Project coordinator jobs in London

Help create safe, welcoming spaces where LGBTQ+ young people can thrive.

At Brighter Futures Together, we believe every young person deserves somewhere they can feel safe, accepted and able to be themselves.

Q Hub is our growing LGBTQ+ youth project supporting young people across Buckinghamshire, Slough and Windsor through welcoming youth groups, social activities, community events and opportunities to shape the services they use.

We're looking for an experienced youth or community worker to join our team and help deliver life-changing opportunities for LGBTQ+ young people.

This is more than running youth groups. You'll build trusted relationships, create spaces where young people feel they belong, and help develop a project that's making a real difference across the region.

About the role

Working alongside the Q Hub Project Lead, you'll coordinate and deliver activity within your local area while supporting the wider Q Hub programme across Buckinghamshire, Slough and Windsor.

No two weeks are the same. You might be planning a youth group, meeting with a local school, organising a community event, supporting volunteers or working directly alongside young people.

What you'll be doing

• Coordinating and delivering inclusive LGBTQ+ youth groups and activities.
• Building positive, trusting relationships with young people.
• Planning engaging programmes that reflect young people's interests and ideas.
• Developing partnerships with schools and community organisations.
• Supporting volunteers and sessional staff.
• Helping evaluate and develop the project as it continues to grow.
• Working as part of a friendly, supportive team committed to improving outcomes for young people.

This role could be perfect for you if...

• you have experience working with young people or community groups.
• you're passionate about creating welcoming, inclusive spaces where young people feel they belong.
• you're organised and enjoy coordinating projects as well as delivering front-line youth work.
• you're confident building relationships with young people, families and partner organisations.
• you enjoy working independently while being part of a supportive team.
• you're happy working flexibly, including regular evenings.

Experience supporting LGBTQ+ young people is welcomed, whether through professional roles, volunteering, community involvement or lived experience.

What you'll receive

• £15.00 per hour (PAYE, including rolled-up statutory holiday pay)
• Flexible zero-hours working
• Full induction and safeguarding training
• Regular supervision and support
• Ongoing professional development
• Support to work towards a recognised youth work qualification
• Opportunities to grow with an ambitious and expanding organisation
• A welcoming team where lived experience is valued alongside professional expertise

Key information

Location: Working across Buckinghamshire, Slough and Windsor (office base at Marlow Youth & Community Centre)

Contract: Zero-hours

Hours: Flexible, including regular evening youth groups with occasional weekend events.

Closing date: Monday 10 August 2026 (10am)

Interviews: Monday 17 August 2026

Applications will be reviewed as they're received and we may close the vacancy early if sufficient suitable applications are received.

At Brighter Futures Together we know great youth workers come from many different backgrounds. If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every single requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply.

Harris Hill is delighted to be recruiting for a Project Coordinator on behalf of a national charity committed to supporting boys and young men to thrive through education and community-based programmes.

Location: London (field-based with office attendance)
Salary: £29,000–£32,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone with experience working with young people who is passionate about making a positive impact. You'll deliver evidence-based interventions in primary and secondary schools, supporting young people to improve their confidence, wellbeing and engagement, while working closely with schools and partner organisations.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver group workshops and one-to-one sessions in primary and secondary schools.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner schools, coordinating programme delivery.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of youth programmes.
• Ensure accurate record keeping, monitoring and evaluation of programme outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with schools, families and external agencies to support young people.
• Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of service delivery.

About you:

You'll have experience working with young people in education, youth work or a related setting, with confidence delivering workshops or one-to-one support. You'll be an excellent communicator, able to build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and have a good understanding of safeguarding and behaviour management. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities are essential.

An understanding of the challenges facing boys and young men would be advantageous.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.

If you're looking for an opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information, please submit your CV.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Girlguiding at a pivotal time as we grow and evolve our digital learning offer for volunteers. As L&D project coordinator, you’ll lead and coordinate a diverse portfolio of volunteer learning and development projects, from concept through to delivery and evaluation. You’ll design high-quality, engaging learning experiences—both digital and face-to-face—working closely with subject matter experts and using learning design principles to ensure our offer is impactful, accessible, and meets the needs of volunteers. Please note that this is a part-time role.

At the heart of this role is meaningful partnership working with volunteers. You’ll champion co-creation and co-delivery, ensuring that volunteer voices shape everything we do. By building strong relationships and actively listening to those we support, you’ll help create learning experiences that empower volunteers and enhance the experience of girls and young women across the UK.

