Training and Data Coordinator

The Margins Project is a frontline charity based at Union Chapel in Islington. We support people facing homelessness and other crisis through a twice-weekly community drop-in serving a hot meal, an advice and engagement service, and our Supported Employment Programme (SEP). The SEP is a paid catering training programme for people with experience of homelessness, substance use, mental health problems or a criminal record.

Salary: Circa £35,000 per year
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (job share and part time applications welcome)
Contract: Fixed term contract for three-years
Location: Union Chapel, Islington, N1 (on site)
Closing date: Monday, 7 December 2026, 10am
 

We are looking for a Training and Data Coordinator to join our small staff team. The role has two connected strands:

• Supported Employment Programme: working closely with our Head Chef/Lead Trainer, you will coordinate referrals, trial periods, mentoring, pastoral support and progression for trainees across three cohorts a year.
• Data quality and reporting: you will lead the collection, checking, analysis and reporting of data across the drop-in, the advice and engagement service and the SEP. This will help us show our impact, meet funder requirements and improve our services.

What you’ll be doing

• Working with referral partners to assess candidates’ readiness for the SEP, and coordinating the two-week trial period and shortlisting for each cohort
• Providing one-to-one mentoring and trauma-informed, strengths-based support to trainees
• Supporting graduates into work, further training or volunteering through our network of local business and social enterprise partners, and following up at three and six months
• Identifying and exploring new strands of supported training across Union Chapel
• Making sure records on our CRM are accurate, complete and up to date, and supporting staff and volunteers to get them right
• Analysing trends in referrals, engagement and outcomes, and producing clear, evidenced reports for funders, commissioners and trustees

Who we’re looking for

You will have at least two to three years’ experience in frontline homelessness, advice, employment support, data or a related field. This should include direct work with people facing homelessness, multiple disadvantage or significant barriers to progression. You will have experience of coordinating a training, mentoring or employment-support programme, and of collecting, analysing and reporting on monitoring data against targets and deadlines.

You will be a confident user of a CRM or case management system and of Excel, and able to turn data into clear written reports. You will be well organised, able to plan a varied workload across two areas around the busy points of each SEP cohort. You will share our commitment to working in a person-centred, trauma-informed and inclusive way.

Job share

This is a full-time role. We are happy to consider job share applications, from people applying together or on their own, including job shares where each person takes on a different strand of the role.

An Enhanced DBS check is required. We apply for this only after a conditional offer, and a criminal record will not automatically prevent appointment. You must have the right to work in the UK.

How to apply

Please read the full job description and person specification, which includes details of how to apply.

For an informal discussion on this role please contact the interim Head of Margins: Bernadette Keane and she will set up a suitable time for a call.