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We are looking for a manager to lead on the relationship with the project funder, to lead a team of two co-ordinators and take ownership of project monitoring, analysis and reporting. You need to bring experience of liaising with senior stakeholders, people management and project management skills, including analysing data, and writing concise and comprehensive reports.
We are expanding our team to allow us to significantly grow and develop one of our key projects, Jericho Works. The project enables us to maximise our impact and take Jericho’s expertise out into the community, engaging with community organisations to reach those who face challenges in finding work and helping them progress in their journey towards employment. Jericho Works offers one-to-one employability support, short-term work tasters and placements, support into progression opportunities including volunteering, training and employment, and employability-focussed hardship and practical support.
We would consider 0.8 FTE for the right candiate. The successful applicant must have the Right to Work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship.
What you will be doing:
· Maintaining and developing our relationship with the key funder and their team
· Leading on regular funder meetings
· Budget forecasting and monitoring
· Line management of project co-ordinators, including regular one-to-ones, appraisals, overseeing their development and supporting them to achieve their targets
· Identifying creative opportunities to maximise the impact and reach of the project, including for example creating and delivering workshops or other training.
· Contributing to direct participant support as needed and offering support to the team with more complex cases
· Meeting project targets including numbers of participants supported and positive outcomes
· Working with colleagues across Jericho and external partners to identify opportunities for participant progression
· Strengthening our network of community organisations and referral partners
· Ensuring timely submission of appropriate reports to trustees, senior management team and key funders, including data, finance and narrative reporting.
What skills are we looking for?
Essential
· Experience of people management and team leadership
· Experience developing partnerships
· Excellent verbal and written communication, networking and presentation skills
· Strong planning, organisational and project management skills
· Ability to record, manage and analyse data for monitoring and reporting purposes
· Good understanding of safeguarding
· Experience of providing support, mentoring and/or coaching to individuals who face barriers to employment
· Ability to work independently and manage own workload in addition to working as part of team
· An appreciation of and sympathy with The Jericho Foundation's Christian roots and values, and a commitment to its mission of supporting people facing barriers to employment into sustainable work.
· Ability to travel to various sites including ones not accessible by public transport
Desirable
· Experience within the charity or employability sectors.
· Knowledge of Birmingham's community organisations and support providers
· Experience of liaising with funders
· Understanding of supported employment and employability programmes.
About JERICHO
JERICHO is an award-winning Birmingham-based charity and family of six social enterprises. We provide supported work opportunities for people facing extreme challenges in getting a job and have been helping people across Birmingham into employment for over 30 years. We primarily support marginalised young people and survivors of modern slavery. What makes our model so effective is the way we combine work placements with individualised wrap-around support, training and a range of targeted activities. Our approach is focused on helping people address the issues that are affecting their life chances, build skills and confidence and ultimately become more employable.
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Peripatetic - Midlands and Wales, United Kingdom
Please note in regards to location this role can be based anywhere and travel will be required across the Midlands and Wales
We are looking for two collaborative and purpose-driven Project and Relationship Managers to join The Salvation Army’s Research and Development team helping shape projects that strengthen mission, support communities and make the very best use of resources.
This is a unique opportunity to work within a role that involves managing a varied portfolio of projects, facilitating collaboration, developing proposals and reports, and working with stakeholders across the organisation to shape effective and sustainable mission-focused solutions.
As a Project and Relationship Manager, you will have strong project management experience, excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while producing high-quality written work. You will be confident working with a range of stakeholders and influencing through collaboration.
You’ll bring people together, facilitate thoughtful conversations, build trusted relationships and guide projects from early ideas through to high-quality proposals ready for delivery.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Experience in planning, managing, and delivering projects, ideally with a Christian ministry/mission focus
- Ability to clearly express the purposes and aims of The Salvation Army through your Christian faith, an ability to exercise your spiritual gifts to the benefit of The Salvation Army and your projects, and an ability to lead others in a process of spiritual discernment
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and produce high-quality written reports and proposals
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships, facilitate meetings, and work effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
- A flexible and adaptable approach, with willingness to support the needs of the role, including occasional evening meetings and travel across the UK & Ireland Territory
This role has an “occupational requirement” to be a practising and committed Christian, actively involved with your own Church. The job holder will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes, aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found on the Government website.
The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme
This is a fixed term maternity position for up to 12 months
Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week
Closing Date: 30 June 2026
Interview Date: “Please note that the interview process will consist of two stages: an initial online discussion with the hiring manager, followed by a second-stage in-person interview on 16th July 2026, for candidates who are successful at the first stage.
Additional Salary information: £43,904 to £45,815 per annum, depending on experience
Registered Charity
More than 1000
Our mission is based on our faith in Jesus Christ who wants everyone to experience life in all its fullness.
