Project Manager - Campaign for Learning

Northern Advisory Council for Further Education; North East; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Northern Advisory Council for Further Education as a Project Manager in the Government Programmes team. This hybrid role involves managing Campaign for Learning projects aimed at social inclusion, with responsibilities including project delivery, stakeholder relations, and monitoring progress. The role is critical in ensuring people and communities have access to transformative lifelong learning. The council offers a supportive environment with numerous benefits and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 25 days, increasing up to 30 days

8 bank holidays and additional 3 days during Christmas closure

YOU celebration day for personal milestones

Health cash plan for dental and optical costs

Flexible working culture

Employee Assistance Programme with counselling services

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing projects across the full project management lifecycle.
• Experience working on projects that deliver positive outcomes.
• Ability to meet deadlines and develop project management reporting effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Successfully deliver social impact projects against key performance indicators.
• Manage and report progress against milestones.
• Create effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings and workshops.
• Identify risks and provide mitigation plans.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Job description

Overview

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid (Head Office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)

This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office 2-4 times per month with occasional travel to London

Hours per week: 30

Salary: Up to £30,694 pro rata (FTE £37,856) depending on experience

About the role

We’re excited to be looking for a Project Managerto join ourGovernment Programmes team to manage our Campaign for Learning projects and programmes.

You’ll be joining a dynamic team who are passionate about lifelong learning and committed to social inclusion.

In a changing world, lifelong learning breaks down barriers to opportunities helping people and communities to thrive, adapt and build resilience and solve the challenges we face. As a Project Manager, you’ll successfully manage the delivery of our projects and programmes against key performance indicators so that more people and communities have access to transformative lifelong learning.

This role will report into the Senior Awarding Programme Manager while working with functional and product leads delivering against the Campaign for Learning’s business strategy, to ensure all business project objectives are clearly defined and understood.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Successfully deliver assigned social impact projects and programmes against key performance indicators
• Manage and report progress against milestones on assigned projects and programmes
• Create effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the project approach is agreed, clear, and transparent with clearly defined next steps
• Facilitate project meetings and stakeholder workshops
• Identify risks to the delivery of projects and provide mitigation plans to minimise the impact to Campaign for Learning and NCFE

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• Proven experience that demonstrates a thorough understanding and application, of principles and methodologies and across the full project management lifecycle
• Experience of working on projects that have delivered postiive outcomes
• Ability to meet deadlines and develop project management reporting in a timely and effective manner
• Excellent written and verbal communications and analytical skills
• Proven experience of working with stakeholders of varying levels of seniority to senior level.

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What will we offer you in return?

Below are just some of the fantastic benefits we’ll offer you to support you both professionally and personally. You can also visit our Benefits page which covers financial, physical and mental health support, time off and your development.

• Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service

• 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure

• YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event

• YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing

• Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year

• £400 towards any NCFE accreditedqualificationsper year

• Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year

• Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach

• Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early

• Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical

• Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA

• Employee Assistance Programmewith a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling

• Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%
• Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary

In addition to our benefits package, Our Colleague Experience Charter sets out the unique experience you can expect when working at NCFE, to enable a thriving, engaged culture. You can find out more about our Colleague Experience Charter and working life at NCFE.

Shape real change with an NCFE career

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learningis developed and delivered.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.

Want to know more? Take a lookat our websitehttps://www.ncfe.org.uk/

How to apply

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.

Closing Date: Monday 4 August 2025

Interview Date: w/c 18 August 2025

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.