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URBAN YOUTH NEEDS A PROJECT MANAGER
BUILD THE BLUEPRINT, DRIVE THE LAUNCH
URBAN YOUTH is a brand‑new, street‑level youth work charity with the energy of a start‑up and the heart of a movement. We’re here to create something young people want to be part of, something vibrant, exciting, and rooted in real community spaces.
Right now, we’re building everything from the ground up. And we need a Project Manager who can turn our vision into a structured, organised, unstoppable reality.
If you’re the kind of person who loves planning, coordinating, and making things happen, this role is made for you.
THE ROLE: PROJECT MANAGER (VOLUNTEER)
We’re looking for someone who can take the lead on:
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Project planning from start‑up to launch
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Creating timelines, milestones, and action plans
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Coordinating volunteers, roles, and responsibilities
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Keeping the team organised, focused, and moving forward
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Ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
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Helping build the systems and structure of a brand‑new charity
You’ll be the person who keeps Urban Youth on track, the organiser, the planner, the driver, the one who makes sure we go from idea to impact.
If you love structure, clarity, and getting things done, you’ll thrive here.
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
Urban Youth is at the very beginning of its journey. We have the vision, the energy, and the mission, but we need someone who can help us bring it all together.
Your leadership will:
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Shape how Urban Youth launches
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Build the foundation for our future growth
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Support every team member to deliver their best
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Turn our ideas into real‑world impact
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Help us get off the ground ASAP
You’ll be one of the key people who makes Urban Youth possible.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Someone who is:
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Super organised — you love lists, plans, and structure
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Proactive — you don’t wait to be asked, you make things happen
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A natural coordinator — you enjoy bringing people together
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Detail‑focused — you spot things others miss
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Calm under pressure — start‑ups move fast
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Excited about youth work and community impact
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Ready to lead our project from start‑up to launch
If you want to stay on after launch, amazing, but no pressure. Right now, we need someone who can help us build.
WHY JOIN URBAN YOUTH NOW
Because this is the moment everything is being created.
You’ll be part of the founding team. You’ll shape our systems, our structure, and our launch. You’ll help build a youth charity that feels modern, bold, and culturally relevant. And you’ll be part of a movement that young people can trust and feel proud of.
READY TO LEAD OUR LAUNCH?
If you’re excited by the idea of building something from scratch, and you’ve got the organisation and drive to make it happen, we want to hear from you.
Let’s build something powerful for young people, together.
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To empower London’s youth through agile, short-term opportunities that build skills, social capital, and confidence via a radical, volunteer led model
Thank you!
Chair of Trustees role:
You will be chairing the Board of Trustees, ensuring that we have minimum representation required for decisions to be made, keeping the board aligned in decision-making, ensuring all minutes are recorded and that all decisions by trustees are made with the appropriate context provided.
This is a great opportunity to develop further governance skills and experience, and help steer an important charity in the right direction.
Trustees meetings are usually held every six weeks, plus there is an AGM, away days, and any sub-committee meetings that trustees may be involved in. Most meetings will remain virtual but there will from time to time be a need to attend key meetings and events in Nottingham. The time commitment is approximately 4hours per month, but there may be occasions when more time is required for a short period.
Who are we looking for?
- Previous chairing experience
- Relevant experience in any of the following financial management, HR, charities, fundraising, social prescribing, NHS, health inequalities (including deaf community), local authorities, marketing, business development, governance, strategy or legal
- A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
- Good, independent judgement
- The ability to challenge and ask questions
- An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
- A commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership
NB: We are looking for both a Chair of Trustees and additional Trustees (particularly those with a finance background, but other functions are also welcome). If you are interested in a Trustee role instead of the Chair role, please mention this in your covering letter when applying.
Both the Chair and Trustee positions are unremunerated, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
About Self Help UK
Self Help UK is a leading peer support organisation with over 40 years of experience in developing and delivering peer-led services. Our mission is to empower individuals and communities by embedding peer support principles into health and wellbeing initiatives. We have created a range of innovative programmes that help people living with cancer and other long-term health conditions to navigate challenges and take control of their health and wellbeing.
We work in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support on projects that make a real difference. These include national and local initiatives for the Deaf community, volunteer-led support for anyone affected by cancer, and prehabilitation services for those facing complex treatment. In 2026, we will collaborate with our Integrated Care System to improve health literacy and increase cancer screening uptake among underserved communities in Nottingham. Looking ahead, we are exploring a new direction to position Self Help UK as a holistic, person-centred support provider, embedding peer support and volunteer-led activity at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is to challenge health inequalities and enable people to feel confident, informed, and supported in shaping their own health journey.
A selection of causes covered by Self Help UK
- Peer support
- Long-term health conditions
- Cancer diagnoses and prevention
- Voluntary sector support
- Health inequalities (including the deaf community)
- Under-served communities
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