Freelance Senior Programme Manager & Producer

League Leaders; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

League Leaders is seeking a Freelance Senior Programme Manager & Producer to lead charity programmes in London with remote flexibility. You will own end-to-end delivery across sport-focused and employment initiatives, ensuring impact while managing timelines and budgets.

Initial commitment is 1–2 days per week for a 6-month minimum, with a January 2027 start. Reports to the CEO; collaboration with funders and partners is expected.

Responsibilities

• Operate charity programmes end-to-end, plan, produce and deliver each programme.
• Work across physical activity (Football, Running, Basketball) and employment programmes (Tip Off, THE DRAFT).
• Ensure programmes meet charity goals, timelines and budgets.
• Manage logistics: budget allocation, staffing, volunteers, venue hire, materials, food & drink, session planning, risk assessment.
• Immerse quickly in workstreams, suggest improvements to increase impact and outcomes.

Job description

Organisation: League Leaders

Salary: State your freelance day rate

Location: London + Remote

Contract type: Fixed Term (Part time)

Closing date: 15 November 2026

Job Description: Start date January 2027 (latest)

Location: London + Remote

Hours: 1-2 days pw / 6 month contract min.

Salary: State your freelance day rate

Reports to CEO

Us

Powered by youth. Made with creativity. League Leaders is the UK’s only youth-led, Sport x Creativity platform and community – made of a Charity, Creative Agency and Brand.

Our vision is for every young person to have the right to change their future with sport. Working with the sport sector to make this change together.

We help young people play sport, redesign it, work in sport, influence change + grow as leaders in their lives.

What we’re looking for overall

Passionate about helping young people access sport, employment and life opportunities?

Have a talent for building and delivering sport and employment programmes, end-to-end, with the ability to be creative and go on to produce your ideas?

If so, we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for a progressive and motivated Freelance Senior Programme Manager & Producer to join our Charity team. You will be a core part of the Charity, responsible for:

• Being the key individual behind the operations of our charity programmes, building on what we’ve already achieved, to plan, produce and deliver each one, end-to-end.
• Working across both our physical activity programmes – Football, Running, Basketball – and our employment programmes: Tip Off (training sessions) and THE DRAFT (event + pre / during / post support of both Employers and Young Talent)
• Making sure our programmes meet charity goals, timelines and budgets.
• Managing and delivering programme logistics, end-to-end: Allocating budget, organising staff and sourcing volunteers, venue hire, printing and materials, food and drink, online and in-person session planning and timings, risk assessment.
• An immediate ability to immerse yourself into our workstreams and active programmes, recommending what can be improved, and what we should be doing more of, making our programmes even more impactful for young people.
• Supporting the building of relationships with programme funders and partners, alongside our CEO.
• Supporting monitoring and evaluation of our participants, alongside our Community Manager.
• Having core software and programme management skills including Monday.com and Google Suite.

You

As a team we are committed and culturally guided to always consider young people’s needs – so you’ll also be part of representing and building our team and organisation culture.

We look for people who:

• Are a good listener and show empathy towards others
• Have outstanding communication skills
• Are humble and team focused
• Have self motivation
• Have a growth mindset
• Hold themselves to account for high quality organisation, work and processes

A bonus if you:

• Have lived experience of our cause
• Understand and are in touch with youth culture

Other things

Whilst this role is initially for 1-2 days a week at our work space in London, at least 1x day in-person working, with the right person, we would be looking to extend and increase the role commitment after, or before, the initial 6‑month period. We hope that’s you! Please tell us whether you can work 1 or 2 days per week.

You’ll have the opportunity to be part of an innovative Charity that’s continuing to grow and make change. You’ll be given trust, autonomy and support from the rest of the team. Opportunities to directly meet and work alongside young people, team bonding activities and events.

Hours

Full days, ideally either Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays.