Join the Lewisham Local team to become our new Local Giving Programme Manager! It is an exciting time to work in Lewisham. We are at the forefront of place-based giving and become the London Borough of Culture for 2022. You will lead an exciting and unique local giving programme, engaging new communities of givers, lead impactful campaigns to raise awareness of the good causes and needs in Lewisham and begin to develop a legacy of local giving.

We are looking for an experienced person to strategically lead our giving programme and team. You will have an excellent understanding of financial donors and the voluntary sector and have your finger on the pulse of current developments and opportunities. You will possess ideas, ambition and leadership qualities to make the most of future opportunities for local giving in Lewisham and build collaborative approaches. Strong in communications and marketing skills, you will be able to articulate a compelling vision that inspires people to give, and engages local charity partners.

If you would like more information on the role and/or even visit us to see how we function, please get in touch with Sam Hawksley, Director.

We are committed to our staff team reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve and strongly welcome applications from minority communities.

Shortlisted candidates who outline their skills and experience in the application form that matches the essential criteria will be interviewed. Two references from the previous and current employer will be taken up for the successful candidate, and where necessary employers may be contacted to gather further information.

We are committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children, where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Managing school and business relationships You will build and maintain long standing relationships with the designated lead at each school and business partner in your cohort. You will work with them at the planning, delivery and feedback stages of each programme.In the UK, family income is the strongest predictor of how well a young person will do at school and the future opportunities they will have. Future Frontiers exists to change this.

We work in pursuit of life-changing impact for the young people we serve. By partnering with schools and forward-thinking businesses, we provide young people with an intensive programme of face-to-face career coaching and opportunities to engage with relevant sector role models in the lead up to the major crossroads in their education aged 16.

Why we need you

As a Programme Manager you will be on the ground delivering our programmes across our partner schools. You will be working directly with schools and businesses, providing that crucial link between coaches and students and facilitating life-changing conversations. We are looking for an organiser, problem-solver and relationship-builder to join our growing team and contribute to our evolving programme as we focus on delivering lasting impact for our disadvantaged young people. The successful candidate will be energetic, ambitious and resilient, and will aspire to build Future Frontiers into a leading national programme across the UK.

Candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Your responsibilities

You will be working directly with students and business coaches, facilitating our excellent programme. We expect you to spend 2-3 days a week delivering in schools and 2-3 days a week on programme administration. Here are the key areas:

Programme delivery

• You will lead a portfolio of programmes across the UK (predominantly in London) and deliver all stages of the programme for young people.
• This will include onboarding pupils, delivering assemblies, preparing coaches, conducting DBS checks, and monitoring programme feedback. 

Training coaches

• You will learn how to deliver quality training sessions for each cohort of volunteer coaches in your portfolio of programmes.
• You will be supported to develop your skills in group training and public speaking.

Managing school and business relationships

• You will build and maintain long standing relationships with the designated lead at each school and business partner in your cohort.
• You will work with them at the planning, delivery and feedback stages of each programme.

Programme Monitoring

• You will be responsible for collecting feedback and key data from your coaches, students and schools.
• You will work with the programmes team to identify trends in programmatic success and develop interventions that continually improve each programme.

About You

You’ll thrive in this role if you...

• Have a desire to help young people develop aspirations that will inspire them to achieve their full potential
• Are confident working independently and solving problems in the moment
• Have exceptional communication skills; you’ll be passionate, compelling, and able to inspire others around you using a clear and concise communication style
• Are adept at building relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Are highly organised and able to manage multiple responsibilities with competing deadlines and timelines
• Are flexible and able to respond effectively in a changing environment
• Can maintain the ethos of the charity and positively promote our work at all times.

Essential requirements:

• Minimum 1 year experience working with young people

What we can offer you

• Early finish on Fridays
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous parental pay and additional childcare leave

Equal Opportunities, diversity and inclusion

Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and students as individuals. We believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background, and religion. We encourage everyone to apply for our roles.

