Governance Manager

Location: Remote working in the UK, with potential for occasional travel to client locations

Responsible to: Head of Programme Support

Salary: £31,000 per annum

Contract type: Full-time, 37 hours a week

Closing date: Sunday 04 February 2024 at 23:59

Interviews: We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible

Who we are

Speakers for Schools is the largest social mobility charity in the UK. We help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools.

We believe that by inspiring young people to explore their ambitions through our speaker programme, facilitating access to multi-day experiences of the world of work, and supporting young people to successfully seize opportunities available to them, then we can make a profound difference to the lives of young people, their future happiness and prosperity.

By 2028, our ambition is that every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience. Yet today, less than half of young people leave secondary school having had any work experience whatsoever. 

Role Summary

This role sits within our Programme Support team and is crucial to the delivery of the charity’s programmes and hosting of virtual and in person activities for young people. This role involves supporting schools and students as well as stakeholders in the delivery of work experience and charity programmes.

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

• Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting
• Stakeholder engagement and management – working closely with organisations to deliver their virtual activities
• Hosting virtual and in person activities including work experience and talks and supporting clients and the schools with the attendance lists and safeguarding
• Creating and developing content and structure of virtual activities and work placement
• Enabling stakeholders in the delivery of work experience and charity programmes
• Data Management and CRM
• Creating bespoke impact reports for each programme (this may vary depending on the client)
• Supporting the delivery of charity programmes
• Attending client, schools and other charity meetings and reporting of evaluation materials and scheduling of those meetings
• Providing briefings for teachers/delivery partners, staff and volunteers for each event
• Planning in person and virtual events, including creating agendas and working out logistics for the day (this may vary depending on the client)

For a detailed job specification please see the attached document.

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:

Essential  

• Experience of hosting and virtual and in person events for young people
• Experience in creating and writing content for events
• Experience in a similar delivery-focused role within a small, fast-paced organisation
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for

Desirable 

• Experience of developing and delivering content to young people
• Experience of working in programme support in education charities
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of supporting young people via charity programmes
• Experience of using Google Classrooms

Diversity at our core

Speakers for schools is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encouraging equality and diversity among our workforces. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to us via email.

The Application Process:

Please apply as soon as possible by submitting your application through our recruitment portal.

The deadline to submit your application is Sunday 04 February at 23:59. Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.

Speakers for Schools is committed to safeguarding the young people we work with and expects all staff members to share this commitment. Appointees are subject to a DBS check.   Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. You are also required to have the Right to Work in the UK for this role.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.