Programme Manager (Internships Work)

Looking for a change? Want to be part of shaping and delivering life changing opportunities for young people?

• Commencing on £54,000 per annum (subject to experience)
• Full-time or part-time - we're happy to talk flexible working
• Fixed-term until April 2025 with the potential to become permanent
• Based from home with some UK-wide travel

Internships Work is a new collaboration between the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi), British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) and DFN Project SEARCH. Funded by the Department for Education, the programme is designed to support more young people with additional needs to have greater choice and control over their future, opening up opportunities that prepare them for adult life and independent living. Find out more about the programme.

We’re looking for an experienced Programme Manager to provide operational and strategic oversight to the Programme. A skilled communicator with the ability to work effectively with partners, local authorities and stakeholders, you’ll be comfortable negotiating with government departments and be a confident leader who’s able to motivate and engage a wide range of people. Working with our talented and welcoming team, you will:

• Hold joint responsibility for the successful management, co-ordination, planning and execution of the programme, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget and to a high standard
• Be a key liaison point for our partners and the Department for Education
• Support programme teams and develop excellent relationships with wider partners and suppliers
• Ensure effective project-wide communication and that learning and impact from the programme are captured and shared
• Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities applying effective change, risk and resource management

If you have proven experience of programme or project management, have exceptional communication, organisational and planning skills, can demonstrate outstanding leadership and have well-honed problem-solving skills, we would love to hear from you.

With some travel and working hours at times outside the normal 9-5, this is a demanding but incredibly rewarding role in a flagship national programme at the heart of change. As the programme continues to evolve this is a truly exciting opportunity to be part of shaping and delivering work is able to evidence significant positive impact for young people and employers.

Why NDTi?

NDTi is a great organisation to work for, where we value well-being and a good work-life balance. We offer a welcoming, innovative and supportive environment where you’ll get to work with like-minded people. We will value your contribution and offer you opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're building a multigenerational workforce. NDTi welcomes applicants over 50 and people of all ages. Come and work with us!

The rewards are good - a competitive salary, generous pension scheme, a flexible working arrangement, home working, wellbeing benefits - and we’ll invest in your skills and development. We offer everyone on our team the same great benefits. For further guidance on completing your application, and to find out more about what makes NDTi a great place to work, check out our Guide for Applicants.

We value diversity and are passionate about ensuring our people reflect the communities we work with. We are taking positive action to address a current under-representation within our workforce and are offering disabled applicants and applicants from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds a guaranteed interview if they meet the minimum criteria for each role.