At the Driver Youth Trust, we recognise the central role teachers play in ensuring that learners with literacy difficulties and SEND receive access to an education and curriculum that is responsive to their individual needs and context. Our ambition is to ensure the schools’ workforce has access to professional development that equips them so that no child is disadvantaged by need or context.

We are looking for a Programme Manager to support the Director of Programmes and education team to deliver on our ambitious Learning and Development (L&D) offer.

You will be working at the heart of DYT, primarily with the education team and facilitators, and supporting the wider work of organisation, and Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and manage the DYT Learning and Development (L&D) offer including our LMS, the Drive for Literacy Hub (DfL Hub) as required by the Director of Programmes;
• Support the education team by providing high-quality programme management and support;
• Support DYT to deliver high quality projects, events and training;
• Co-ordinate the content development and delivery of the L&D offer for the DfL Hub, online webinars, workshops and face to face training to teaching professionals;
• Capture and analyse information on the delivery of programmes, projects and recurrent activities across the organisation;
• Assist the Marketing manager with sales and enquiries on L&D;
• Responsible for the participant experience in accessing and using DYT L&D resources;
• Other duties as directed by the Director of Programmes.

Circa £29,746 pro rata, depending upon experience, with an allowance of £1,044, pro rata, to compensate for the fact a home office will be required. The Commission will also require the successful candidate to use their own car for any travel, for which mileage will be paid.

Location: London

You will be home based but with coordinating responsibility for London.  Must be within London to be able to easily travel throughout the capital.

The CWGC honours the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth Forces who died in the two world wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten. Our values and aims, laid out in 1917, are as relevant now as they were 100 years ago. 

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented and self-motivated Volunteer Coordinator to join our team based in our London Region to deliver the Annington Homes sponsored ‘Eyes On, Hands On’ volunteering project.

The ‘Eyes on, Hands On’ project is a new venture which will seek to develop a volunteer network to link the military communities in the UK with the CWGC sites in their local area. The postholder will develop opportunities to use volunteers to support and supplement the care provided by regional operations staff to CWGC commemorations.

Working 15 hours per week (some evening and weekend work may be required), you will be liaising closely with the local Regional Manager, the in-place Volunteer Coordinators and your volunteers building and maintaining partnerships with a wide range of volunteer organisations and associations, ensuring regular engagement.  You will also need to build upon established good working relationships with external cemetery groups where opportunities exist in relation to the project. 

In order to succeed in this role, you will have excellent communication, presentation and networking skills. You will also have experience of working with the UK Armed Forces, and empathy with the Service ethos.

If you would like to be part of a key team raising the profile of our valuable work and think you’ve got what it takes to succeed in this role please completed the Application Form and send your CV and a covering letter explaining what you can bring to the role and why you believe you can fulfil the requirements of the job, as outlined in the job description.

The closing date for applications is 2 July 2021 and it is anticipated that interviews will take place on week commencing 12 July 2021.  Due to current Covid-19 Social Distancing requirements, interviews will take place using Microsoft Teams.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time once we receive sufficient applications and encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Are you committed to improving lives for vulnerable people?  

Community Connections Lewisham (CCL) is a preventative social prescribing project, delivered by Age UK Lewisham and Southwark, aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults across the borough of Lewisham. We achieve this through working with both individuals who want connecting to services, and the community groups they access. We support people to find:

• Local community groups and access to social opportunities
• Help with staying active
• Befriending and practical assistance (food shopping, odd jobs, etc.)
• New opportunities for employment, training and learning
• Volunteering opportunities and opportunities for participation in local projects

Crucially, our project relies on strong and healthy relationships with our Key Partners. These Partners are to whom we refer in order to support our Client base. We currently have over 20 Key Partners varying in size and scope - some are small, local charities; others are statutory bodies operating across the City.

As the Project Manager for CCL overseeing Partner Coordination, you will be responsible for effective and successful delivery in this area. You will lead and line-manage a team of Partnership Coordinators, ensuring they provide an excellent service to our Clients while maintaining relationships with our Partners and hitting targets.

