Senior Project Lead, Work Experience team

Assistance Dogs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash-back health plan

Early finishes on Fridays

Training opportunities

Friendly office near Spitalfields

Job summary

Assistance Dogs in London (Tower Hamlets) is seeking a Senior Project Lead to champion work experience programmes for young people and secure opportunities through employer and school partnerships.

You will own key delivery elements, manage relationships, and lead projects to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes with a strong focus on impact and continual improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading work experience or education-related projects.
• Ability to build relationships with employers and schools.
• Strong planning and evaluation skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delivery and development of work experience programmes.
• Manage relationships with employers and schools and lead on projects.
• Provide oversight to ensure programmes are delivered safely and to targets.
• Identify and develop new employer relationships and coordinate placements.
• Support the Work Experience Manager with planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide guidance to colleagues to ensure consistency and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Job description

Are you motivated to give our young people their first taste of working life and give them an opportunity to shine?

We are looking for a Senior Project Lead to champion our young people and securethem work experience opportunities that middle class peers oftensource from friends and family networks. In Tower Hamlets, The Switch steps in to provide that vital support and open doors to the world of work.

As a Senior Project Lead within the Work Experience team, you will take ownership of key elements of the delivery and development of The Switch's work experience programmes. You will manage relationships with employers and schools, lead on specific projects and workstreams, and provide oversight and support to ensure programmes are delivered effectively, safely and in line with agreed targets.

You will take a proactive role in identifying and developing new employer relationships, coordinating complex placements and supporting the Work Experience Manager with the planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of projects. You will also provide guidance and support to colleagues where appropriate, using your experience to help ensure consistency and quality across the team's work.

As a small charity we are able to provide a great work-life balance with early finishes on Fridays, Christmas shut down, training opportunities, a friendly office near Spitalfields,and a cash-back health plan.

This role ishybrid for the majority of weeks per year, with WFH normally 2-3 days per week. (NB Please note thatduring delivery weeks, the team is responsible for providing responsive support to employers and schools. In case of any issues, you may be required to work from the office up to five days per week during these periods.)