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Programme Manager

Employer
NCS The Challenge
Location
Greater London, Bucks & Berks, Surrey, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire
Salary
£30,000 - £32,000 pro rata
Closing date
29 Apr 2019

Job Details

PROGRAMME MANAGER

Gain unique management experience and make a real difference in your community. Flexible paid roles throughout May to September with NCS.

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 pro rata

Location: Greater London, Bucks & Berks, Surrey, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire.

About the role

Join The Challenge, the UK’s largest provider of NCS, and project manage a large-scale youth and community programme across a geographical region.

NCS (National Citizen Service) is a government-backed initiative with a mission to equip 15-17 year olds with the confidence, skills and support they need to make a real difference in their local communities.

Working in one of our regional offices, the Programme Manager takes responsibility for the operational delivery of the NCS programme, managing and developing a team of logistical and pastoral staff as they deliver the NCS programme on the ground. Programme Managers also oversee the implementation of The Challenge’s safeguarding procedures, ensuring that all programmes running in their region are safe and high quality.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Providing effective leadership for the delivery of the NCS programme, building a strong and well-bonded team.
  • Line managing a team of Associate and Assistant Managers, ensuring that they have clear personal development plans and objectives.
  • Supporting your team in setting up and coordinating their programmes, advising on behavioural, safeguarding and staff management issues.
  • Ensuring that all programmes are fully risk-assessed.

Person Specification

  • Extensive experience of working with young people in residential, education and/or outdoor settings
  • Experience of managing large-scale events or programmes
  • Track record of effectively dealing with serious incidents and managing safeguarding
  • Ability to manage and motive large teams of staff
  • Experience of working in community management and advocating for social change

This fixed-term role is perfect for a highly experienced project manager, with a background in youth work, education or the non-profit sector.

The Challenge is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Company

The Challenge is the UK's leading charity for building a more integrated society. Our mission is to design and deliver programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others.

Over the last fifty years, the UK has become much more diverse by age, ethnicity and income. But despite our growing diversity, many of us spend relatively little time with people from different walks of life.

The Challenge is the largest provider of National Citizen Service (NCS), a life-changing initiative that brings together 15 to 17 year olds from different backgrounds. It aims to build their confidence, and to inspire and challenge them to make a difference in their local community. In summer 2016, over 38,000 young people across London, Surrey, Berkshire, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West took part in NCS The Challenge for an intensive three to four-week summer programme.

The programme provides young people with the opportunity to complete personal and team challenges, meet new people and give something back to their communities.

NCS promotes:

●      A more cohesive society by mixing participants from different backgrounds;

●      A more responsible society by supporting young people’s transition into adulthood;

●      A more engaged society by enabling young people to work together to create social action projects in their local communities.

This is achieved through the programme by completing three challenges:

NCS Personal Challenge: Socially mixed teams of young people bond through a week of challenging outdoor activities.

NCS Team Challenge: Teams return home and use their skills to experience serving the local community.

NCS Real Challenge Design: Teams design a social action project to roll out in their local communities. NCS Real Challenge Action: The young people take their social action projects to the streets and campaign with the general public.

By taking part, young people learn new skills and have a great experience that can be referenced in their CVs or in further education applications and all young people who complete NCS The Challenge graduate from our programme and are signposted into year-round volunteering, membership and social engagement opportunities through The Challenge.

The Challenge are looking to employ over 4,500 people to work on this year’s NCS programme. We have a range of roles that are suitable to people of all abilities and experiences. For more information or to apply, visit ncsthechallenge.org/jobs

Company info
Website
Telephone
02035422400
Location
Mezzanine Floor
Elizabeth House
39 York Road
Waterloo
London
SE1 7NQ
GB

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