Director of Programmes

Location

Remote | United Kingdom

Job description

Salary: £54k to £62k per annum, full-time equivalent.

As a flexible employer with over 50% of our staff working part-time, we welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible working arrangements and are open to job-share arrangements.

Location:  Hybrid, with regular travel across the UK

Reports to:  Chief Executive

Direct reports:  Two Assistant Directors, Programmes Manager, Programmes Coordinator

Closing date: 9 am, Tuesday 2 April

Interview Date:

• First stage (in-person, Cambridge): 10 April
• Second interview (online): 18 or 19 April

How to apply:

• Download the full job description and recruitment pack
• Complete the application form and  Equality and Diversity monitoring form
• Send your application with a short covering letter to  [email protected]

Job Purpose:

Young people from under-represented backgrounds continue to face significant barriers to achieving their educational and career potential. Villiers Park Educational Trust is committed to ensuring that every young person has an equal opportunity to excel at school, university or in their careers. Our targeted programmes develop academic, employability and personal skills and empower young people to make informed choices about their futures.

The Director of Programmes will lead the delivery of Villiers Park’s national programmes and manage strategic relationships across the educational and voluntary sectors, ensuring that we are delivering impactful interventions that make a positive, long-term difference to young people’s lives.

Person Specification

Required experience(s)

• Highly knowledgeable of the educational and social mobility landscape, with direct experience of leading projects working with young people
• Demonstrable experience of managing, motivating and developing teams to deliver successful projects
• A track record of impactful programme design and development
• Significant experience of monitoring and evaluation, impact and data analysis
• Experience of working with Fundraising or External Affairs teams, building relationships with funders and influential external stakeholders
• Experience of managing budgets and internal frameworks to track spend, data and performance
• Experience of safeguarding and working with vulnerable young people.

Desirable experience(s)

• A leadership role, or significant experience of leading programmes, in education
• Safeguarding leadership, either as Designated Safeguarding Lead or a Safeguarding Committee member
• Direct experience of working in or with charities and voluntary sector organisations.

Skills and competencies

• Highly effective communication skills across a diverse range of stakeholders and audiences
• Strategic acumen and excellent planning skills
• Highly organised and able to lead, delegate and deliver across a number of tasks and projects
• High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for specific programmes
• Excellent attention to detail
• Personable, flexible and discrete, able to fit in to a small team and work well with colleagues, volunteers and partners in a range of settings.

Employee benefits

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional leave over Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working arrangements and working hours 
• Dedicated training and professional development budgets 
• Access to an employee assistance programme, enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave allowances 
• Access to employee and industry networks, including the Fair Education Alliance.

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Salary

£54k - £62k per annum