Programme Manager (Corporate Mentoring) - VOLUNTEERING ROLE

We Need Your Help!

Demand for our support in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas is rising fast, and adults who feel disconnected from the world of work are looking for real opportunities — not just advice. We’re ready to step up, but we cannot build meaningful pathways into employment without someone who can connect us to the employers who can open doors.

We urgently need a leader who believes in partnership, opportunity, and the power of mentoring to transform lives.

Become Our Volunteer Programme Manager (Corporate Mentoring) and Help Build Bridges Between Employers and Our Community

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, gain clarity, and reconnect with their ambitions. Corporate mentoring is one of the most powerful tools we offer — giving adults direct access to professionals, networks, and real‑world insight.

We need someone who can build and manage these mentoring pathways from the ground up.

This is your chance to create the partnerships that help adults step into new careers.

Your Impact

As our Programme Manager (Corporate Mentoring), you will be the connector between our participants and the employers who can help them grow. Your leadership will shape how adults gain confidence, build networks, and access opportunities they never thought possible.

You will help us:

• Build relationships with employers across East London and beyond

• Design and manage our corporate mentoring schemes

• Match participants with mentors who can support their goals

• Create safe, structured mentoring experiences that build confidence and clarity

• Strengthen our employability offer as we prepare for charity registration

• Ensure our mentoring programmes are consistent, empowering, and rooted in dignity

Your work will directly open doors for adults who have been shut out of opportunity.

What You’ll Lead On

• Employer Engagement: Building partnerships with companies willing to mentor, support, or upskill our participants.

• Mentoring Programme Design: Creating structured mentoring pathways that align with our 12‑week programme and 1‑2‑1 support.

• Mentor Recruitment & Training: Onboarding and supporting corporate volunteers.

• Participant Matching: Pairing adults with mentors based on goals, interests, and strengths.

• Programme Delivery: Overseeing mentoring sessions, check‑ins, and group mentoring events.

• Impact Tracking: Monitoring outcomes, feedback, and success stories.

• Safeguarding & Quality: Ensuring safe, ethical, and professional mentoring practice.

This is a strategic and relationship‑driven role — perfect for someone who loves connecting people and building partnerships.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is relationship‑building, organisation, and a passion for helping adults access opportunity.

You may be:

• Experienced in corporate partnerships, HR, mentoring, employability, or community engagement

• Skilled at building relationships and communicating with professionals at all levels

• Confident designing structured programmes and managing volunteers

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or brings lived experience

• A proactive, people‑focused leader who believes in second chances

Above all, you bring warmth, professionalism, and a belief in the power of connection to unlock potential.

What You Gain

• A meaningful leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to build a corporate mentoring programme from scratch

• Real influence over how adults in Tower Hamlets access networks and opportunities

• Experience in partnership‑building, programme management, and community impact

• A legacy — your work will help create pathways that support hundreds in the future

This is an opportunity to build the bridges that change lives.

If you’re ready to help adults access the networks they deserve, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.