Programme & Partnerships Officer (RJFN)

Coram; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Coram is seeking a Programme & Partnerships Officer (RJFN) to support its national network and programme work across advocacy, policy and practice development. The role is home-based with occasional travel to Coram Campus in London for meetings and events, offering 14 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 1 year.

You will work closely with the RJFN Chair and partners to engage members, build partnerships, organise events, and monitor impact across the network with considerable autonomy.

Qualifications

• Organised and proactive with ability to coordinate multiple tasks.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills are essential.
• Experience in partnerships, events or stakeholder engagement is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver RJFN programme activities to strengthen the national network.
• Support member engagement, partnerships and communications across advocacy, policy and practice development.
• Organise events and manage communications to expand reach and impact.
• Monitor network reach and impact, reporting on progress to the RJFN Chair and partners.

Skills

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Communication

Project coordination

Job description

Job Title: Programme & Partnerships Officer (RJFN)

Home-based -occasional travel to Coram Campus or other locations for meetings and events.

Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year, with the possibility of extension

Hours: 14 hours per week with flexibility across the working week

Location: Home-based, with occasional travel to Coram Campus in London and other locations for meetings and events

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

Coram is a leader in adoption and fostering, children’s health education, therapy, child and family law, and advocacy for those in and leaving care. The organisation has grown rapidly in recent years, both in terms of income and staffing, making an exciting and interesting place to be.

About the role

We are looking for an organised, collaborative and proactive Programme & Partnerships Officer to provide the coordination and delivery capacity that will help RJFN strengthen its national network and deliver its programme of work across advocacy, policy and practice development, research, training and member engagement.

Working closely with the RJFN Chair, members and partners, you will support member engagement, build and maintain partnerships, organise events and communications, and help monitor the network’s reach and impact. This is a varied role with significant autonomy and an opportunity to help shape a growing national network.

We welcome applicants with skills and experience gained through a range of routes, including professional, voluntary, community and lived experience. Knowledge or experience of racial justice, children’s rights, children’s social care, family justice or a related area is desirable, but we are particularly interested in strong organisational, relationship-building and communication skills, and a clear commitment to racial justice and anti-racist practice.

If you enjoy bringing people together, building relationships, communicating creatively and helping turn ideas into action, and you share our commitment to racial justice, we would love to hear from you!

Closing Date: Monday 12th October 2026 23.59pm

Interview Date: Thursday 22nd October 2026

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.