Programme Officer

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.

At Inspire, we believe that all children and young people should have access to the opportunities and inspiration they need to achieve their potential. We have over 30 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

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a confident and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills to join our Work Related Learning Team as a Programme Officer.

This is a term-time role working 39 weeks of the year.

The Programme Officer role is very varied and will enable you to use your creativity to support creation and delivery of workshops as well as utilising your organisation skills to ensure everything is well organised and runs without a hitch. You will gain skills and experience in working with children and young people, leading workshops, training corporate volunteers and project management.

Our Work Related Learning team has an excellent reputation in working with schools, partners, employers and volunteers to develop and deliver workshops and programmes which educate children and young people on the world of work and the opportunities available to them once they complete their education.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing support and coordination to the Work Related Learning Team working on a range of programmes and workshops.
• Recruitment and liaison with volunteers for participation in events.
• Preparation of resources, planning and briefing materials.
• Attending and coordinating events delivered in schools and other external venues.
• Liaising with schools, businesses, volunteers and other stakeholders.
• Collating evaluations and report writing.
• Admin support.

If you have the skills and desire to join our team, please see our job description for more details.

How to Apply

If you wish to apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter.

Interview arrangements

The interview selection process will include a skills based test and further details will be provided to applicants who are invited for interview.

Closing date

This position is available immediately and 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.

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

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.