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Sky Blues in the Community; Coventry; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

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Job summary

Sky Blues in the Community is recruiting a Community Cohesion Manager in Coventry to lead our inclusion provision and strengthen engagement with underrepresented communities. You will manage a team, oversee programmes such as Premier League Kicks and STEP Together, and work with partners and funders to increase participation.

The role requires hands-on delivery, data-driven insights, safeguarding, health and safety compliance, and responsible budgets. On-site, permanent, 32k+ salary.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop inclusion programmes, including Premier League Kicks, STEP Together and disability provision.
• Line manage and develop the Inclusion team, ensuring programmes are staffed and delivered against targets.
• Build strong relationships with communities, partners and funders to extend reach and strengthen delivery.
• Monitor performance and impact, ensure safeguarding, health and safety, quality and funder requirements.

Job description

Community Cohesion Manager

We are recruiting a Community Cohesion Manager to manage and develop our inclusion provision, lead a team of programme staff and help us strengthen how we reach and engage communities that are currently underrepresented in our work.

This is a practical, hands‑on management role for someone who can combine strong programme delivery with fresh thinking. You will oversee established programmes, develop new projects, build community partnerships and help colleagues understand how equality, diversity, accessibility and wider social barriers can influence participation.

A key part of the role will be asking an important question: who are we not reaching, and what do we need to do differently?

Manage and develop our inclusion programmes, including Premier League Kicks, STEP Together and disability provision, while developing new projects in response to community need, funding opportunities and gaps in provision.

Champion EDI across Sky Blues in the Community, helping colleagues embed inclusive practice and keeping equality, representation and accessibility visible in organisational discussions and decision-making.

Use data, community insight and local relationships to identify who we are not reaching, understand the barriers and develop practical approaches to improve participation.

Build strong relationships with communities, partners and funders and develop collaborations that extend our reach and strengthen programme delivery.

Line manage and develop the Inclusion team, ensuring programmes are appropriately staffed and supported, and take responsibility for programme budgets, expenditure and delivery against agreed targets.

Monitor performance and impact, contribute to funding opportunities and ensure programmes meet safeguarding, health and safety, quality and funder requirements.

Company: Sky Blues in the Community

Salary: from £32,000 a year

Hours: Full‑time

Location: Coventry, CV6 6GE

Working pattern: On‑site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 22 Sept 2026

Closing date: 3 Oct 2026

• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.