If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly in regards to diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email and we will arrange a call. We’d love to hear from you. 

To improve the diversity of the programmes team we are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people. 

Application details

Full details of application and interview dates on linked JD.

• Deadline: 9th November at 9am

• Interviews will be held from 1st November onwards. Early applications are encouraged.

• Start date is 4th January 2022, or earlier if possible.

Could you be our next Snow-Camp London Programme Manager?

We are looking for a new London Programme Manager at Snow-Camp to manage and deliver our range of youth snowsports and wellbeing programmes.

This is a really exciting opportunity to play a key role in Snow-Camp’s development over the coming years. So if you love working with young people and have solid experience delivering youth programmes, combined with a passion for snowsports – and if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role working with a committed team of staff at Snow-Camp and some amazing young people – this job could be the job for you!

Summary of Main Duties

The London Programme Manager, reporting to the Programme Director, is responsible for delivering and developing the full Snow-Camp London journey of programmes. Which involves a range of snowsports and life-skills focused youth activities run by Snow-Camp throughout the year, taking a young person form a beginner skier or snowboarder right through to a qualified Snowsport England Level 1 Instructor.

Experience of working successfully with disadvantaged young people in a range of settings will be essential to the post. Furthermore, experience within a snowsports field and passion for supporting young people generally will be a huge advantage!

Project management skills, logistical skills, managing relationships, communication and presentation skills, experience of delivering life-skills or similar courses to motivate young people, excellent IT skills – these will all make up the job.

This is a key post requiring at least 2 years’ experience involving the above skills, together with proven project management and budgeting experience.

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification attached below for further details of this position.

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter outlining why you are right for this role by using the Job Description & Personal Specification below. Deadline for applications is Thursday 11th November 2021.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 at the London House of Sport, near London Bridge.

For more information and an informal chat please contact Operations Director Lara Kinnear.

Snow-Camp is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Do you want to join a small, dynamic and dedicated team seeking to level the playing field of opportunity and boost social mobility across the country?

We are seeking a dynamic Programme Manager who is passionate about addressing educational disadvantage and ensuring every child gets a fair shot at achieving their best.

The Talent Foundry is an independent education charity offering a range of fully funded opportunities to schools and colleges across the United Kingdom. Each year we work with around 80,000 young people. Our mission is to increase social mobility by helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds discover what they are amazing at, develop valuable new employment skills and take that first step into the world of work.

We are an agile, fast-moving team, and you’ll enjoy autonomy in your role, as well as the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience of both the education sector and the corporate world.

Working closely with a tight-knit core team, as well as a range of corporate partners, you will have the opportunity to help shape the programmes that we offer to the schools in our network, making a real difference to disadvantaged young people across the country.

Early applications are encouraged as we may appoint before the closing date if a suitable applicant is identified.

Main purpose of the job:

• To oversee social mobility programmes designed by TTF and corporate partners run in the most efficient manner and have maximum impact for deprived students.
• Manage TTF programmes from start-to-finish, including designing and managing budgets, school recruitment, commissioning facilitators, ongoing monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Specific Responsibilities relating to the role:

• Liaise with a variety of stakeholders, including corporate partners, local authorities (where applicable), schools, facilitators, students, and volunteers.
• Ensure that programmes run by TTF are successfully implemented and evaluated and that they achieve the stated aims and objectives within budget
• To work with senior management to develop new programmes and identify new corporate partners. 
• To direct/manage the work of junior team members as necessary.
• Set up and implement effective schemes of evaluation both pre and post the programme.
• Assist with the recruitment of new facilitators and organise and attend training for anyone connected with the programme or TTF as required.
• Act as an ambassador for both the programme and TTF in interactions with all external parties and respond to queries in a timely, polite and effective manner.

We are currently working from home due to the current circumstances, and are planning on a partial return to the office as soon as government guidelines allow.

