children, young people or adults.

• Experience building positive, professional relationships with schools, universities or other partner organisations.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to plan ahead, manage competing priorities and consistently meet agreed deadlines.

• Demonstrable ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and take responsibility for delivering high quality outcomes with minimal supervision.

• Comfortable working on a freelance basis, including managing your own workload, availability and invoicing arrangements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders.

• Confidence using digital systems to manage programmes, maintain accurate records and produce high quality written reports.

• Willingness and ability to travel independently to programme locations within your preferred geographical areas.

• Willingness to complete an Enhanced DBS check through CoachBright prior to programme delivery.

Desirable:

• Experience recruiting, training or supporting volunteers.

• Experience collecting evaluation data and producing impact or evaluation reports.

• Previous experience working on a freelance or self-employed basis.

• Understanding of the barriers to social mobility, both nationally and in your region.

• Experience of partnership management or sales in an education context.

• An existing network of contacts in schools or universities, or a demonstrable ability to build one quickly.

• Access to a car for reaching schools in areas with fewer public transport options.

Key details

Contract Type:
Associate Programme Lead (Freelance Contract for Services). You will be engaged as an independent contractor, not an employee of CoachBright.

Programme Availability:

Programme assignments are offered throughout the academic year as partner schools and universities confirm delivery. The number of programmes offered will vary depending on demand, your availability, and the geographical areas you are able to cover. While we cannot guarantee a minimum number of programme assignments, we are looking to build long term relationships with associates who consistently deliver excellent programmes. 

Support:
Every Associate Programme Lead is supported by a named CoachBright colleague who provides programme oversight, quality assurance and operational support.

Training:
Successful applicants will complete a paid induction before delivering their first programme and receive programme-specific training where required.

Safeguarding

An Enhanced DBS check and safeguarding training are required before programme delivery begins. 

Travel

The role is home-based with regular travel to partner schools and universities. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with CoachBright's Expenses Policy. 

Insurance

Successful candidates will be covered by our insurance so will not need to source their own. 

How to apply

Please send a CV and brief covering letter answering the application questions through the CharityJob portal.

We welcome applications on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a one-stage interview via video meeting during July and August.

About the Role

As we scale, we are looking for a Head of Operations to provide operational leadership to ensure the charity operates effectively, compliantly and sustainably in line with its mission and ethos. Working closely with the CEO, you will support the translation of the vision into reality by building strong foundations, enabling effective delivery, and supporting the scaling of the organisational from a regional base to a nationally impactful charity.

This is a pivotal role shaping how BeSpace grows. You will lead on strengthening systems, people, governance and operational delivery embedding accountability, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you will:

Strengthen governance, risk and compliance

· Develop and maintain robust governance frameworks and ensure legal and regulatory compliance

· Embed effective risk management processes

· Oversee key compliance areas including safeguarding, GDPR and reporting

Build operational systems and infrastructure

· Develop and implement scalable systems, processes and internal controls

· Improve data management (including CRM) and strengthen reporting

· Contribute to ensuring operational readiness to support national growth

· Work with external providers on IT and financial system integration

Lead people, culture and organisational development

· Oversee recruitment, onboarding and retention of a high-performing team

· Strengthen performance management and accountability frameworks

· Support and foster a values-led, healthy team culture aligned with BeSpace’s mission

Enable delivery, impact and growth

· Strengthen operational support for programme delivery and expansion

· Support the translation of strategic ambitions into practical systems and ways of working

· Improve data insight to inform decision-making

· Support development of fundraising infrastructure.

Contribute to wider organisational life

· Work collaboratively across the team to support evolving priorities

· Act as an ambassador for BeSpace’s values and Christian ethos

About You

We are looking for someone who:

· Has experience in operations, programme or an organisational role with increasing responsibility or has had operational leadership, ideally within a growing or changing organisation

· Has good experience in developing systems, processes and organisational infrastructure

· Can work closely with a CEO to translate vision into operational delivery

· Has excellent organisational and project management skills

· Is proactive, collaborative and relational leader who builds strong teams and culture

 It would be a bonus if you:

 · Are an experienced operational leader motivated by impact, flexibility, and supporting the growth of a mission-led organisation

· Have significantly enabled the scaling of a regional organisation to national growth operationally.

· Have experience in fundraising systems or donor management