This is a dynamic and exciting role, with a wide range of duties including joint responsibility for the overall delivery of CCL - one of the largest pieces of voluntary sector provision in the borough of Lewisham’s Whole Systems Model of Care. We're looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, who understands the importance of communication, while being driven to ensure we achieve our goals and support the people who need it most.

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AUKLS is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

For full details please download our Recruitment Pack which includes a Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date for applications – Monday 19th July (last day to apply is Sunday 18th)

**Interviews will take place on Wednesday 28th July**

Key relationships

• Compeer and Volunteering Manager, Compeer Coordinator, Hospital Visiting Coordinator
• Volunteers
• Third party agencies such as JVN or AVM
• Jami service managers

Main responsibilities

• Volunteer recruitment at Jami, including writing new role-descriptions, advertising, initial screening calls, DBS checks, references, inductions, exit interviews and helping to create and deliver role-specific training.
• Maintain record keeping system for volunteers and to work collaboratively with the data team to ensure all records are up to date.
• Promote best practice in volunteer management.
• Carry out annual reviews with role-managers across all of Jami.
• Carry out regular reviews and analysis of the volunteering service including qualitative and quantitative reporting.
• Work collaboratively with other services at Jami to ensure volunteers are well-supported.
• Support colleagues and volunteers with any concerns or issues raised with volunteering.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and outcome reports e.g board report
• Organize and deliver volunteering events.
• Write the volunteering newsletter which goes out twice a year.
• Build positive and supportive relationships with people using Jami services, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Contribute to the update of key documents and new policies.
• Process expense forms.
• Send keep in-touch emails to volunteers.
• Carry out duties in line with confidentiality of the service.
• Support with other responsibilities relating to the volunteering service in general.
• Create case-studies when needed.
• Deliver training with the Education team as part of the prospectus.

Other:

• Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge of best practice in volunteer management.
• Maintain own personal knowledge and understanding of Jami’s services, and Jami’s ethos.
• Work within Health and Safety guidelines.
• Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation.
• Attend regular supervision with named supervisor.
• Participate in the organization’s appraisal process.
• Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Desirable

• Experience of managing volunteers
• Knowledge of best practice in managing volunteers
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality
• Working in partnership with other agencies
• Excellent IT and administration skills
• Working with vulnerable people
• Ability to manage challenging situations
• Experience in delivering training both internally and externally
• Facilitation skills

• Local knowledge of community resources and facilities
• Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community
• Working in a complex and changing environment
• Lived personal experience of mental illness
• Experience working in the mental health sector
• 12 months experience working in the charity sector
• Experience working with children and young adults

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

• Relevant qualification or training in volunteer management

• Educated to degree level

Personal attributes

Essential

Desirable

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Efficient and productive approach
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail
• Empathetic, understanding and patient
• Collaborative and flexible
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Able to work well within a team as well as independently

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

Equality & Diversity 

Jami is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality, and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service.

If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences.

Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. Any disclosure to any unauthorized person is a serious disciplinary offence.

Critical to our mission, we are now looking to recruit a Programme Coordinator to oversee a caseload of partner schools in London. You will work closely with the schools and pupils and manage the pool of volunteer tutors by regularly attending weekly tutoring sessions, as well as overseeing the quality of face to face and online tutoring, always working to deliver a great impact.

As the London Programme Coordinator, you will also support the recruitment of volunteer tutors, manage the tutor sign up process, deliver training for tutors, develop relationships with schools including their Senior Leadership Team and subject teachers, collect data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, and work with other internal teams on business development opportunities.

