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Providence Row is recruiting a Progression & Training Manager to lead our service supporting people experiencing homelessness and significant barriers to work to progress towards employment, training, learning and volunteering. Founded in 1860, Providence Row is an established homelessness charity supporting people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping in London.

We are looking for an experienced employability manager with strong people-management skills who can lead and develop a small team delivering high-quality progression support.

You will oversee service delivery, staff performance and caseloads, ensuring clients receive effective, strengths-based support and that the service achieves its agreed outcomes. You will use performance data to identify areas for improvement, develop the practice of your team and maintain high standards of delivery.

The service also delivers a range of training and development opportunities, including vocational, digital and personal-development activity. You will oversee and develop this programme, ensuring it provides meaningful opportunities for clients to build skills, confidence and experience and forms part of a coherent pathway towards greater independence and employment.

A key part of the role will be strengthening these progression pathways. You will build relationships with employers, training providers and other partners, while working across Providence Row's catering, gardening and volunteering programmes to create opportunities that reflect clients' aspirations, strengths and circumstances. Progression & Training Manager.

We are looking for someone with experience of supporting people facing barriers to employment and managing staff delivering employment support or progression services. You will be confident setting expectations, developing staff, monitoring performance and outcomes, building effective partnerships and addressing areas of underperformance.

Experience of supporting people experiencing homelessness, multiple disadvantage or other significant barriers to progression is also essential.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to shopping discounts
• Learning & development opportunities
• Monthly reflective practice

To apply:  Please upload your CV with a covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification.

Research shows some people, especially women and marginalised groups, may hesitate to apply unless they match all the criteria. However, we want to assure everyone that we encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of whether they fulfil every point in the job description. Your unique perspective matters to us – please apply with confidence.

Closing date: Sunday 8 November 2026.

Interviews
Please note that we may interview on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.