Programme Manager

Programme Manager
London or Leicester, Flexible (with Hybrid working)

About Us

We’re Learning and Work Institute, an independent policy and research organisation focused on lifelong learning and better work.

We're focused on the big questions. How do we help more people find work and build careers in a changing jobs market? How do we help people to be active and engaged citizens? How can more adults develop their skills over their lifetime?

As part of a new programme, Jobs Plus, we will grant fund ten Housing Associations across England as part of a pilot, trialling innovative new ways of helping people find jobs.

We are currently seeking a Programme Manager to join our team and manage our pilots on a full-time basis for a twelve-month, fixed-term contract, with a possible twelve-month extension. Flexible working and part-time hours will also be considered.

The Benefits

- Salary of £44,625 - £57,750 per annum, depending on experience and location
- 25 days' holiday increasing to 27 days after 5 years’ service
- Extra 6 shutdown days in addition to public holidays and annual leave allowance
- Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer contribution
- Group Life Assurance 3*salary
- Hybrid working (with 40% - 60% of your time in the office)
- Flexible working practices
- Employee Development Scheme
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Eye care scheme
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
- Silver award in Investors in People

This is an exceptional opportunity for a high-calibre individual with a deep understanding of employment programmes’ management and delivery to join our forward-thinking organisation.

You will have the chance to expand your portfolio of experience with us, honing your project management skillset and developing your expertise whilst making a critical difference to employment outcomes for people right across the country.

So, if you want to work at the forefront of shaping policies that impact people's lives and help us drive positive change in society, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As our Programme Manager, you will manage the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of our Jobs Plus programme.

Keeping up-to-date with the progress of the ten pilots, you will manage partner organisations delivering the pilots, ensuring activities are implemented and evaluations are embedded. You will also co-ordinate policy and communications activities, whilst supporting internal and external steering groups.

Working at pace due to the short timeframes of the pilots, your aim will be to support people into jobs with healthy and inclusive workplaces, access to training, and development opportunities.

Ensuring learning and impact from the pilots are captured, you will work closely with the Learning & Work project team, ensuring that pilot activities are implemented as intended; to time, quality and budgetary expectations.

You will build relationships with participating Housing Associations, gaining a deep understanding of their operations and intervening appropriately, ensuring they are adhering to their grant agreements.

Additionally, you will:

- Contribute to the production of project and evaluation reports
- Represent our organisation with external stakeholders

About You

To be considered as our Programme Manager, you will need:

- A track record of delivering or developing pilot projects
- Experience in delivering projects to meet time, budgetary and quality expectations
- A strong understanding of employment programmes, gained through either managing or commissioning them
- An understanding of the employment and skills policy and delivery landscape
- Project delivery and management skills
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

The closing date for this role is the 13th May 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Project Manager, Programme Lead, Employment Programme Manager, Employment Programme Commissioner, Employment Project Manager, Evaluation Project Manager, Project Lead, or Project Delivery Manager.

Webrecruit and National Learning and Work Institute are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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