Duties and responsibilities
- Responsible for the delivery of Action Tutoring’s tutoring programmes in partner schools, whether online or face to face. This includes working closely to manage all key stakeholders: schools, pupils and volunteer tutors; regularly attending weekly face to face and online tutoring sessions; leading on reviewing and improving programme delivery, using data to reliably assess programme performance.
- Support the Action Tutoring Recruitment Team with focused recruitment of volunteer tutors.
- Manage the tutor sign-up process to assign tutors to upcoming tutoring programmes, working with the Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator on local volunteer recruitment.
- Deliver training for tutors on an on-going basis.
- Develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders in partner schools, including members of the Senior Leadership Team and subject teachers.
- Update and maintain Action Tutoring’s database, including collecting data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, such as attendance records, baseline and interim assessments and end of programme surveys. Reporting regularly on key performance indicators.
- Work with the London Programme Manager on business development, approaching new schools that might be interested in working with Action Tutoring.
- Proactively report to the London Programme Manager on the details of Action Tutoring’s operations in your partner schools.
- Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary.

Place of work: On most days, you will be required to work in Action Tutoring's partner schools in London as well as working from home between programmes. Occasional travel to our London office will be required. Travel costs will be paid.

Contract and working hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) permanent contract.

Start date: Monday, 23rd August 2021

Closing date and interviews: Sunday 4th July 2021, 12pm. Interviews between the 12th and 23rd of July 2021.

All Action Tutoring staff must have a DBS check. Should you be aware of any incidents, cautions or convictions that would appear on your DBS check, you should notify us with your application.

Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
- Undergraduate degree (or equivalent experience).
- A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience ).
- Right to work in the UK.

About you
Being the sole representative for a partner school, you will need to use your ability to work independently and with initiative, often organising your own time to meet deadlines. You’ll also need to have a strong aptitude for developing relationships with a range of stakeholders ensuring you uphold high standards of communication and adapt your style for different audiences. The nature of this role will also require you to demonstrate adaptability, resilience and the ability to cope with some uncertainty.
This position would suit you if you’re looking to develop your experience in the education or charity sectors. Existing experience of working with young people and/or project management in a charity or education setting would be an asset.

As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.

If you are dedicated to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment and are passionate about bringing about this change, please apply today or get in touch for more information.

DESIRABLE:
- Experience of working with young people and/or project management.
- Evidence of an interest in education and/or the third sector.

Benefits

- Hybrid working
We offer a flexible combination of office and home based working.
- Holiday
25 days holiday a year (plus UK
public holidays), increasing by a day for each complete year of service (up to three extra days).
- Flexitime and TOIL
We have a flexible policy for working hours, and offer TOIL where staff have to work particularly early in the day or late in the evening, so that they can reclaim those hours at another time.
- Team away days
The whole team across the UK gets together three times a year.
- Pensions
We have a workplace pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
- Culture of celebrating
Regular thanks and praise and monthly recognition of ’heroes’ to celebrate employees going above and beyond.
- Knowledge-sharing
Lots of opportunities to learn from others in the organisation, including policy briefings, shadowing colleagues and peer-to-peer development.
- Socials
Team socials around team days, regular bring-and-share team lunches and other activities.
-Proofreading Team
As well as checking the accuracy of all content Action Tutoring shares with external audiences, our proofreading team supports individuals who would value an extra pair of eyes on their writing.
-Ad hoc projects
Interested in other exciting topics relevant to our charity? Then join one of our working groups (including policy, diversity and inclusion, curriculum and training, socials, data and insights) and support with ongoing projects.

How to apply

Please click apply above and submit your CV and a letter outlining (max 1 page A4):
(When uploading one document, please click 'upload', rather than 'finish application' to make sure that it attaches, and to allow you to upload another document.)
1) Your ability to 'spin different plates' simultaneously, including clear examples of past experiences. 
2) Your ability to be resilient when things are not going the way you thought, including clear examples of past experiences OR Your experience of managing diverse stakeholders, including clear examples of past experiences 
3) Tell us about how our organisational values are in line with your values
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted.
We will be interviewing candidates as we receive applications and may close applications at any time. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Reporting to the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, the Programmes Manager will contribute to the development and delivery of events and other engagement activities addressing our mission and values. Developing strategies to attract new audiences to The Africa Centre and retain existing ones, you will nurture these into ongoing supporters of the Charity.