TTF is committed to embedding Equality and Diversity across all its work and believes that a diverse range of perspectives at all levels is essential for our legitimacy and effectiveness.  We therefore strongly encourage applications from suitably experienced applicants from all walks of life who will continue to strengthen the diversity of our team.We would particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority candidates as they are under represented on our team at the present time. 

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Talent Foundry Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy. 

We are recruiting for two Programme Manager roles in our London team, one to start ASAP and one to start in early 2022. 

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, start-up charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home. We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations.

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception in 2015, we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year and have ambitious plans to expand this as part of our strategic plan. We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute. We are a team of over 40 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values:

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else.
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us.
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

Overall purpose of the role

In collaboration with other Programme Managers, your primary responsibility will be to lead Breaking Barriers’ employment programme and support the Senior Programme Manager and Head of Programmes in ensuring high standards of quality and efficiency in the support we provide to clients.

You will take ownership of delivery within London and lead one or more projects or sub-programmes linked to a particular funding stream or tailored to a certain group of clients. You will manage a team of Employment and Integration Advisers (EIAs) and/or Senior Employment and Integration Advisers (S/EIAs) and/or Programme Assistants, enabling them to provide high-quality support to clients and coordinate the day-to-day operational activity which keeps our programmes running.

You are a highly organised and effective worker who knows when to adopt a creative approach and when to follow the established process. You will have a sympathetic manner, be willing to go the extra mile to support clients and be proactive in looking for ways to improve our service. Lived experience would be helpful but is not essential.

In addition to exceptional people skills, you will be a strong communicator and possess meticulous attention to detail. You will be confident working autonomously, helped by excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise and cope with interruptions.

You should have a demonstrable track record of transferrable work experience in coordinating service delivery, managing projects or programmes, or another relevant field. Equally important is a demonstrable interest and commitment to working with marginalised populations, particularly refugees. On a practical level, you should be able to travel regularly to different delivery centres in London. For our part, we offer a strong team environment, where your ideas and drive will be welcomed and where you as an individual can make a real difference in people’s lives.

Key responsibilities

We are a fast-paced charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop, and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.

1. Employment Programme Delivery

• Maintain oversight of employment programmes delivery within various region(s) of London, through the main delivery centre and associated ‘satellite’ centres run with partner organisations, as well as remote/online delivery. Work with S/EIAs to ensure that the weekly appointment system functions well and that clients and volunteers are well matched, and volunteers are utilised.
• Work with S/EIAs to provide clients with the best support possible by ensuring logistics for both remote and in-person delivery function as well as they can, so that volunteers and clients have a positive experience at Breaking Barriers at all times.
• Liaise with the Senior Programme Manager about budget and other financial issues relating to the delivery centre and Employment programme.
• Coordinate method sharing sessions with other regions, to ensure that all regions are performing at the same standard.
• Continuously improve the infrastructure, systems and tools used by the Employment team to streamline activities and increase efficiency.

2. Project and Programme Management

• Support the Senior Programme Manager in ensuring Breaking Barriers continues to offer expert information, advice, and guidance and adapts to the needs of its client base.
• Deliver projects and sub-programmes that arise from the implementation of our strategy and other opportunities on budget and against target.
• Support the Senior Programme Manager to implement Employment team operational plan and ensure activities are delivered effectively.
• Lead and support with the design and implementation of new pilot project and sub-programme activities, proactively monitor progress, and report to stakeholders. 
• Support the Impact Manager with monitoring and evaluation and ensure S/EIAs carry out M&E surveys with clients.
• Lead on internal improvement projects by implementing and refining processes, ensuring accurate data management, and reporting through our CRM system and creating new materials.
• Support with and implement the development of materials, standardise processes and create SOPs to improve the quality of our work.

