Project Coordinator (Click Project)
Nelson and Colne College Group
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Job summary
East Lancashire Learning Group is seeking a Project Coordinator to mobilise and deliver the Click Skills for Life programme across East Lancashire. You will coordinate outreach activities, work with libraries, local authorities, Jobcentre Plus, housing providers, VCSE groups and employers to develop referral pathways and engage priority learners.
You will also monitor delivery against plans, manage budgets, and support line-managed staff while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements
Qualifications
- 4 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above.
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject area, or appropriate equivalent professional experience.
- Successful experience of coordinating projects, programmes or services and delivering agreed outcomes.
- Proven ability to monitor targets, KPIs, risks and delivery plans and produce clear progress reports.
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and evidence for funding, compliance, audit or contract management.
- Exceptional organisational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Full driving licence with access to own vehicle and the ability to travel across Lancashire, as required.
Responsibilities
- Support the mobilisation and development of the Click Skills for Life programme across East Lancashire, ensuring delivery reflects contractual requirements, approved Delivery Plans and local need.
- Coordinate an accessible programme of face‑to‑face Outreach Digital Activities and Substantive Digital Skills provision in trusted community venues.
- Work in partnership with libraries, local authorities, Jobcentre Plus, housing providers, VCSE organisations, community groups, employers and other services to develop referral pathways and engage priority learners.
- Maintain clear project plans, delivery schedules, action logs and risk registers, escalating issues promptly and supporting practical resolution.
- Monitor learner volumes, district coverage, progression, social value commitments and other project KPIs, using management information to identify gaps and provide accurate progress reports.
- Coordinate quality assurance, learner feedback, case studies and continuous improvement activity.
- Track project resources, venue usage and expenditure within agreed budgets.
- Line manage and support Click Project Officers and administrative support staff as allocated.
Skills
Education
Job description
Project Coordinator (Click Project)
Salary: Up to £38,913.89 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: 37 per week
Working Weeks: 52 per year
Contract Type: Fixed-term (until 31 October 2027)
Site: Lancashire Adult Learning
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 25 October 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026
“Together, Let's Be Extraordinary”
This role is advertised by ELLG Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider Group.
East Lancashire Learning Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges - Nelson & Colne College, Accrington & Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The College Group is the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as 'Outstanding' under the new Ofsted inspection framework.
Lancashire Adult Learning is an adult education college providing opportunities for individuals to learn, develop, work and prosper, at all stages of life. The college is focused on making Lancashire a place where everyone matters; a place where everyone can enjoy equal and quality life chances and be respected in their communities.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Project Coordinator to support the mobilisation and delivery of the Click Skills for Life programme across East Lancashire.
The programme will be delivered across Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale, working through trusted community venues and in partnership with local organisations and referral services.
Click Skills for Life is a Lancashire County Council funded programme designed to help adults develop the digital confidence and essential digital skills needed to participate fully in modern life. Working through trusted community venues, local partnerships and learner‑centred provision, the programme supports adults to access online services, improve employability, increase independence and progress into further learning, training and employment opportunities.
The role combines project coordination, partnership development, performance monitoring, quality assurance and line management. You will work collaboratively with curriculum, business support and partner teams to ensure delivery is well planned, responsive to learner need and compliant with contractual requirements.
- Support the mobilisation and development of the Click Skills for Life programme across East Lancashire, ensuring delivery reflects contractual requirements, approved Delivery Plans and local need.
- Coordinate an accessible programme of face‑to‑face Outreach Digital Activities and Substantive Digital Skills provision in trusted community venues.
- Work in partnership with libraries, local authorities, Jobcentre Plus, housing providers, VCSE organisations, community groups, employers and other services to develop referral pathways and engage priority learners.
- Maintain clear project plans, delivery schedules, action logs and risk registers, escalating issues promptly and supporting practical resolution.
- Monitor learner volumes, district coverage, progression, social value commitments and other project KPIs, using management information to identify gaps and provide accurate progress reports.
- Coordinate quality assurance, learner feedback, case studies and continuous improvement activity.
- Track project resources, venue usage and expenditure within agreed budgets.
- Line manage and support Click Project Officers and administrative support staff as allocated.
- 4 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above.
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject area, or appropriate equivalent professional experience.
- Successful experience of coordinating projects, programmes or services and delivering agreed outcomes.
- Proven ability to monitor targets, KPIs, risks and delivery plans and produce clear progress reports.
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and evidence for funding, compliance, audit or contract management.
- Exceptional organisational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Full driving licence with access to own vehicle and the ability to travel across Lancashire, as required.
- Access to a workplace pension scheme - with generous employer contributions
- Generous annual leave allowance including a two‑week closure over the Christmas period
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on‑site parking on all College sites
Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@eastlancslearning.ac.uk
All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.
East Lancashire Learning Group (ELLG) is comprised of Nelson and Colne College, Accrington and Rossendale College, Lancashire Adult Learning and ELLG Professional Services. Together we exist to transform lives through education, skills, and opportunity. Across the Group, we are home to 2,400 A Level and technical students aged 16 to 18, 16,500 adult learners, 1,300 apprentices, and 400 higher education students, all taking confident steps into high-value professional and technical careers through skills and higher education.
We are deeply rooted in our communities and proud to work alongside hundreds of local employers, shaping a skilled, adaptable, and ambitious workforce that drives growth and opportunity across our region. Our commitment goes beyond teaching; we offer personalised support, real‑world experiences, and pathways that raise aspirations and strengthen social mobility for learners of all backgrounds.
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted for 20 consecutive years - the only college in the country to achieve this - ELLG combines excellent teaching and learning, driven by evidence‑based pedagogies and practice, with innovation and employer partnership to meet the evolving needs of learners, industry, and society. Our drive towards research and development in teaching and learning underpins our practice, supporting our colleges to achieve sector‑leading outcomes in English and maths, exceptional A level progress, and high satisfaction in higher education through the National Student Survey. In doing so, we create opportunities that strengthen our region, support employers, and open doors for every learner to achieve their potential.
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