We often work in partnership with external organisations, individuals, corporates, advocacy groups, and institutions, both in  Africa and the diaspora and you will engage with these, building new relationships and strengthening existing ones. This role will shape and develop our programme strategy including how we deliver. We have initiatives in place with the aim of transforming and empowering the diverse communities we serve, particularly young people. You will ensure that the Charity fully understands the needs and expectations of our communities and that we develop relevant evidence based programmes.

You will have a keen interest in Africa, be knowledgeable about and connected to African and Caribbean communities in the UK. Using your communication skills, creativity, networks, and grasp of the wider environment you will deliver programme and activities that can attract audiences, funding and raise the profile of the Charity.

Core Responsibilities

• Create new programmes (both physical and digital) aligned with The Africa Centre’s mission and expand and execute on existing ideas.
• Identify relevant programme delivery partners, build relationships, establishing an engaged network.
• Contribute to the development of the yearly programme budget and delivery of monthly reporting to agreed annual KPIs and objectives.
• Work closely with the Venue Sales & Operations officer on space availability and readiness for programmed events.
• Support with the production and logistics of programmes, exhibitions, and events. Liaise with third parties and manage the set-up and break down of both internal and external events.
• Track programme attendance, collect data and produce relevant reports
• Coordinate required forms and agreements for programme participants and moderators.
• Keep programmes calendar up-to-date and monitor the group mailbox including managing all programmes related subscriptions and accounts
• Assist with marketing and communication of  programmes including producing invitations, managing ticketing and attendance lists, website updates related to upcoming programming, supporting programme related social media, etc.
• Coordinate the documentation of programming activity through photos, videos, and blogs, etc and participate in reviewing the production, post-production, and archiving.
• Support The Africa Centre’s social media strategy, liaising with Marketing and Comms to ensure that past and upcoming programmes and other related content is published.
• Support the development of fundraising documents including presentation  decks  and  other related material.
• Be an active member of the Outreach and Engagement committee working with with volunteer teams, staff, and the Board, to ensure robust communication around programming.
• Any other tasks as reasonably asked by the organisation.

In this role, you will be expected to show commitment, teamwork, and communication by:

• Acting as a point of contact for external calls and keeping an eye on the group mailbox.
• Actively participating in team and organisation activities.
• Being a trusted advocate of The Africa Centre and positively representing the Charity at all times.
• Engaging with the Charity’s activities, understanding our charitable purpose, and amplifying our key messaging.
• Ensuring cost-effectiveness in all areas of work and that all duties are carried out in accordance with departmental and company policies and procedures.
• A willingness to work outside of office hours and occasionally, during weekends.

Skills and Experience

• A genuine interest in and passion for Africa and its global diaspora and alignment with the ethos and aspirations of The Africa Centre.
• Firm understanding of the competitive space and wider environment in which the Africa Centre operates.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role with a proven track record of conceiving, managing, and delivering successful programmes.
• Digital fluency, a creative flair, and proficiency with IT. Experience with digital marketing, and media production applications desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Agile, adaptive, proactive, and excellent time-management skills.
• Customer service-oriented, results-driven, and excellent problem-solving skills.

Wellbeing Project Manager Communities

Join our Communities team!

c£40,000 per annum

The job location is flexible as you could be located at home or in any of our 4 gardens (except RHS Rosemoor) or our London office. However, as the role does involve regular travel to all RHS sites particular consideration will be given to candidates from London and the North West.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is a national charity with a mission to inspire everyone to grow, as plants are vital to our wellbeing, the environment and the happiness of us all. We are undergoing an exciting period of development across the organisation and in our team, as now more than ever our work with community volunteers, schools and groups couldn’t be more important in delivering our mission. This role is to work in our Communities’ Team, to develop and deliver a range of wellbeing projects in the heart of communities across the UK.

Through our work the RHS encourages first time growers, to seasoned professionals. We celebrate, involve and support people in the power of plants and gardening through all that we do, including through RHS gardens and shows, our publications and online advice, and through our work in schools and the community. Over 200 years of history has helped us lead the way in gardening science, to innovate and find solutions that keep people and plants thriving and in build the skills to safeguard the future of our industry.

