Programme Officer

Speakers Trust works with over 700 schools as well as partners and supporters from across the third-sector. You will be part of our central team, supporting us to manage these relationships and build new ones.

This role will be vital both in helping us reach more young people – and ensuring that those we do reach are heard and listened to. The purpose of this role is to recruit schools to participate in our programmes and coordinate workshops and events in schools and with other third sector organisations.

Responsibilities:

PROGRAMME & EVENT COORDINATION

Manage School Relationships:

• Support the recruitment of state schools and partners across the UK to participate in all training programmes including all “Speak Out Challenge!” programmes;
• Support schools to engage with our digital learning platforms and resource;
• Maintain and build school and teacher relationships;
• Liaise with schools before workshop delivery;
• Follow up with schools after workshop delivery;
• Assist in the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the programme;

Liaise With Freelance Delivery Team:

• Liaise with trainers to match availability to workshop dates;
• Coordinate the day-to-day trainer delivery of the training programmes with the rest of the Programmes Team;
• Ensure trainer team has adequate resources and supplies to deliver their training;
• Assist in trainer team administration including invoicing and feedback.

EVENT COORDINATION

• Events and competitions play a key role in our programme – allowing us to give young people the platforms they need to be heard.
• Support the delivery of regional events such as competitions, launches, promotional and networking events;
• Manage competition entries across programmes- ensuring we have all relevant information and permissions including parental consent;
• Liaise with freelance staff delivering events, ensuring they have all the correct resources and information required;
• Help implement quality assessment protocols as agreed with funders.

You will also get the opportunity to develop the role by supporting organisation wide initiatives to extend the reach of our programmes to those who most need it and raise the profile and support of the organisation.

You must be: 

A Team Player. We are a small charity that thrives through collaboration. As part of our team, you will follow organisation policies and procedures and be willing to assist with a wide range of tasks as needed. This includes maintaining our CRM and Project Management systems, ensuring compliance with child safeguarding procedures, and supporting at office training events.

You must have:

Please note: this role will include training and support, including opportunities for professional development. We are looking for candidates with the skills and experience listed on the next page, or who can demonstrate transferable skills and experience, and a willingness to learn and grow with us. If you are enthusiastic about our mission and ready to make an impact, we encourage you to apply.

• A good level of digital literacy, including a proven ability to to quickly learn and adapt to new systems;
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including an excellent telephone manner, the ability to engage with people at all levels and the ability to write concise, coherent and accurate reports and emails;
• Excellent attention to detail and thorough record keeping: we deploy trainers to over 1000 workshops annually and need to ensure that we get the right person to the right place with the right materials every time;
• Knowledge of the education landscape and schools would be advantageous;
• A high degree of personal effectiveness: Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise and work with a high level of productivity and the ability to adhere closely to deadlines and grant requirements;
• Knowledge of a range of computer software packages, including MS Office, Excel spreadsheets, (ideally SalesForce) or show the desire and ability to learn;
• Experience of building relationships with partners;
• Experience of working to targets with tenacity and determination.

Please apply as soon as possible. We will conduct interviews on a rolling basis, as we receive applications and may close the application process should the right candidate be identified.