International Programmes Manager

Are you motivated by the opportunity to support young people around the world to learn, earn and thrive? Do you have experience, skills or insight that could help organisations deliver safe, high-quality and impactful programmes? Would you be excited to work alongside partners across Africa, with an initial focus on Nigeria? If this sounds like you, we would be delighted to hear from you. We are looking for an International Programme Manager to help lead and strengthen the ongoing delivery of our programmes in Africa, initially with a dedicated focus on Nigeria. King’s Trust International works with local partners around the world to unlock opportunities for young people through education, employment and enterprise programmes. In this role, you will work collaboratively with governments, NGOs, corporate partners and employers to help local partners deliver safe, ambitious and measurable programmes. You will build trusted relationships and act as a supportive ‘critical friend’ and key point of contact, helping partners to set up new programmes, meet agreed targets and share progress with internal and external stakeholders. Your work may include programme design, training, developing toolkits and resources, and creating evaluation frameworks. You will also support partners across the full programme cycle, including project implementation, review, monitoring and evaluation, and budget management. For full details, please refer to the job description. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Perks for working at The King’s Trust International: Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave, and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks' full pay for paternity leave. Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance, including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home-based) or working from home options. Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing. KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) In-house and external training opportunities are available throughout the year King's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks (or international equivalents) in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within King’s Trust International, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. In further support of a Safeguarding First approach, we are signatories to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The Scheme facilitates the sharing of misconduct data between employers. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her/their understanding of these recruitment procedures. We are committed to equitable work practices and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed and other Ethnic candidates which are currently under-represented throughout King’s Trust International. As a disability confident employer, we will interview applicants who meet the essential criteria and who have declared a disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at the interview stage.