Education Programme Manager
Location: Bristol
Salary: £ per annum (£ FTE depending on experience)
Vacancy Type: Contracted (Initial contract for 2 years) Part Time (28 hours per week, two days in the office)
Ablaze is looking for a passionate and organised individual play a key role in delivering and strengthening our secondary and post-16 programmes for young people.
Do you have experience working with schools or colleges, delivering workshops and collaborating with partners to create meaningful impact for young people?
Are you looking for a purposeful role within a small, supportive team, where your ideas, initiative and commitment can genuinely change young people’s lives?
We are seeking a confident and motivated Programme Manager to deliver our Employment & Skills workshops for 16-24yr olds and support our Career Mentoring Programme. This role will focus on high-quality workshop delivery and meaningful impact measurement. The successful candidate will be comfortable working directly with young people, including those who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET, and confident building relationships with teachers, employers and delivery partners. They will also play a key role in ensuring our programmes remain relevant, engaging and responsive to the needs of the young people we support.
The Programme Manager will play a key role in delivering high-quality careers and employability programmes for young people, with a particular focus on impact measurement, employer engagement and employment and skills delivery.
Working closely with existing team members including our Senior Programme Manager and Employment and Skills Project Manager, this role will ensure that programme delivery is supported by strong evaluation, meaningful employer feedback and high-quality experiences for young people, particularly those who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET.
Key Responsibilities
Career Mentoring Programme Support
Attend Career Mentoring sessions at schools and businesses
Build relationships with partner schools & businesses to ensure smooth programme delivery
Employment & Skills Programme Delivery
Delivery of Employability and Skills Workshops for NEET young people
Adapt content to meet the needs of different groups and learning styles
Lead ongoing development of workshop content
Work closely with Employment & Skills Project Manager to ensure programme outcomes
Impact Measurement & Reporting
Lead on collection, analysis and reporting of Career Mentoring programme impact data
Produce high-quality impact reports for business partners and stakeholders
Develop feedback loops with schools, volunteers and employers
Track key outcomes and contribute to continuous improvement of programmes
Employer & Stakeholder Engagement
Act as a key point of contact for employer partners in relation to impact and reporting
Gather and share feedback from programme volunteers
Support the development of strong, long-term corporate relationships
Represent the organisation at events and partner meetings where needed
Programme Development & Collaboration
Work collaboratively with our Senior Programme Manager and Employment & Skills Project Manager to ensure alignment across programmes
Contribute to content refinement based on feedback and impact data
Support cross-programme learning and best practice sharing
Assist in scaling and improving programme delivery models
Person Specification
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience delivering programmes or workshops for young people
Experience of session planning and evaluations
Strong understanding of employability, careers education or youth engagement
Experience in monitoring, evaluation or impact reporting
Excellent communication and relationship management skills
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a team
Desire to champion and uphold our mission and values
Desirable
Experience working with NEET young people or vulnerable groups
Experience working with businesses or corporate volunteers
Knowledge of education or skills sector frameworks
Driving licence and access to a vehicle
Success Measures
High-quality delivery of employment and skills workshops
Strong programme outcomes for young people
Clear, insightful impact reporting
Positive employer and school feedback
Effective collaboration across programme team
This position is open until noon on Thursday 9 July 2026. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis. Interview are planned for w/b 13 July.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Ablaze, please do not hesitate to apply.
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