Head of Skills Programme Manager

Are you an ambitious, strategically minded leader with the commercial acumen, sector insight, and genuine warmth needed to transform digital inclusion at scale? We are seeking an exceptional Head of Learning, Skills, and Network Enablement to spearhead our skill-building strategy, empowering millions to gain the connection, confidence, and AI literacy required to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world. You will be a visionary strategic architect and collaborative team builder, adept at translating complex educational needs into high-impact, hybrid learning offers and pioneering digital platforms. You will thrive on driving systemic change: taking cutting-edge skills propositions to market, acting as our authoritative external voice on digital exclusion, and securing transformative investments—from high-value partner funding to co-designed public sector initiatives. This pivotal role leads the delivery of our flagship skills programmes and shapes the future of our 5,000+ strong National Digital Inclusion Network. By bringing clear strategic vision, data-informed decision-making, and an adaptable growth mindset to our leadership team, you will strengthen community capacity, champion learner voices, and position Good Things Foundation for a sustainable, innovative, and deeply impactful future.

Role description Good Things Foundation is the UK's leading digital inclusion charity, working to ensure everyone can benefit from digital. We’re building a society where everyone can participate in a digital world. We want digital inclusion to be a fundamental part of how our country works: with digital inclusion baked in, not bolted on. And where every sector steps up so that people can use technology to improve their lives. We want to collaborate to change the lives of millions - creating digital inclusion at scale, harnessing evidence and innovation, and fixing the systems that hold people back. This role will develop and lead a new strategic function reshaping the organisation's skills offer for both independent and supported learners, and enhancing capacity and connectedness across our nationwide network in order to help deliver on our mission of digital inclusion.

Important details Location: Hybrid/Home Working. Good Things Foundation is headquartered in Sheffield. We welcome candidates based in Sheffield, London or somewhere with practical access to both. Staff work flexibly across home and face-to-face settings. The role requires regular UK travel, particularly to Sheffield and London, for meetings, networking, events and public speaking. Travel to Sheffield to fulfil your role duties is considered normal commuting and the costs or time will not be reimbursed. Salary:  £48,000 - £54,000 depending on experience, plus  excellent benefits Contract:  Full-time.  Flexibility of working patterns may be discussed with candidates if required Closing date:  11.55pm Sunday 25th October Please read our note to candidates on the use of AI in your application. Please note, we are not currently in a position to offer remote working from abroad or provide sponsorship at this time. We will only be able to consider applications from candidates based in the UK who already have the right to work full time hours. Download the job description How to apply Please email your application to [email removed - click apply for more details]  by the closing date and time of Sunday 25th October 11:55pm . Please attach your CV and a supporting statement, of no more than two sides, that sets out: Tell us why you want to be Good Things Foundation’s Head of Skills? How will your skills and experience directly contribute to our mission and strategic aims? Explain the main challenges facing people experiencing social / digital exclusion and how Good Things can help overcome those challenges in the next three years?  Applications which do not include both a CV and covering letter will not be considered. We would also be grateful if you would complete the Equality and Diversity monitoring form on the online application process. This form is for monitoring purposes only and is not treated as part of your application. Submit your CV and covering letter by email Safeguarding statement and pre-employment checks Here at Good Things Foundation, we work with vulnerable adults and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare at all times, in line with our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures . All of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply with the policy and procedures. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process, which for this position may include (either immediately or in the future): An identity check (photo ID) Receipt of two satisfactory references Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK A finance check A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.