Programme Manager – Children and Young People

About IRMO

We are a community-led organisation based in South London that has been supporting the Latin American community in the UK for more than 40 years. Responding to immediate needs and structural inequalities, our work aims to enable the development, agency and participation of Latin Americans and other Spanish and Portuguese speakers. We do this by offering high-quality information and advice services, opportunities for development and training, and a platform to seek social and systemic change. Our work is organised across three main operational areas: Advice and Casework; Education, Training and Employment; and Children and Young People; as well as a cross-cutting area: Advocacy, Research, Policy Mapping and Campaigning.

About the Children and Young People Area at IRMO

Our family and youth projects offer dedicated ESOL classes, mentoring and creative workshops for recently arrived children and young people up to the age of 19. 

Through our initiatives in this area, we support young service users and their families to get a place in nursery, school, college or university, boost educational attainment and make friends while learning, creating and discovering new talents.

Beyond this, the area supports parents to meet their family needs and access other services through targeted advice, advocacy, referrals and learning workshops. We also support families with access to healthcare, special education needs and disability support, emergency support for those destitute or at risk of destitution, and referrals to specialised and legal support. Our services with children and young people have achieved the Bronze level of the London Youth Quality Mark.

Programme Manager – Children and Young People

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Children and Young People Area. Managing a dynamic team, you will be responsible for implementing and progressing the area’s overarching strategy, ensuring that children and young people in our community have access to a range of exciting and evolving opportunities that support their development, creativity, social integration and wellbeing. 

• Salary: £37,715 to £40,615 per year + 5% pension
• Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Location: IRMO Centre (London, SW9 7JP) – currently hybrid working
• Employment term: Permanent
• Reporting to: Director
• Deadline to apply: We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
• Pre-employment checks: Enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and right to work in the UK

We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as members of minoritised groups, and from Latin Americans and people with lived experience of the immigration and asylum system, to reflect the community we serve.

How to apply

You can find the full job description and the application form on our webpage (section Job Opportunities)