My client is a well-established charity delivering impactful educational and youth engagement programmes across the UK. They are seeking an experienced Senior Programme Lead to provide both strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of national programmes that engage and develop young people.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior programme professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality experiences, leading teams, and driving continuous improvement.

The Role

They are looking for a confident and collaborative leader to oversee programme delivery, quality, safeguarding, budgets, and performance. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring programmes meet organisational objectives while maintaining the highest standards of participant experience and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of education and youth engagement programmes.
• Ensure programmes are delivered effectively, on time, and within budget.
• Lead programme evaluation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of programme professionals.
• Embed safeguarding into all aspects of planning and delivery.
• Oversee risk management, compliance, data protection, and health and safety requirements.
• Monitor budgets, KPIs and programme outcomes, producing reports for senior stakeholders.
• Support organisational development, change initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

About You

To be successful, candidates will demonstrate:

• Significant experience leading complex programmes with multiple workstreams.
• A strong track record of delivering projects within agreed deadlines and budgets.
• Experience implementing operational improvements and managing organisational change.
• Strong financial management and reporting experience.
• Proven line management and team leadership capability.
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding principles and best practice.
• Outstanding organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience within the charity, education, youth engagement, community, heritage or wider social impact sectors would be advantageous.

If you are an experienced programme leader looking to make a meaningful impact through a nationally recognised organisation, my client would be delighted to hear from you