We’re looking for someone with experience in learning and development, particularly in designing and developing learning programmes or resources. You’ll be confident applying learning design principles, managing projects end-to-end, and working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders. Just as importantly, you’ll bring a genuine commitment to partnership working—valuing and engaging volunteers as co-creators in shaping meaningful, high-quality learning experiences.

Saferworld is seeking to recruit a Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator will support effective and efficient project and grant coordination with Saferworld staff and partners, supporting the achievement of programmatic and organisational goals, with a strong focus on Afghanistan within the Asia and MENA region. The role will focus on day-to-day relationship building and support to civil society partner organisations in difficult contexts, and is expected to require high levels of adaptability, flexibility and support to locally led approaches in the programme. The role will also have a strong focus on managing timelines, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations, and ensuring management and tracking of all supporting documentation.

Are you someone who can bring calm to chaos, creativity to crisis, and leadership to a team supporting people at their most vulnerable? 

We are launching an exciting new service which will aid in de-escalating individuals in a state of crisis which is excaberated or influenced by gambling related behaviours, and we are looking for a Project Coordinator to help shape the service from the ground up. 

This is your chance to lead a small, passionate team of support workers and volunteers to build innovative peer‑led spaces, and support individuals navigating the complex intersection of gambling, mental health, and crisis. If you thrive in fast‑paced environments, love community‑driven work, and want to make a real difference, this role is for you.

What You’ll Lead & Create:

• Empower a diverse team of support workers and volunteers

• Working and collaborating with senior managers and stakeholders, including commissioners

• De‑escalate mental health crises with confidence, compassion, and creativity

• Hold your own caseload, offering bespoke 1:1 support around gambling, mental health, finances, housing and more

• Co‑produce psychoeducation workshops that explore root causes of gambling behaviours

• Build safe, meaningful peer‑led spaces for loved ones and affected others

• Drive outreach across Hounslow, connecting communities to support

• Collaborate with NHS, Public Health and internal teams to create an integrated, holistic service

• Lead safeguarding with confidence, ensuring every interaction is safe, ethical and well‑documented

What we're looking for

You’re autonomous, creative, and calm under pressure. You’ve worked in mental health and addiction settings, you understand safeguarding, and you’re ready to lead. You bring empathy, flexibility, and a non‑judgemental approach to every conversation.

• Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services

• Minimum of 1 year working with those impacted by addiction

• Minimum of 1 year of line management

• Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children

Benefits of working with us

• Contributory pension — A solid pension that supports your future while you support others

• Generous annual leave — 25 days plus bank holidays, rising each year up to 30 days

• Mind Mental Health Day — a day off for your birthday  

• Perkbox wellness hub — Rewards, discounts and wellbeing tools to keep you feeling your best

• Cycle to Work — Save money, stay active and make your commute greener

• Flexible working — Balance life and work with supportive flexibility

• Employee Assistance Programme — Free counselling and confidential support whenever you need it

• Paid medical appointment time — Take care of your health without losing pay

• Training & development — Grow your skills with ongoing learning and professional support

• Mind Federated Network resources — Access shared training, expertise and tools from the wider Mind community

Please find a full JD and Person Specification attached to the ad. 

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Contract: Fixed term, 12-month maternity cover contract

Hours: 21 hours per week, flexitime with core hours 10am-4pm)

Salary: £17,400 per annum (FTE £29,000)

Location: Based at Coram Campus (Bloomsbury, Central London) with opportunities for hybrid working

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Founded by Thomas Coram we are the first children’s charity, helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group supports more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Shakespeare Schools

Coram Shakespeare Schools is a national cultural education charity that exists to instil curiosity and empathy, aspiration and self-esteem, oracy and teamwork - giving young people the confidence and skills to stride onto whatever stage they choose. Our programmes follow a rigorous and supportive process to train teachers and young people in an active and ambitious way of working with Shakespeare.

About the Role

We are looking for an organised, collaborative and solutions-focused Project Coordinator to lead an exciting new programme funded by the Inner Circle Education Trust (ICET). Working in partnership with universities, theatres, Virtual Schools and specialist organisations, you will coordinate an ambitious programme that uses Shakespeare and the performing arts to support care-experienced young people to develop the confidence, skills and aspirations to progress into higher education and beyond.

