Programme Manager (West)

Tender is an arts charity working with children and young people to prevent domestic abuse and sexual violence through creative projects. Our programmes are safe, enjoyable, age-appropriate spaces where young people can engage with sensitive topics and “rehearse” for real-life scenarios. Participants are encouraged to be both consumers and producers of learning through script-work, role-play and creative media such as films and art. Throughout, we enable young people to explore their choices, rights and expectations in relationships and to recognise the early warning signs of abuse.

Tender started working in Bath and North-East Somerset in 2018 and has since gone from strength to strength, developing strong, long-term relationships with schools and funders across the region.

In April 2023, we started implementing a new 3-year strategy across Tender, and in the West of England we anticipate a continuing growth in demand for our work from schools and other settings. As the Programme Manager (West), you will play a key role in the growth and implementation of the work across the region. You will also be a key member of the wider national team, with opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues across the country.

In this role, you will also be part of the Tender team delivering an innovative whole setting approach programme, RE:SET. RE:SET is an online toolkit to support local primary, secondary and specialist schools to explore, adapt and reset their existing relationships education across the whole school. It supports schools to promote healthy, equal and respectful relationships and become Healthy Relationships Champion Schools.

The main purposes of the Programme Manager (West) role are:

• Managing the delivery of Tender’s educational projects with groups of children and young people in all schools and youth settings in the West of England (“West”, meaning primarily Avon & Somerset but with the opportunity for the Programme Manager to identify other areas in the West of England in which Tender could deliver its programmes)
• Managing all aspects of the development of new arts-based, abuse-prevention programmes, from creating an idea, to testing, piloting and rolling it out, in collaboration with colleagues and partners
• Managing the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of Tender’s programmes in the West and maintaining a consistent level of quality across all projects
• Managing and maintaining partnerships and working with the Director of Services and Head of Children and Young People’s Services to manage relationships with funders, delivery partners, workshop leaders and professionals within the sector
• Leading the development of Tender’s programmes with groups of children and young people in all schools and youth settings in the West, particularly specialist provision projects
• Managing the budgets of programmes in the West
• Mentoring staff at schools to deliver a bespoke programme of activity across whole educational settings, and designing and delivering workshops to adults and young people (RE:SET)