Help bridge the gender gap in tech with Code First Girls and shape the future of EdTech for women as a Senior Technical Programmes Development Manager
Overview
£39000 - £45000
London, UK - Hybrid
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Join Code First Girls in their mission to close the gender gap in the tech sector, having already worked with over 200,000 women. Embark on an ambitious goal to provide one million opportunities for women to learn to code and participate in the tech industry within the next five years.
Role Summary
- Sit within the Programmes and Product Team.
- Use technical knowledge and expertise to help plan and deliver CFG products.
- Use collaboration skills to enable team members to perform their best work.
- Monitor product quality to ensure alignment with CFG standards.
- Update and ensure CFG content remains high-quality, current, and accurate, taking ownership for necessary improvements.
Role Requirements
- Strong experience in a technical role.
- Proficient programming and technical skills, knowledge of coding languages (Python, SQL, Javascript).
- Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to diverse stakeholders.
- Experience leading a team to deliver technical products or programmes.
Benefits
- £39-£45k salary DOE + up to 10% performance-based bonus.
- Annual leave of 20 days plus Christmas and special occasion leaves, and 8 bank holidays.
- Learning and development opportunities, and free CFGdegree education.
- Parental leave, flexible working, and 6% matched pension.
- Length of service benefits and mental health support.
Code First Girls is on a mission to close the gender gap in the tech industry by providing employment through free education. We’ve already helped more than 200,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, we’re boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, transforming local economies and communities. Our aim is to provide one million opportunities for women to learn to code and participate in the industry in the next five years, becoming the world’s first EdTech unicorn dedicated to women.
The role of the Senior Technical Programmes Development Manager sits within the Programmes and Product team that is in the Operations team. The Senior Technical Programmes Development Manager (PDM) will use their technical knowledge, expertise and experience to help plan and deliver the CFG products, including Essentials, Tech Tasters, Classes, CFGdegree, +Masters and the MLA. They will use their technical knowledge and collaboration skills to support and enable their team members to do their best work together. A Senior PDM will continually deepen their domain knowledge, working alongside the wider CFG team to ensure all their work is advancing towards the CFG mission.
Key responsibilities include monitoring product quality, ensuring it meets CFG standards, identifying and addressing improvements, ensuring alignment with CFG policies, regularly reviewing and updating CFG content, ensuring it remains high-quality, current, and technically accurate, and taking ownership of improvements needed. The Senior Technical PDM will ensure the successful execution of products, as well as the achievement of product objectives.
The ideal candidate should have strong experience of working in a technical role, strong programming and technical skills, with knowledge of specific coding languages (e.g. Python, SQL, Javascript), ability to clearly communicate technical ideas with a range of stakeholders, and experience of leading a team to deliver technical products or programmes.
Benefits include a salary of £39k to £45k DOE + opportunity for up to 10% bonus, dependent on company performance, annual leave of 20 days + 7 days over Christmas + 1 Special Occasion Day (+ 8 bank holiday days), learning and development opportunities, parental leave, flexible working, free CFGdegree education, 6% matched pension, length of service benefits, and mental health support.