Programme Delivery Officer - Remote

Mary's Meals; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave (pro-rated)

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Pension

Job summary

Mary's Meals in the United Kingdom is seeking a Programme Delivery Officer to support the delivery and evolution of our school feeding programme operations worldwide. You will work with Programme Affiliates and Partners to ensure robust systems, processes and data drive performance.

You will implement operational tools, provide practical guidance to regional teams, analyse data to identify trends, and contribute to change projects that strengthen operations while supporting growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in project, operational or programme delivery within a complex organisation.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence using digital systems.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building across cultures.
• Highly organised, detail-focused and able to balance priorities.
• Proactive, adaptable and committed to continuous improvement.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to challenges.
• Experience of process improvement, systems implementation or change is desirable.
• A genuine commitment to Mary's Meals’ mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Implement and improve programme delivery systems, tools and processes.
• Guide Programme Affiliates and Partners on delivery standards and requirements.
• Analyse data to identify trends, monitor compliance and inform decisions.
• Help develop, test and roll out digital solutions that improve delivery.
• Strengthen stock management, reporting and operational controls.
• Support monitoring, analysis and performance reporting.
• Coordinate responses to operational support requests worldwide.
• Contribute to change projects that strengthen operations and support growth.

Skills

Excel,

Analytical

Organised

Communication

Collaborative

Proactive

Detail-oriented

Solutions-focused

Tools

Excel

Job description

Salary: £31,076 plus benefits (Our pay philosophy ensures consistency across locations and salaries. The starting salary for this opportunity plus benefits depends on location of the candidate).

The role

We're recruiting for a Programme Delivery Officer to join our Programme Operations team and play a key role in supporting the delivery and evolution of Mary's Meals school feeding programme operations around the world.

Working closely with Programme Affiliates, Programme Partners and colleagues across Mary's Meals International, you'll help ensure that the systems, processes and information that underpin programme delivery are effective, consistent and fit for purpose. You'll support the implementation of operational tools and improvements, provide practical guidance to programme teams, and use data and insights to strengthen programme performance.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys improving processes, working with data and collaborating with colleagues across different countries and cultures.

Key priorities

• Implement andimprove programme delivery systems, tools and processes.
• Guide Programme Affiliates and Partners on delivery standards and requirements.
• Analyse data to identify trends, monitor compliance andinform decisions.
• Help develop, test and roll out digital solutions that improve delivery.
• Strengthen stock management, reporting and operational controls.
• Support monitoring, analysis and performance reporting.
• Coordinateresponses to operational support requestsworldwide.
• Contribute to change projects that strengthen operations and support growth.

About you

We're looking for a Programme Delivery Officer who combines strong analytical and organisational skills with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for our mission. You'll bring:

• Experiencein project, operational or programme delivery within a complex organisation.
• Strong Excel skills andconfidence using digital systems.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across cultures.
• Highly organised, detail-focused and able to balance priorities.
• Proactive,adaptableand committed to continuous improvement.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to challenges.
• Experienceof process improvement,systems implementation or changeis desirable.
• A genuine commitment toMary’s Meals’ mission and values.

About us

Mary's Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and from all faiths and none. We are focused on one goal: that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. Today, more than 3 million children receive Mary's Meals in some of the world's poorest communities.

We are a values-driven organisation that believes in the innate goodness of people, respects the dignity of every human being and family life, and values good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, we are fully committed to a culture of safeguarding.

Mary's Meals is committed to preventing any form of unwanted behaviour at work, and we expect all members of the Mary's Meals family to share this commitment and act in the best interests of the communities we serve. Our safer recruitment practices ensure that only those committed to our high standards join our movement.

We are happy for you to work remotely and flexibly, in a way that best supports your work-life balance. We have an office in Glasgow for those who would like to work from here occasionally or on a regular basis. Some travel to Glasgow will likely be required as part of this role.

We believe in the innate goodness and dignity of every person. In line with this, Mary's Meals is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment. All applicants will be considered fairly and on merit, without discrimination of any kind.

• 34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year, to a maximum of 39 days (+ option to buy another week)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Pension

What’s important to us is the hungry child. When there are hungry children in front of us today, we’re going to feed them, and at the same time we’re going to work on the solution to getting them fed in the long term, creating a global movement of people who believe in this vision.

What’s important to us is the hungry child. When there are hungry children in front of us today, we’re going to feed them, and at the same time we’re going to work on the solution to getting them fed in the long term, creating a global movement of people who believe in this vision. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow (Mary’s Meals Founder and CEO)