Job Description
The Talent Foundry
Charity People is delighted to be working with The Talent Foundry, a brilliant national education and social mobility charity, as they recruit a Programme Manager to lead, deliver and develop a portfolio of high‑impact, employer‑designed skills and employability programmes.
“We are proud of our long-term, transformational partnerships with the corporate sector. This role sits at the heart of how we deliver sustainable impact for young people and how our partners see the value of their investment.”
Jemma Shaw, The Talent Foundry
Programme Manager
- Permanent, full-time
- Salary: £35,000
- Home-based with regular travel to London and programme sites nationally
- Monthly in-person Team Together Days in London (approx. 10 per year)
- Hybrid working
About The Talent Foundry
The Talent Foundry is a high-impact social mobility charity that supports young people aged 7–18 from under‑served communities to unlock their talents, build confidence and develop the skills they need to succeed in higher education and the workplace.
They achieve this by:
- Delivering skills-based workshops and programmes co-created with schools and employers
- Creating career pathways by connecting young people with industry professionals
- Encouraging employers to value potential over background, building a fairer society
Working with over 60,000 young people each year, The Talent Foundry has a strong and growing partner network across technology, finance, professional services, engineering and the public sector.
About the Role
This is a business-critical Programme Manager position responsible for leading several of The Talent Foundry’s award‑winning programmes, delivered in partnership with major national employers.
The role combines account management, project management, and programme delivery. You will be the key link between schools, corporate partners, facilitators and internal teams to ensure programmes run smoothly, meet objectives and create meaningful impact for young people.
You will:
- Manage multiple programmes end-to-end, from planning to delivery and evaluation
- Build trusted relationships with corporate partners and school leaders
- Line manage Programme Coordinators, supporting their development and workload planning
- Oversee logistics, budgets, scheduling and quality assurance
- Ensure robust monitoring, evaluation and impact reporting
- Champion innovation, improvement and partner experience across all programmes
Programmes often include digital skills, financial literacy, employability, early careers awareness and industry-specific experiences, delivered through workshops, events, volunteering and live encounters with professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the lead relationship and delivery owner for a portfolio of employer‑led programmes
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and CSR/ESG teams
- Lead complex programme planning, delivery logistics and operational oversight
- Manage Programme Coordinators and support their performance and development
- Ensure programme budgets, timelines and objectives are met
- Maintain high-quality partner reporting, evaluation and impact measurement
- Spot opportunities for innovation, growth and added value in existing partnerships
- Work collaboratively across internal teams to deliver an excellent partner and school experience
About You
We’re keen to hear from candidates with experience delivering multi‑stakeholder programmes or managing high-value relationships within the charity, CSR, education, early careers or employability sectors.
You’ll likely bring:
- Strong programme or project management experience
- Excellent corporate account or relationship management skills
- Experience working with corporate partners, funders or senior stakeholders
- Line management or team supervision experience
- Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
- A solutions-focused mindset, comfortable adapting plans where needed
- Strong written and verbal communication, able to tell compelling impact stories
- A passion for social mobility and supporting young people from under-served backgrounds
How to Apply
If you are excited by this brilliant opportunity, please send your CV to kevin@charitypeople.co.uk to request the full job pack.
If your skillset aligns with what we’re looking for, we will be in touch to arrange an initial Teams call and outline the application process.
Key Dates
- Launch: Tuesday 17th March
- Closing date: Wednesday 1st April
- Interviews: w/c 6th April
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
