Youth Development Lead

Join Our Team: Youth Development Leads at The King's Trust

Are you passionate about empowering young people and helping them achieve their potential? The King's Trust is seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for four exciting roles:

• Youth Development Lead – Delivery Partnerships (Fixed-Term until 30/06/2025)
• Youth Development Lead – Development Awards
• Youth Development Lead – Outreach
• Youth Development Lead – Employability 

At The King's Trust, we transform the lives of young people aged 11-30, providing the skills, confidence, and support they need to move into work, education, or training. As a Youth Development Lead, you’ll be at the heart of this mission, working across different areas to help young people overcome barriers and achieve their dreams.

About the Roles:

You’ll join our dedicated Delivery Team, working directly and digitally with young people and external partners across the UK. Each role offers a unique focus:

• Delivery Partnerships: You will manage relationships with delivery partners, ensuring high-quality experiences for young people. You'll onboard and support partners to run programmes and facilitate events that inspire growth​.

• Development Awards: You will provide one-to-one support to young people aged 16-30, offering cash grants to enhance employability and life skills. You will help remove financial barriers to education, training, or employment​.

• Outreach: You will lead outreach efforts, attending events and building relationships with referral partners to promote The Trust’s programmes. Your goal will be to recruit and engage young people, creating opportunities for growth.

• Employability: You will deliver employability sessions and provide one-to-one support to young people, building their skills and confidence to enter employment. You will also collaborate with partners to enhance young people's progression​.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners, volunteers, and young people.
• Deliver one-to-one and group sessions, tailored to meet the needs of young people.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health & safety, and data protection policies.
• Record accurate data and support young people through each stage of their journey.
• Champion Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion to support positive action and change.

What We’re Looking For:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who are passionate about supporting young people. You should have:

• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Experience working with young people or in the charity sector.
• A flexible, proactive approach and the ability to manage a caseload.
• A commitment to equality and diversity.

Whether you’re helping young people into employment, managing partnerships, or promoting our programmes, your work will make a lasting difference.

Why Join Us?
At The King's Trust, we believe in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and offer a supportive and empowering work environment.

Ready to inspire the next generation? Apply today and help us change young lives for the better!

This advert covers both permanent and fixed-term opportunities. Applications are open to all, and we’d love to hear from you if you’re ready to take on one of these exciting roles.

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We're now The King's Trust. And we're still working for young people.

We've changed our name from The Prince's Trust to The King’s Trust. Rest assured, the support we offer young people remains the same. This change marks an exciting new chapter for us, and we hope you'll continue supporting us to transform young lives.

You may still see videos and images that reference The Prince's Trust, so please bear with us while we switch over.

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