3. People Management

• Manage a team of 3 - 6 direct reports, with the potential for your team to grow as the charity expands. 
• Manage S/EIAs to ensure service delivery and sub-programmes run smoothly and all clients within the region are accessing necessary support, to ensure planned activities are delivered and targets are met.
• Overseeing caseload management of S/EIAs to ensure enrolment and caseload numbers are manageable, aligned with delivery capacity and on track to meet targets.
• Take responsibility for mentoring and developing your team to ensure that they feel supported in their role and access professional development opportunities. This includes regular catchups, feedback, appraisals, and performance management.
• Take responsibility for the induction and training of new staff within your team.
• Lead on, or support with, the hiring of new recruits within the Employment team, including screening applicants, conducting interviews, and overseeing the induction process.

4. Outreach

• Represent Breaking Barriers and the Employment Programme externally, ensuring presence at sector network meetings and events.
• Ensure that regions within London are able to meet enrolment targets by conducting strategic outreach on an ongoing basis, and by maintaining relationships with key referral partners.
• Together with the Head of Programmes, Senior Programme Manager, other Programme Managers, and SEIAs develop the outreach strategy, outreach materials and pilot new and alternative methods of outreach.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local job centres and referral partners.
• Work with Hiring Coordinator to send out quarterly referral partner updates about Breaking Barriers’ programmes and opportunities for clients.  

5. Caseload management

• Depending on client need, you may take responsibility for managing a small caseload of up to 15 clients, delivering quality support.
• Work with clients to assess the opportunities available and draw up support plans to get them into employment, training, or education.
• Monitor clients’ progression towards their goals and provide monthly updates on progress and agreed actions.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

How to apply

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and max 500-word statement outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 11.30pm on Sunday 31 October.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. Please apply as soon as possible.

Programme Manager

International Development

Contract (12 Month Maternity cover)

Full-Time

£40,000

Homebased / London

A fantastic opportunity has come up to join an international development consultancy who works in the health sector to transform the health of women and girls in developing countries. This is an international development consultancy drive transformational improvements in the health and well-being of the most vulnerable, particularly women and children. We are in search of an experience Programmes' Manager to join their dynamic team.

As Programme Manager you will be responsible for the effective and efficient project management of long- and short-term projects for a variety of clients. Under the guidance of the Team Leader or Project Lead you will work closely with other departments and project teams to enable projects to be carried out on time and to budget and within quality standards of delivery. You will report to the Team Leader and will be based either in the UK or in Kenya, with some potential overseas and national travel. Working collaboratively with the Team Leader/ Project Lead, you will support with organisational reporting - producing monthly programme delivery reports for Programme Delivery Group meetings as well as the preparation and presentation of other reporting requirements. The Programme manager will also be responsible for financial management - lead on budgeting and forecasting processes. Contributing to knowledge management within the charity, supporting business development and contract management will also be key aspects of the role.

This is a hands-on role for a self-starter with excellent interpersonal, communication skills and has the ability to work to tight deadline in a busy environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant experience of working in international development at Programme Management level
• Extensive experience developing and implementing of programmes
• Experience in strategic planning and managing complex donor-funded budgets
• Excellent stakeholder management - building successful working relationships with partners and consortia
• Ability to manage large, complex donor funded projects
• Excellent financial management skills and a good understanding of business development
• Strong negotiation and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases
• Knowledge of a spread of international donors, including FCDO, USAID, CIFF, BMGF etc.

If you would like to apply, please apply ASAP to be considered.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

If you are creative, relational, organised,  have experience with facilitating workshops, and love meeting and forming relationships with people, this might be the perfect role for you.

Talitha Arts is an integrative creative arts charity that offers creative arts workshops to those who have experienced trauma (through trafficking, living with dementia, domestic and sexual abuse, and homelessness). We are Talitha Arts is seeking an artist and/or arts therapist (from any creative arts background) as project manager for Talitha’s partnerships and programmes.

