Delivery Manager - Newcastle

The King's Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great holiday package: 30 days + bank

Flexible working

Volunteer opportunities

Learning platform

Benefits platform

5% pension contribution

Life assurance: 4x salary

Job summary

The King's Trust in Newcastle is seeking a Delivery Manager to lead a team of frontline colleagues and ensure safe, high-quality service delivery across the region.

You will balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery, using data to inform decisions and drive improvements in outcomes for young people. This role offers an inclusive, values-driven workplace with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams of frontline staff and managing performance.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and allocate resources effectively.
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills across partners and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of frontline colleagues in Newcastle.
• Drive performance, manage resources and budgets, and ensure high standards of service.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and promote accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

People management

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 16/11/2026

Salary: £29,290.00 to £36,612.00, dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: Newcastle

Assessment Centre: 26th of November in-person at our Newcastle Centre

Join The King's Trust as a Delivery Manager and play a pivotal role in transforming lives.

Working with a passionate team and partners across the region, you'll lead and inspire a team of frontline colleagues, ensuring services are delivered safely, effectively, and to the highest standards. You'll be responsible for driving performance, managing resources and budgets, building strong stakeholder relationships, and creating a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced people manager who can balance strategic thinking with operational delivery. You'll lead teams across Newcastle, work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, use data and insight to drive decision-making, and ensure young people receive high-quality support that helps them achieve positive outcomes.

If you're a confident and adaptable leader with experience managing people, performance, partnerships, and change, we'd love to hear from you. Whether your background is in the charity, public, private, or education sector, this role offers the chance to use your transferable leadership skills to make a meaningful impact while developing your own career within an inclusive, values-led organisation

Why do we need Delivery Managers?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Delivery Managers!

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events - The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks - KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Equal Opportunities

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.