Job Details
Title: Programme Officer - Greater Manchester
Reports to: Programme Manager
Contract type: 12 Months Fixed-Term Contract
Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 Hours) Worked between Monday- Friday
Salary: Grade 5 £26,650 - £28,821 (5% employer pension contribution,
Medicash and group life assurance, 27 days annual leave per annum for FTE plus
bank holidays)
Location: Contractually based from our Manchester office, with some flexibility to work from home, subject to business requirements and line manager approval. Regular travel around Rochdale and Tameside.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please and complete the application from our webpage and email it, along with your CV, to by 9:00am Friday 28th August 2026
Key Objectives of the Job
Supporting high-quality programme delivery
- Collaborate with the Programme Manager and Programme Director to :
- Develop and maintain clear programme delivery plans, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.
- Monitor progress, update plans as needed, and address challenges proactively.
- Ensuring; plans are regularly monitored and iterated effectively, timely processing of payments and invoices for programme delivery and that all programme expenses, purchase orders and invoices are up to date.
- Proactively research, quality assure and compile internal and external reports.
Robust programme administration
- Email and diary management, scheduling of meetings, booking travel, accommodation
- Attend relevant programme meetings and accurately record minutes
- Data management including; data input, tracking and ensuring programme data is accurate and up to date.
- Attend school and partner meetings to provide administrative support as and when required.
- Team coordination including scheduling meetings and maintaining action log and being the first point of contact when core team members are unavailable.
External communications for programmes & event coordination
- In collaboration with the team plan a comprehensive calendar of key milestones, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year
- Support Communications Team by providing information on the Greater Manchester programme to ensure current information on website and social media.
- Support the organisation in annual learning and celebration events for programmes.
- Contribute to ensuring that the internal communications across programmes within the organisation is effective.
- Acting as a conduit between the delivery/non-delivery teams to identify and maximise opportunities to share positive stories about RTS work.
Please note the critical responsibilities of this role are described above. They may be subject to reasonable changes from time to time in line with business needs.
Travel
This role will require significant local travel between schools within Rochdale and Tameside, and occasional travel to Right to Succeed’s offices. It is essential that the post-holder has access to a car or excellent transport systems in order to travel efficiently between locations.
Person Specification
Experience (essential)
- Proven experience in accurate minute taking
- Working in a growing team in a fast-paced, busy environment and with tight deadlines
- Effectively collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
- Proficient in using Microsoft and Google Suite (Documents, Spreadsheets & Presentations) and Google Drive to effectively manage daily tasks. Demonstrates the ability to efficiently create, edit, and organise documents, spreadsheets, and presentations; utilise spreadsheet functions for data analysis and reporting; and seamlessly collaborate, share, and manage files using Google Drive as an integral part of day-to-day work with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Have a strong foundation of IT skills that enables quick adaptation to new software used by RTS.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks without close supervision.
- Planning, organising and supporting the delivery of events and complex projects involving multiple tasks and stakeholders.
Experience (desirable)
- Experience of conducting/being involved in research
- Experience of education space focusing on improving outcomes for vulnerable young people in EYFS up to KS4.
Skills (essential)
- Proven organisational, prioritisation and administrative skills
- Excellent relationship management skills and ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team working on a larger project
- Ability to be highly self-motivated, flexible and effective as a professional
- Effective communication skills including strong written English skills
- Excellent ICT skills (as a user), ability to support others in understanding ICT platforms
- Confident compiling data
- Numerate with the ability to collate simple financial information, such as budget templates
- Proactive in approach, thinks ahead and anticipates and deals with issues without being prompted.
Knowledge (desirable)
- Knowledge of education landscape within Rochdale and Tameside
- Knowledge of the programmes that support children and young people in Rochdale and Tameside
Timetable
Applications invited by: 9:00am Friday 28th August
First Stage Interviews: Wednesday 2nd September (via Zoom)
Second Stage Interviews: Tuesday 8th September (in person in Manchester)
This will be a two-stage interview process with a task to be prepared for stage 2.
These dates may be subject to change.
Pay: £26,650.00-£28,821.00 per year
Application question(s):
- To apply for this role, you must submit a application form to [email protected]. Please download the form from our Careers webpage. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Greater Manchester