Equally comfortable building relationships and coordinating high-quality programme delivery you will also play a key role in shaping and growing our wider work with Virtual Schools as part of our 2030 Strategy.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Monday 10th August 2026 at 12pm

Please note that we will be reviewing applications and scheduling interviews on a rolling basis.

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We encourage applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team, we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services we provide to children and schools.

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

Registered Charity No. 312278.

CLOSING EARLY: Due to an exceptionally high number of applications, we will close applications for the Office and Projects Coordinator role at 11.30pm on Thursday 23rd July, earlier than originally advertised. We are giving advance notice so that anyone currently preparing an application has an opportunity to submit it. All applications received by the revised deadline will be assessed consistently against the published criteria. 

About Us

UKATA is the leading professional body in the UK for those learning and practicing Transactional Analysis (TA). Founded in 1974, UKATA has grown into a vibrant community of over 1100 members, from curious learners to advanced practitioners, all dedicated to the growth of TA theory and practice. UKATA is an organisational member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the European Association of Transactional Analysis (EATA).

The Opportunity

This is a key operational role at the heart of UKATA. You’ll combine day-to-day operational coordination with responsibility for agreed projects and organisational improvements. You’ll also support members, governance, communications and events, working closely with the Managing Director, contractors and volunteers to help deliver an excellent experience for our members.

No two days are the same. One day you might be coordinating an online event, updating our website or producing reports from our membership management system to support decision-making. The next you could be designing an internal process, supporting our National Conference or leading a new organisational project.

What You'll Do

• Play a central role in the smooth day-to-day running of UKATA and helping improve how we work
• Lead key projects to improve systems, processes and the member experience
• Support members, governance and UKCP registration processes
• Maintain and develop our CRM, website and digital systems
• Help deliver communications, events and member engagement
• Work closely with trustees, volunteers and contractors to support the organisation
• Build relationships with members, registered training providers and other stakeholders

About You

We’re looking for an organised, proactive and collaborative professional to join our small team – someone who:

• enjoys bringing structure to a busy and varied workload
• is proactive and confident using their initiative
• likes turning ideas into practical action
• builds positive working relationships with a wide range of people
• communicates clearly and professionally
• enjoys balancing day-to-day administration with longer-term projects and improvements.

What We Offer

This role offers the chance to work with a respected organisation while making a genuine difference to our members and the wider TA community. You'll have:

• Flexible, remote working arrangements, with regular UK travel
• A varied role with genuine ownership and opportunity to shape how we work
• A supportive, collaborative team, working closely with members and volunteers across the UK
• Ongoing learning and professional development
• Employer sick pay scheme
• Employer pension contribution
• Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for work-related travel.
• 33 days annual leave per annum (FTE), including bank holidays

Location and Working Hours

This is a home-based role with flexible remote working arrangements. Regular travel across the UK is required to support conferences, trustee and committee meetings, planning days, and other organisational activities. On average, this is expected to be around once a month, although the level of travel will go up and down, with some periods busier than others. Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed in line with UKATA policies.

We are looking for someone who can work 30 hours across at least four days a week, primarily during normal weekday office hours. Some flexibility will be required to attend occasional evening meetings and weekend events.

Salary

The full-time equivalent salary for this role is £40,000. The pro rata salary is £32,000. 

We are seeking a motivated educator who is driven to create social change in society to join our team! The ideal candidate will have an understanding of anti-Muslim hatred and how this affects young people in the UK today. We are looking for someone who is excited to help expand and develop this project even further. As a Project Coordinator, you will be delivering informal educational workshops in secondary schools, working within a vibrant team of experienced educators, as well as managing day to day administration to ensure the smooth running of the project. Moreover, you will have the chance to collaborate with a range of exciting partners including other anti-discrimination organisations and other stakeholders in the field of hate crime.

Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination brings Jewish & Muslim educators into the classroom to facilitate informal conversations with young people.​ By creating a safe space and through free interactive workshops, students are empowered to learn about and act against racism and discrimination with a specific focus on antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate. Young people are provided with the tools on how to report hate crime, whilst developing their sense of social responsibility to their local communities and British society as a whole.

The programme has reached over 150,000 young people across the country since its inception in 2017 and has received recognition from the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, who funds the programme through the Shared Endeavour Fund. Workshops are delivered by expert facilitators who create a safe space for young people to debunk myths and misconceptions about the Muslim and Jewish communities.