Autism AIM Deputy Manager

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

The Advonet Group is seeking an operational leader to support Autism AIM services across Leeds, Bradford, and Craven. The postholder will oversee project delivery, drive improvements, and lead staff and volunteers.

A leadership role within the AIM team will help advance organisational priorities through collaboration and strategic oversight. We value inclusive leadership, co-production with service users, and a commitment to delivering high-quality advocacy services.

Qualifications

• Essential: Managing or supervising staff or volunteers including those with additional needs. Partnership working across sectors.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Co-production or user-led approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead Autism AIM services across multiple projects and geographical areas including Leeds, Bradford and Craven.
• Provide operational oversight of designated projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and continuous improvement.
• Develop and support staff and volunteers working across AIM services.
• Be a member of the Leadership Team and help deliver organisational priorities.

Skills

Staff supervision

Monitoring & reporting

Co-production

Job description

• Salary:£29,863.01 pro rata (actual salary £15,926.94)


• Hours:20 hours per week


• Contract:Fixed Term 12 Months


• Location:Your base will be the Advonet Office at The Unity Business Centre alongside delivery sites including hubs and community venues. As an operational leadership role, this post requires a regular presence in the office, at Autism AIM's hub, and at key meetings alongside flexibility to work remotely where this meets service needs. The role requires occasional evening and weekend work.


• Closing Date:Tuesday 15th September, 12 Noon


• Interviews on:Tuesday 29th September

Role Purpose:

To support the AIM Manager in the leadership, management and development of Autism AIM services across multiple projects and geographical areas including Leeds, Bradford and Craven. The role holder will provide operational oversight of designated projects, ensuring high-quality delivery, continuous improvement, and responsiveness to emerging needs. They will also support, develop and lead staff and volunteers working across AIM services. The postholder is a member of the Leadership Team at Advonet and plays a key role in delivering organisational priorities.

We are looking for someone who has:

Essential:

• Managing or supervising staff or volunteers including those with additional needs. Partnership working across sectors.


• Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.


• Co-production or user-led approaches.

Desirable:

• Lived experience of Autism or neurodivergence.


• Project management.

About Us:

Established in 2001, The Advonet Group is an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds. The Advonet Group is comprised of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services and specialist inclusion services (Asking You and Autism AIM). All our services support individuals to have their voices heard and their rights upheld.

We are united in our commitment to uphold the nationally recognised advocacy principles and have a diverse staff team of 80 people working within the organisation. We are a disability confident and Mindful Employer with Investors in People and Volunteers and have achieved the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark.

The Advonet Group values and respects the diversity of backgrounds, experiences and knowledge that staff, volunteers and job applicants bring. All our staff undertake mandatory training on both Equality and Diversity and LGBTQ+ Awareness to increase awareness and understanding of discrimination both in and out of the workplace, with a view to reduce the impact this has on our colleagues and the wider community. This creates a workplace where staff feel comfortable to be themselves and empowers them, and our service users, to use their unique experiences to inform their work.

Benefits of working with us:

• Up to 31 days annual leave, plus bank holidays


• Access to a cashback health plans and Employee Support scheme


• Flexible and remote working – We recognise that people work best when they can balance their professional and personal responsibilities. We offer flexibility wherever possible; while maintaining our commitment to putting the needs of the people we support at the centre of what we do


• Free parking near the city centre


• Welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment


• Generous pension percentage