This is an exciting new role within the Communities team and we are looking for an experienced project manager who shares our passion for the role of gardens for wellbeing. You will lead the development of our plan and deliver new projects that deliver wellbeing benefits for communities and schools.

A key project will be to work with the wider RHS team and partners, to deliver a range of new gardening projects for wellbeing, in healthcare settings. The right candidate will have excellent communication and team working skills, as well as proven experience of developing multi stakeholder partnerships across a number of projects. You will understand the vital importance of having people’s needs at their heart, to ensure that we create access for the widest range of people.

The role will draw learnings from the programmes that we develop, to ensure best practice is replicated and widely shared.

The RHS provides a number of great benefits for employees including:

• Free access to all RHS Gardens, Shows and Libraries
• Employee discounts including airport parking, hotels, retail and gym membership
• 25 days holiday (increasing 28 and 30 with service) and option to buy/sell
• Monthly Garden Magazine and access to Horticultural advice
• Sponsorship for External Studies
• Complimentary access passes to RHS gardens for friends and family

The RHS is committed to being an inclusive employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Apply via our website by 5pm Monday 5th July 2021.

Please note that we are currently working remotely and will be moving to a hybrid working offer as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Director of Improvement Programmes to lead the strategic development and delivery of our improvement portfolio.  You will have responsibility for leading the Design and Delivery Team within the Improvement Directorate. The team scopes and delivers innovative programmes of work to identify and test ideas to improve health and social care, build leadership and improvement capability, and enable sharing and learning on how to make improvement happen in practice.

You will be an experienced leader with a track record of working to improve quality, and work well in partnership. Comfortable with engaging at senior levels in policy and practice, you will have a significant track record of programme delivery, and a deep interest in how to create the conditions where new ideas, approaches and technologies can be effectively deployed in ways that deliver better health, better experience of care and better value.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a passion for improving outcomes and a commitment to our core behaviours – Diversity and Inclusion, Working Together, Discovering and Learning and Achieving Impact.  If the role excites you, we would love to hear from you!

Please click on the link below to find out more about this fantastic opportunity and how to apply.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 27 June 2021

Interview Date:Scheduled to take place remotely on Monday 5 July 2021

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Are you a programme manager with experience in creating education materials, impact evaluation and ensuring that programmes reach all communities?

The Eve Appeal is looking for a strong Programme Manager to lead a ground- breaking new gynae health education programme.

We are the UK's leading national charity funding research into, and raising awareness of, the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal. We have funding to develop a targeted education programme and set of resources to be used in both formal and informal education settings. The purpose of this programme is to educate young people (aged 7 – 18) about gynaecological health, anatomy and potential cancer risk factors, signs and symptoms. The resources will cover cervical screening and HPV (the virus that causes the majority of cervical cancers).

The Programmes Manager role will effectively plan, manage and deliver a portfolio of online content and online events, to attend and support these events and ensure they are fully integrated with other awareness, information and education activities carried out by the charity.

Are you passionate about transforming care for children with neurological conditions around the world? BPNA works with a global network of experts to do exactly that. We're looking for an International Programme Assistant to support our growing programme of international activities.

With a focus on short courses in epilepsy, you'll ensure that healthcare workers around the world have the training they need to diagnose and treat the condition effectively. You'll support colleagues across 5 continents to organise these courses, working through challenges and solving problems as you go.

We are looking for someone with a positive mindset and 'can-do' attitude who has an interest in international development. Experience of supporting a team or working in a similar administrative role is essential. Your strong relationship-building skills will be central to this role, as will your willingness to learn. 

The successful applicant will initially be employed until 31 March 2024, with the possibility of this being extended for the right candidate. In the short-term, this post will be based remotely. In the longer term, hybrid working is expected, with some days being worked from home and some days being worked from BPNA’s London office. The successful candidate will need to live within a commutable distance of this office.