The majority of the role will include developing new partnerships, building on existing ones and project managing all of Talitha’s programming in the UK and abroad (including workshops, events and activities). We are looking for someone with experience in the creative arts and some experience leading/co-leading workshops (with children, older people, and/or vulnerable people) who is willing to be trained as a Talitha practitioner, as there will be a need to facilitate (within a wider team) 3-4 programmes per year. The role is mostly home-based but will require travel into London for all meetings and programmes. 

Creativity is at the heart of everything we do, and therefore we are seeking someone who shares our belief in the transformative power of the creative arts and can reflect our creative and relational ethos in their approach to training and workshops. Talitha is a charity with Christian foundations, and while this position is open to those of all faiths and none, we are seeking someone who is sympathetic to our Christian roots and values. 

At Talitha, we recognise the inequity regarding employment and opportunities brought about by structural oppression and marginalisation. Thus, we encourage and warmly welcome applications from underrepresented groups such as ethnic minorities, those with disabilities and LGBTQI+ candidates. 

If applying through CharityJob, lease include a cover letter along with your CV. 

What the job involves

You’ll lead our flagship programmes that identify, grow and nurture clinical leaders who can become game changers in the drive to improve the quality of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and support. You’ll build on successful programmes, including developing new programmes for clinicians from across the prostate cancer pathway and innovative partnerships with funders, clinical bodies and academic institutions.

Currently across the UK there is huge variation in quality. Services are struggling to adapt to growing numbers of men being diagnosed, new treatments and pathways and caring for larger numbers of men who are living longer post-diagnosis, some of whom have more complex care needs.  We need more clinical leaders to drive improvement, so your focus will be on supporting them to develop the practical skills that result in tangible improvements in men’s care.

What we want from you

You’ll have experience of designing and delivering effective learning programmes, alongside a

good understanding of healthcare professional culture and how pressures are affecting healthcare. This will be underpinned by your experience of working with clinicians to significantly improve health services.

We’re working towards a world where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. You’ll be passionate about and committed to achieving a substantial improvement in men’s experience of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and support.

Why work for us?

We’re here to stop prostate cancer killing men and damaging bodies and lives. We unite the brightest minds in science and healthcare and the most passionate and caring people to help men live long and live well. As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise, we continue to make advances in research to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment and support so that we can build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

What we offer

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will support you to develop your skills and expertise. We’re particularly proud of our agile working arrangements which allow (as appropriate to the role) for flexibility around where and when we carry out our work to ensure we can achieve the best results for the charity, at the same time as balancing our working lives with life’s other commitments!

We also offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave entitlements, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, an enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance and group income protection as well as a Health Cash Plan and free advice and support on pretty much anything via our Employee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment

Our teams, supporters, partners, and those living with prostate cancer, come from all walks of life. We draw upon the difference in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think to build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes our charity stronger and helps us reach more people. If you share our ambition we would love to hear from you.

We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Delivery Manager to join The Scholars Programme. In our ‘Join The Club’ strategy we have set out our ambition for university access, focusing on the two goals: working with more pupils than ever before and extending our support across the student journey; this will only be successfully delivered by working together with our key stakeholders. The Programme Delivery Manager will play a central role in the delivery of the necessary efficiencies and enhancements of the Scholars Programme to support the strategy goal to work with more pupils than ever before.

This role will lead on the central Delivery Cycle for The Scholars Programme team, creating correspondence and guidance for schools and PhD Tutors and collaborating with other teams to ensure communication is streamlined and consistent. This is a key role within the Programme Management team, ensuring high quality pupil impact by tracking data returns, providing team briefings and ongoing training and support. They will support with the development, testing and embedding of new processes and projects including IT developments, and will be the first contact point for troubleshooting issues. This role will manage a small team of Programme Coordinators who will support Programme Officers and Programme Managers to meet programme delivery targets.

The role requires an accomplished professional, with proven experience of high-quality programme delivery.  They will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners, establishing themselves as someone who can be relied upon, supporting the whole team and proactively finding ways to improve what we do.

