Fostering Programme Coordinator

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd is seeking an organised Programme Officer to help deliver a transformational fostering programme across the UK. The role is a full-time, permanent position (35 hours per week) with home-based working and regular travel to the London office.

You will coordinate activities with the programme team, support delivery partners, and help ensure high-quality services across the UK, including planning, reporting, events, communications and data-driven development.

Qualifications

• Experience of organising and coordinating events.
• Experience of supporting or leading project delivery.
• The ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong writing and proofreading skills, with experience producing reports, newsletters, letters or web copy.
• Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, PowerPoint and databases.
• An understanding of children's social care and the care system.
• A commitment to confidentiality, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Experience of working with local authorities, fostering services or young people would be an advantage.
• Care experience or lived experience of foster care is also desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of programme activities.
• Acting as a first point of contact for partners and stakeholders, providing accurate and timely advice.
• Organising and supporting events and meetings, representing the programme when required.
• Building strong working relationships with local authorities and independent fostering services.
• Coordinating programme communications alongside colleagues in marketing and communications.
• Using programme learning and evaluation data to support future development.
• Preparing reports, written materials and information resources for different audiences.

Skills

Event coordination

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Editing & proofreading

IT skills

Outlook

PowerPoint

Databases

Tools

Outlook

PowerPoint

Databases

Job description

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd is seeking an organised Programme Officer to help deliver a transformational fostering programme across the UK. The role is a full-time, permanent position (35 hours per week) with home-based working and regular travel to the London office.

You will coordinate activities with the programme team, support delivery partners, and help ensure high-quality services across the UK, including planning, reporting, events, communications and data-driven development.