Newark Youth London is a leading young people’s charity working in Tower Hamlets since 1984.  We run a number of youth clubs, personal development & social action projects, and sports provision for our users.  It’s an exciting time to join the organisation as we grow organically and embark on several new projects.  We are a small friendly team and are passionate about the development of children and young people.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Part Time Programme Manager to oversee some of our exciting community-based projects aimed at changing the lives of young people in Tower Hamlets and across East London. The post holder will use their strong people skills, HR knowledge and programme delivery experience to guide and support the staff responsible for delivering our projects and services. As a senior staff member, the post holder will play a key role in being part of Newark’s leadership team and contribute to its story of successful growth and achievements.

The post holder will be responsible for managing key staff and projects, and support Newark’s Manager with other aspects of running the charity.  It will be advantageous if the post holder has experience and skills in Finance, Fundraising, Governance, Monitoring & Evaluation.  We require some flexibility from the post holder with occasional evening or weekend work, but the bulk of the job could be delivered in the day-time. The job may therefore suit someone who mainly wants to work during the middle of the day.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Excellent knowledge of HR and current employment practice
• Experience of managing, supervising and developing staff
• Experience of successful delivery of projects and programmes
• Hold relevant professional/vocational qualification

If you are a confident, knowledgeable manager of people and projects, with a focus on good practice and efficient delivery, please apply or call for an informal chat.

The successful candidate will undergo enhanced DBS checks.

Closing Date: Sunday 20th June 2021, 5pm.  Interviews will be held on Saturday 26th June 2021.

Home-Start Hillingdon is a charity committed to promoting the welfare of local families with at least one child under the age of five and who are experiencing difficulties. 

Our Co-ordinators build strong relationships with our families, working with them to identify their needs, match them to a trained volunteer and regularly review progress. They provide support, supervision and ongoing training to existing volunteers and recruit and train new volunteers. 

Essential requirements:

• Experience of supporting families in a position of responsibility
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of children and families
• Good interpersonal skills and a positive team player
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• Ability to support and supervise volunteers
• A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
• Ability to work using own initiative
• Applicants must have use of their own car, for which expenses will be paid

An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Closing Date:  Monday 28th June 2021 at 1pm 

(Please note CVs will not be accepted)

Interview Date: W/C 5th July 2021

Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.

Your application answers will be reviewed blind to ensure fairness. Your responses will be randomised and the shortlisting panel will not see any details about you, including your CV. Your CV will only be seen after shortlisting if you have been invited to an interview.

Job Description

The Programmes Director will lead the teams responsible for the effective design and delivery of all the charity’s programmes. Their primary responsibility is ensuring Frontline’s programmes are of excellent quality whilst being delivered in the most joined up and efficient way possible.

We need an ambitious and experienced leader to plan and oversee the delivery our programmes to ensure they have maximum, measurable impact. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and Chief Social Worker to manage programmes teams and ensure robust systems are in place which drive and support teams to work in a cohesive way. We need an influential leader, who brings their experience of successful planning and workflow design to our programmes and the wider charity, as a member of the senior leadership team.

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but lack ethnic minority representation at our most senior level. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We will keep applications open until we have satisfactory representation on the shortlist.

Are you an experienced youth work leader, with a passion for authentic participation and a deep commitment to securing social justice? Could you work alongside young people to shape, develop and mobilise our youth offer?

We're committed to building long standing relationships of trust with and between young people; creating spaces that foster inclusion, equity and belonging; opening up opportunities to exercise individual and collective agency. We back youth-led social action, championing participatory approaches; including youth organising, peer-to-peer provision and participatory action research. Our approach is focussed on young people's strengths and assets, rooted in our sense of place, and aimed at systemic change. 

We are offering the chance to lead and deliver change at the Winch. With a strong, creative and talented team to work with, a new strategy to influence and a new-build youth and community facility in the pipeline, this could be a career changing move for the right person. 

Please note: Black and Racially Minoritised people, particularly those identifying as women, are historically under-represented in senior management positions in youth work. We actively encourage you to consider applying, if you are qualified by experience. We have designed this role to be supported by a transitional structure and will offer personalised coaching/external supervision or mentoring support, to give you the time to orientate to the role.