Programme Manager

About Us

Inspire is a charity based in East London. We inspire children and young people across London and beyond, using data to understand the barriers they face and connecting them with a range of employers and opportunities to open doors to their success.

We have over 40 years of experience in delivering high quality services and programmes to children, young people, schools, local authorities and employers. Working alongside our large network of employer volunteers, our programmes inspire and support children and young people to create a positive future for themselves in their journey from the classroom to workplace.  We provide them with independent careers guidance, high aspirations and strong employability skills.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our Delivery Team.  This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, enthusiastic and confident individual to join us.  The role has responsibility for managing service delivery with engaging work related learning content for secondary school pupils

This is an integral role within our team with a focus on delivering our work related learning programmes for secondary schools across East and North London. All delivery is aimed towards enabling young people to learn about the world of work and the opportunities available to them.  You will work closely with schools, employers and business volunteers to deliver fun, engaging and labour market-relevant careers related activities and workshops to partner schools across London boroughs. You will have the chance to be creative through planning, delivering and evaluating the programme to ensure that services are current and meet the needs of relevant stakeholders. 

As a member of the Delivery Team, the Programme Manager may also manage and support the delivery of wider services across other teams within the charity where required.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Managing development, delivery and coordination of work related learning and programme delivery in schools to a range of young people including, at times, those with additional needs.
• Managing creation and delivery of bespoke programmes commissioned by corporate partners.
• Evaluating and refreshing service delivery including development of new programmes.
• Working alongside other members of the team to ensure effective recruitment, training and retention of volunteers.
• Managing staff within the delivery team.
• Development and delivery of training to those participating in delivery of programmes.

Please see job description for more details.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter.

Inspire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date

This position is available immediately. 

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. We will review applications as we receive them and aim to appoint as soon as we meet the right person.  We reserve the right to close the application process early if we find a suitable candidate.

Interviews will include a skills based test.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.