This is a great opportunity to join the Brilliant Club team as we become the UK’s largest university access movement. We are looking forward to meeting great candidates who are excited to join us as we help more young people progress to university and thrive when they get there.

We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Person Specification

Time and Resource Management

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Helps others to develop the skills and behaviours to build good time and resource management

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management

• Knowledge of the school and university sectors, including the university access agenda
• Coaches the team to identify issues and opportunities to better manage external stakeholder relationships

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence communicating with, and delivering to, a range of stakeholders
• Makes sound, nuanced judgments about how, when and whether to communicate difficult or complex messages
• Leads improvement in the way we communicate with stakeholders

Initiative and Problem Solving

• Proactivity in seeking to enhance processes and identifying emerging risks, solving problems and suggesting solutions as they arise 
• Ability to spot inefficiencies in systems and suggest/ implement improvements
• Encourages a culture of innovation

Developing Self and Others

• Self-reflective and committed to own professional development
• Committed to sharing best practice and developing team members
• Stretches self, team members and colleagues to develop

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Essential – Knowledge of The Scholars Programme and The Brilliant Club’s wider work
• Essential – Excellent knowledge and confidence with using different IT platforms such as virtual learning environments and  CRM systems
• Essential – Capable of adapting quickly to new systems and interfaces
• Essential – High level of attention to detail
• Essential – Ability to present and explain the programme to a range of stakeholders
• Essential – Knowledge of educational interventions, including impact management
• Desirable – Teaching skills, including delivering training to adults

Role specific Experience and Qualifications

• Essential – Experience as a high-performing member of a programme delivery team
• Essential – Experience of supporting other colleagues to deliver programme excellence
• Essential – Experience of leading strands of work (across the programme, the charity more widely or in a previous job) with minimal management support
• Desirable – Experience of line management

The Global Partnerships team performs multiple functions to drive business development efforts at BBC Media Action. It cultivates and nurtures central relationships with key institutional funders and partners; leads the development of multi-regional and global funding applications and bids including frameworks and strategic opportunities; provides targeted support to country-specific business development efforts; and furnishes the organisation with donor intelligence, tools and resources to support country teams to conduct business development.

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is an endowed grant-making trust, based in London founded by David Sainsbury in 1967. The organisation is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts set up to provide funding for charitable causes. Gatsby works in areas that David Sainsbury and the Trustees are particularly passionate about and where they believe charitable funding can make a real difference. Gatsby's work currently relates to 6 key areas - Plant Science, Africa, Neuroscience, Public Policy, Education and Arts.

We are delighted to be supporting them secure a Programme Manager on a 3 Year FTC to lead an ambitious programme to help teachers in colleges, schools and training providers delivering technical education, including T-levels and apprenticeships. The newly created role will oversee this exciting and varied programme as you help define, shape and drive forward activity that will:

• Establish and support teacher expert groups for STEM technical education routes, which will have resource for subject-focused research including international study visits
• Develop curriculum teaching materials with sound pedagogical basis, informed by industry and editorial guidance from the expert teaching groups
• Offer national route conferences to share subject-specialist teaching expertise from across the UK and internationally

The successful candidate will have exceptional project management experience, managing a range of projects simultaneously, including full budget responsibility. You will have used evidence, analysis and communication skills to develop policy positions, sometimes of a highly technical nature and influence external and internal. Finally, you will have excellent management and communication skills, being able to adapt your style for different audiences.

To apply please submit your CV (2-3 pages) and a Supporting Statement (2 pages maximum). In your statement please explain why you are interested in this role, and how your skills and experience make you a good fit, referring to the Person Specification in this pack. Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

The successful candidates will have experience of project management, having worked in quality improvement, audit and/or research previously. Excellent organisational, report writing, interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as excellent attention to detail. Responsibilities include: overseeing project plans; supervising staff; designing data collection tools; collecting and analysing data; writing reports; organising events.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

The College supports flexible working, and from December 2021 a hybrid of office and home working will be piloted.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit our website. 

