Programme Manager for the Dirt Is Good Schools Programme

The Dirt is Good Schools Programme provides primary, secondary and SEND schools across the UK with everything they need to empower their students to take action on the environmental and social issues they care about. The programme is based on research by Global Action Plan that found a Values Perception Gap in young people, where they incorrectly believe that others do not care about social and environmental issues.

This Dirt Is Good Schools Programme, now in its third year of delivery, has a thriving network of schools participating and ambitious targets for school and young people engagement here in the UK.

The ideal candidate will be a confident communicator able to inspire and engage both teachers and young people, as well as balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. They will be confident in using systems for managing projects and communications, and will be able to design new processes across the programme. Ideally, they will have experience working in the education sector and have a passion for achieving outcomes that improve the lives of young people. 

Read more about the Dirt Is Good Schools Programme here. And see our full Job Description HERE.

Expected Outcomes from the Role

• To inspire and engage participating schools, ensuring all schools are able to complete the programme  to a high standard
• To provide a high level of support to all schools and partner organisations; being organised, professional, and responsive
• To plan and deliver high quality and engaging resources and events for teachers and young people
• To closely monitor school progress and evaluate the impact of the programme here in the UK, to enable us to report effectively
• To meet client expectations and key targets for the programme
• To be an active member of the Future Foundations team, demonstrating our five core principles

Main Responsibilities

School/Partner Communications

1. Manage the onboarding of participating schools, supporting teachers to understand how to deliver the programme within their school.
2. Design and manage the communications journey for participating schools including sending regular planned newsletters via our mailing systems
3. Provide ongoing support and guidance for participating schools, including monitoring the project inbox and responding to emails appropriately and in a timely manner, and making phone calls or video calls to schools throughout their journey on the programme
4. Manage relationships with key stakeholders including: delivery partners, senior leaders and teachers at schools, as well as participating students

Programme Design & Delivery 

1. Collaborate with delivery partners to embed the Dirt Is Good programme resources within their networks of schools and provision
2. Plan and facilitate virtual and face-to-face training sessions to support teachers and students to deliver the programme
3. Develop educational programme resources to support schools

Evaluation and Monitoring

1. Develop the annual evaluation and monitoring strategy
2. Design and oversee systems and processes for monitoring participating schools’ progress and evaluating impact.
3. Monitor participating schools’ progress using the Dirt Is Good Website and database system, following up with schools and encouraging them to share their stories to create programme case studies
4. Manage the programme reporting dashboard, and keep programme impact trackers up to date ensuring careful record keeping and detailed logging of information
5. Report on impact, activity, and progress towards key targets internally
6. Support with quarterly reporting on impact to the client

Additional Responsibilities

1. Update the Dirt Is Good web pages as required
2. Follow Future Foundations’ policies including safeguarding and health and safety
3. Support the School Engagement Manager with the school recruitment plan 

Other Requirements

Please note the following requirements of the role:

• Very occasional travel to school visits as various locations around the UK
• Ability to work flexible hours as and when required.
• Expectation to work in our South London office 2-3 days per week
• Participation in various project work as and when required to support other programmes during busy periods, or to feed into strategy plans across project

You must complete an enhanced DBS check before you can work with us; a previous one from another company is not accepted for this role. You must provide at least 2 references, including your previous employer.

Qualifications

Essential: Degree or equivalent experience

Desirable: Project management qualification

Essential Experience

• Strong working knowledge of the UK education system
• Project management experience
• Operational and logistical experience
• Working effectively with a range of stakeholders, from young people to senior leaders
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Delivering against targets and KPI's

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering engagement programmes within schools
• Confident in using CRM systems to manage data and projects
• Experienced using website builders and project management software
• Experience facilitating in person/ online workshops to groups of both teachers and students
• Experience developing educational resources

Personal Attributes

• Commitment to Future Foundations’ mission, vision, and principles
• Excellent communicator – vocal and written
• Calm and focused approach
• Able to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work both in a team and independently
• A self-starter who rises to a challenge
• Works to very high standard
• Very organised, with a keen eye for detail
• Ambitious, Determined & Driven

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experience. Diversity and inclusion is really important to us, and if you would like to talk to someone before applying please reach out to Michelle ([email removed - click apply for more details]).

Applicants must already be eligible to work in the UK - we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time.