Director of Community Education & Innovation

Rekindle School; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive culture

Opportunity to shape a growing nation

Impactful social change

Job summary

Rekindle Collective in the UK seeks a Director of Community Education to lead strategic development and delivery of community education programmes across the UK. You will oversee Manchester and London Supplementary Schools and shape Dundee’s new provision, ensuring alignment with Rekindle’s compassionate, critical thinking and community ethos.

You will work with the Founder CEO and Senior Leaders to drive growth, quality, equity and impact, while building high-performing teams and strong

Qualifications

• Has significant leadership experience within education, youth work or community learning.
• Has successfully managed multiple educational programmes or sites.
• Is passionate about educational equity and social justice.
• Has experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Has excellent partnership-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Understands safeguarding and educational compliance.
• Is an outstanding communicator who can inspire colleagues, communities and partners.
• Is highly organised with strong strategic planning skills.
• Shares Rekindle Collective’s commitment to compassion, inclusion and community.
• Experience of alternative or supplementary education.
• Experience working with diverse and underserved communities.
• Experience managing grant-funded programmes.
• Knowledge of policy relating to education and community development.
• Experience contributing to organisational growth or scaling.
• Understanding of impact measurement and educational research.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of Rekindle Collective’s community education programmes.
• Develop a coherent educational vision across all existing and future provision.
• Ensure every programme reflects Rekindle’s values of compassion, critical thinking and community.
• Work with the CEO to identify opportunities for sustainable national growth.
• Contribute to organisational strategy as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Champion innovation in community education, continually reviewing and strengthening our educational model.
• Provide overall leadership for Rekindle Supplementary Schools in Manchester and London.
• Lead the establishment and development of Rekindle’s new educational provision in Dundee.
• Ensure consistently high-quality educational experiences across all locations.
• Develop systems that enable programmes to grow while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Create clear frameworks for curriculum, safeguarding, quality assurance and impact measurement.
• Ensure programmes remain responsive to local communities whilst maintaining Rekindle’s shared ethos.
• Lead, inspire and develop Programme Managers, educators and volunteers.
• Foster a collaborative, reflective and compassionate organisational culture.
• Recruit, manage and support high-performing teams.
• Create opportunities for professional development and leadership progression.
• Promote wellbeing, inclusion and belonging across all teams.
• Build strong relationships with schools, local authorities, community organisations, universities and funders.
• Represent Rekindle Collective at regional and national events.
• Develop partnerships that strengthen educational opportunities for children, families and communities.
• Work alongside community leaders to ensure programmes respond to local needs.
• Lead the design and continual improvement of Rekindle’s educational approach.
• Develop new community-based learning models that reflect emerging needs.
• Embed intergenerational learning and critical thinking across programmes.
• Ensure educational practice is evidence-informed, creative and impactful.
• Support the development of resources and training that enable future scaling.
• Develop systems to monitor quality and evaluate impact across all educational programmes.
• Use data, research and participant voice to inform continuous improvement.
• Produce reports demonstrating educational outcomes and organisational learning.
• Ensure safeguarding, compliance and risk management remain of the highest standard.
• Contribute to funding applications and programme reporting.
• Ensure resources are deployed efficiently to maximise impact.
• Work closely with colleagues to support sustainable organisational growth.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Inclusion & equity

Education management

Youth work

Team development

Job description

Rekindle Collective in the UK seeks a Director of Community Education to lead strategic development and delivery of community education programmes across the UK. You will oversee Manchester and London Supplementary Schools and shape Dundee’s new provision, ensuring alignment with Rekindle’s compassionate, critical thinking and community ethos.

You will work with the Founder CEO and Senior Leaders to drive growth, quality, equity and impact, while building high-performing teams and strong