Project Officer (3 Vacancies)

Purpose of the job

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will create a positive impact on young people by delivering effective training and facilitating sessions, translating curriculum and content into engaging and impactful delivery. You will be an expert at holding a room, engaging both youth workers and young people. Alongside this, you will support the project management of the delivery of our provision to the youth sector.

Contract Lengths

Position 1:

Contract Type: Permanent contract.

Salary: £32,228

Position 2:

Contract Type: 18-month contract – Extension dependant on funding.

Salary: £32,228 (Pro-rata in 2nd Year)

Position 3:

Contract Type: 10-month contract – (Maternity Cover October - August 2025)

Salary: £32,228 (Pro-rata)

Indicating your contract preference:

Please indicate your preferred contract duration by ticking the appropriate box when prompted during your application.

Please note that though this preference will be considered by the hiring team and can be further discussed during interviews, we cannot guarantee that successful candidates will be offered their preferred contract length.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and effective facilitation, training and events across both digital and physical platforms.
• Embed our youth development content and workforce support tools across the youth sector.
• Support the Project Manager with coordination and administration to deliver our evolving digital and physical provision, ensuring it is delivered to the highest quality.
• Schedule and coordinate activity across project work-streams, including the management CRM administration.
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders including delivery partners.
• Conduct visits to youth organisations engaged with both digital and physical delivery.
• Work across the Network Delivery department to embed our provision in a diverse group of organisations across the UK and effectively engage a range of audiences.
• Support the Impact team with monitoring and evaluation of our work as required, including data input and collecting.
• Support the Project Manager to produce reports and presentations as required.
• Support the Project Manager with the development of marketing and communications materials.
• Support the Project Manager to provide opportunities for politicians to engage with the projects.
• Support the Project Manager with launch and end of programme showcase events.

Experience

• Demonstrate significant expertise in facilitation and training particularly in youth development content and/or content for youth workers.
• Experience planning, delivering and hosting events
• Experience coordinating activity on projects

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even for those working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
• Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
• Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
• CycleScheme and TechScheme

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.

Closing date: 12th September 2024 at 11:59pm (Midnight)

Interview date(s) proposed: 19th September 2024

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.