Youth Director

Roundhouse; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Roundhouse is seeking a senior leader to drive youth engagement programmes and partnerships across schools and communities. The role shapes pathways into creative careers and ensures young people’s voices influence the artistic programme and decision-making.

The post leads youth strategy, policy and advocacy, governance, and evaluation, safeguarding, and contributes to the Executive Team. You will guide Roundhouse over the next decade alongside the Chief Executive and Creative Director.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience developing youth engagement, arts participation or creative learning programmes.
• Experience working with diverse communities.
• Experience building partnerships.
• Experience using evidence to improve programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the youth engagement strategy and programmes across schools, communities, creative career pathways and partnerships.
• Embed young people's voices and ambitions across the organisation, including the artistic programme and decision-making.
• Lead youth strategy, policy and advocacy.
• Lead youth governance.
• Lead learning and evaluation of youth programmes.
• Lead safeguarding.
• Contribute to organisation-wide strategy as a member of the Executive Team.
• Help shape the organisation's direction over its next 10 years.
• Work closely with the Chief Executive and Creative Director.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Inclusive opportunities

Representing the organisation

Safeguarding and governance

Job description

This is a senior Executive Team post at the Roundhouse, a creative youth centre, leading its youth work over the next decade. The role builds youth engagement programmes, partnerships and routes into creative careers, and brings young people's voices into the artistic programme and decision-making. It also owns youth governance, policy, evaluation and safeguarding, working alongside the Chief Executive and Creative Director.

What the job involves

• Lead the youth engagement strategy and programmes across schools, communities, creative career pathways and partnerships
• Embed young people's voices and ambitions across the organisation, including the artistic programme and decision-making
• Lead youth strategy, policy and advocacy
• Lead youth governance
• Lead learning and evaluation of youth programmes
• Lead safeguarding
• Contribute to organisation-wide strategy as a member of the Executive Team
• Help shape the organisation's direction over its next 10 years
• Work closely with the Chief Executive and Creative Director

Experience

• Substantial experience developing youth engagement, arts participation or creative learning programmes
• Experience working with diverse communities
• Experience building partnerships
• Experience using evidence to improve programmes

Skills & knowledge

• Strategic leadership
• Understanding of how to create inclusive opportunities and safe, inspiring spaces for young people
• Confidence representing the organisation and advocating for young people
• Judgement to lead safeguarding and contribute to organisation-wide strategy