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Monday 25 October 2021 at 10am

Interview date: Friday 5 November 2021 - by Microsoft Teams

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

No agencies or publications please.

I am delighted to be working with an international development organisation in search of a Programme Manager (Maternity Cover). As Programme Manager you are responsible for the effective and efficient project management of long- and short-term projects for a variety of clients. Under the guidance of the Team Leader or Project Lead you will work closely with other departments and project teams to enable projects to be carried out on time and to budget and within quality standards of delivery. You will report to the Team Leader and will be based either in the UK or in Kenya, with some potential overseas and national travel. Please note this is a FTC for 12 months.
Key responsibilities
Under the leadership of the Team Leader / Project Lead contributing to the strategic planning and monitoring of the designated projects, resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate.
Maintaining and managing an assessment of risks to the programme's successful outcome. Appropriately escalating risks, including, but not limited to quality delivery, financial, security and safeguarding risks, to senior members of the programmes department.
Liaising with clients, implementing agencies and other relevant individuals and organisations as required and ensure excellent relations are maintained.
Supporting the Team Leader / Project lead in organisational reporting including support to producing monthly programme delivery reports for Programme Delivery Group meetings
Managing and support effective communication and cooperation among partners, subcontractors and colleagues
Line management of Assistant Programme Managers or Programme Assistants as required.
Support the operational aspects of delivery on the project as required.
Work with the UK Finance Team on all aspects of financial management related to long and short term projects and programmes, and contribute to the monthly management accounts, annual audit and budgeting process, and regular budgeting and re-forecasting.
Managing the commercial aspects of contracts.
Ensuring compliance with the terms of the head contract
Person specification
Significant experience of working in international development at Programme Management level
Extensive experience of the development and implementation of programmes
Experience in distance management of relations between a head office and an internationally based team
Experience working in resource constrained settings and low and middle income countries
Experience of close working relationships with partners and consortia
Experience of contracts and contracting
Experience in delivering and managing commercial contracts
Experience of networking to build successful relationships with potential clients, collaborators and consultants
Experience in fundraising/business development

Applications are being reviewed and interviews arranged on a rolling basis.

If you would like to receive the full job description for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar: [email protected]

Due to Covid-19, this is initially an agile role so you can be based anywhere in the UK. As we start to re-open our offices for staff, you are welcome to use one of the UnLtd office hubs in London, Bradford or Birmingham, or a satellite office in Scotland or Northern Ireland. We welcome applications from anywhere across the UK and are open to discuss flexible working, including working from home. 

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change.

UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us; they are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders and empower social entrepreneurs. We want to create an organisation that’s the right fit for everyone we work with.

To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd, giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society.  We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic, LGBTQIA, people who are disabled, those with learning differences, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

About the role:

UnLtd works with external partners to build on our support model and create additional resources for social entrepreneurs. We offer financial, technical, and professional development support to social entrepreneurs. As Programme Delivery Manager your primary responsibility will be to support the Programme Lead and Head of Delivery & Programmes to deliver a portfolio of externally funded programmes. 

You will be responsible for the efficient implementation and execution of key external partner programmes in the most effective and impactful way. You will work closely with our delivery teams to ensure that any additional partner resources, expertise and capacity are all fully embedded in our support offer, ensuring that each programme delivers against outputs and outcomes that have been agreed, as well as UnLtd’s inclusion target. Our inclusion target is that 50% of all our awards go to Black, Asian, minority ethnic and/or disabled entrepreneurs and that any social entrepreneur can access our support in the most equitable and accessible way.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Closing Date: Tuesday 26th October 2021 at 10:00am

First round of interviews:Thursday 4th November 2021

Final interviews: Thursday 11th November 2021

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for.