Programme Manager - Education Location: Leeds based with some national travel (in addition to home-based work)
Full Time and/or Part-time (30 hours per week minimum) 12 Month FTC Maternity leave cover
Salary: circa £40k dependent on experience
Deadline: Close of Business 10th March 2025
Overview Our client is looking for a proactive self-starter who will support employers nationally to help young people realise their potential. You will build on their success to date and take forward flagship careers and skills programmes that help young people to find their future in key sectors of the economy. You will develop their supporter base, grow their network of education and employer partners across the country and lead the implementation of exciting projects and events led by employers from a range of different sectors. This is a crucial role in stepping up their work in the region and is an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is committed to the future of the West Midlands to work with a purpose-led passionate and successful team.
Housekeeping Working hours a standard full-time week is 37.5 hours, with flexible start and finish times.
The role is based in Leeds, however, there will be travel and client delivery across the UK. This could include overnight stays as required (with reasonable notice provided).
There is a requirement to be in the office a minimum of 2-3 days per week. Beyond this, flexible working and other arrangements happily considered.
Flexibility on your part will be expected and unsociable hours may be required.
It is necessary to have access to a car and a full clean driving licence as delivery on programme may be in locations that are hard to access through public transport
All staff are required to undertake a Criminal Record Bureau/DBS check upon joining.
About the organisation Since 2004, our client has partnered with leading employers across the UK to help them maximise their social impact and be a force for good in their communities. They do this by co-creating flagship careers and skills programmes with employers that help young people to find a successful future in key sectors of the economy.
The company is passionate about the role that employers can play in enabling young people to achieve their full potential, regardless of background. Their work focuses on improving social mobility, removing barriers and supporting greater diversity and inclusivity within the future workplace.
They lead the way in developing professional, tailored programmes of careers and skills engagement with employers that open up opportunities to young people across key sectors.Their programmes not only support young people by developing their understanding of careers and building confidence and skills, they also help employers to tackle skills shortages by strengthening the talent pipeline - a win/win outcome for everyone involved.
Our client takes a design-led approach to all work and develop tailored programmes and solutions that really work both for their employer partners and the young people that take part. They are a values-led consultancy without shareholders or investors and reinvest all their surpluses in furthering their social impact.
About the job role
As a Programme Manager you will lead the conception, sales, development and delivery of client programmes nationally. Programmes vary in size, complexity and volume of stakeholders involved. Their clients, who are mostly corporate partners, look to them for expertise and the ability to tailor solutions that will work for them. All the programmes take a consultative approach with corporate and education partners and may involve managing delivery of advisory services, creation, design and event delivery through agile processes. Programmes may be multi-year across multiple geographies (nationally and internationally) and require a long-term strategic approach to their development and delivery.
Their tailored programmes are delivered to the highest standards, prioritising client service and impact, whilst ensuring that the programmes are optimally structured, and successfully delivered on time and to budget.
The role will also play a key role in driving continuous improvement through the following key responsibilities.
The key responsibilities of the role will include: National Programme leadership
Programme design, management and delivery
Client service excellence
Business Development growing programmes
Creative / Design-led thinking
Leading and managing people (mainly on programmes rather than line management)
Growing the business
Data collation and analysis and outcome evaluation
About you You will be passionate about their mission, getting involved in new and exciting opportunities and using creative thinking to best meet client needs. The following experience and skills are required:
Ability to think strategically
Consultancy and advisory
Growth
Flexibility and responsiveness
Highly organised
Creative problem solver
Team player
Self-driven and resilient
Confident and effective communicator
How to apply To apply, please send a copy of your CV in the first instance. You will then be redirected to the careers website to upload your CV and a covering letter (maximum two sides of A4) outlining:
how your skills/experience/knowledge will enable you to deliver the key responsibilities
how you meet the person specification for the role
why you want to work for the company
what attracts you to the role
NB The role is subject to satisfactory references, a satisfactory DBS check, and a six-month probation period.
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