Join Our Team as a Community Lived Experience Programme Manager!
Are you passionate about creating social change and working collaboratively with communities to tackle societal challenges? Do you have the skills to lead innovative projects that empower communities? If so, we d love to hear from you!
About Us
At St Christopher s, we are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities facing death, dying, and loss. We partner with people to respond to challenges such as frailty, isolation, and inequality, and work to build supportive ecosystems where individuals feel confident to care for each other.
Our vision is to help people live well until the end of life, and to challenge societal norms around end-of-life care. The Community Action team works at the forefront of this mission, working with community members to create change and championing community-led initiatives to create meaningful impact.
About the Role
As the Community Lived Experience Programme Manager, you ll play a key role in working with people with lived experience to share their views and experiences, as well as developing projects that transform how we think about and act on death, dying, and loss. Working closely with people with lived experience, community members, and team colleagues, you ll help co-design initiatives that respond to real needs and align with our mission of tackling inequality.
Key responsibilities include:
* Supporting a programme of work to encourage the participation and inclusion of people with lived experience, ensuring they advocate for themselves and others effectively
* Using co-production techniques to develop initiatives with people who have lived experience.
* Supporting Project Coordinators to maintain momentum on impactful initiatives.
* Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on projects to assess progress, impact, and alignment with our long-term goals.
What You Bring
We re looking for someone with:
* A degree in Social Science, Public Health, Community Development, or a related field.
* Strong knowledge of user involvement and community development principles and experience in managing successful projects.
* Co-production skills, including facilitating diverse groups to achieve shared goals.
* Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
* A proactive, problem-solving approach, with flexibility to adapt to emerging opportunities and challenges.
* A passion for fostering inclusive and equitable practices that benefit diverse communities.
Why Join Us?
At St Christopher s, we offer:
* The opportunity to lead meaningful, impactful projects that create real social change.
* A collaborative, inclusive team culture that values lived experience and diverse perspectives.
* Professional growth and development opportunities.
* Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
* A competitive salary and benefits package.
Location: Based in Sydenham with some travel within South London
Hours: 28.8 (0.8 FTE)
Salary: £32,205.5per annum (28.8 hours per week) FTE 40,257
Ready to Apply?
St Christopher s is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age, although we are underrepresented across the organisation with BAME and LGBTQ+ employees, and thus we encourage applications from these groups. We also welcome hearing from you if you have peer or lived experience, as this is an important feature of our team.
Closing Date: 22nd April 2025
Interview Date: Provisional date 7th & 8th May 2025