About Us
We’re Open Age, the charity empowering all older people in London to stay active, stay curious and stay connected.
We believe feeling supported as part of a community is the key to living well for longer – isolation can have a devastating impact on older people, affecting their mental and physical health. Right now, 60% of our members live alone.
But they are not alone.
Open Age is creating an inclusive community for everyone to take part in enjoyable activities – from art to foreign languages, yoga to walking football – whoever they are and however they choose.
No one else does what we do. For over 30 years, our unique ‘meet, move, learn’ formula has been supporting members to get out of their homes and into our community.
Our goal is to empower all older Londoners to find their purpose and their people, helping them get more out of life at every age.
We are now looking for a Senior Project Co-ordinator to join us on a permanent, part-time basis, working 28 hours per week across four days.
The Benefits
Salary of £29,000 per annum FTE (£23,200 per annum for 28 hours)
25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and one extra day off for your birthday (pro rata)
Employer and employee contribution to pension in line with auto-enrolment pension requirements (3% employer contribution)
Hybrid working, offering a flexible combination of office and home-based working
Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Training opportunities
An inclusive work environment welcoming people from all backgrounds
This is a rewarding opportunity for an empathetic individual with experience delivering a successful project or service and supporting volunteers and working with people from diverse backgrounds to join our inclusive organisation.
You’ll have the chance to lead a service that helps older people regain confidence, independence and connection after a fall, stroke or illness, whilst regaining their independence and rediscovering a sense of connection and purpose.
What’s more, with hybrid working and 28 hours spread across four days, you’ll have greater space to balance meaningful work with life outside the role, while still benefiting from training opportunities and a supportive, inclusive culture.
So, if you’re ready to lead a service that helps older people feel stronger, more connected and more confident in everyday life, read on and apply today.
The Role
As a Senior Project Co-ordinator, you will lead the development and delivery of our Be Active Step-Down Service, supporting isolated older people across Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea to stay active, independent and connected following a fall, stroke or other illness.
Working closely with referral partners, you will co-ordinate referrals and match older people with trained volunteers who will provide motivational companionship and support them to maintain their exercise programme over nine weeks.
You will oversee each placement, ensuring referrals are appropriate, risks are managed, and clients and volunteers receive the support they need.
Alongside this, you will oversee the monitoring and evaluation of the service, tracking project targets and outcomes, and providing reports to funders and management.
Additionally, you will:
Lead the recruitment, training and ongoing support of volunteers
Line manage and support the Project Co-ordinator
Lead the marketing and promotion of the service
Highlight safeguarding concerns where appropriate
Connect clients with further Open Age activities and other services
Maintain accessible and appropriate project communications
About You
To be considered as a Senior Project Co-ordinator, you will need:
Experience of delivering a successful project or service
Experience of working with volunteers (recruiting, training and supporting)
Experience of working with and relating to people from a wide variety of backgrounds
Experience of monitoring and evaluation
Knowledge and understanding of the specific issues affecting older people
Knowledge of involving people in the design and development of a service
An understanding of diversity and equality
The ability to demonstrate a warm, positive and empathetic approach
An understanding of risk assessment procedures, health & safety and safeguarding issues
Please note, the successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 1st September 2026.
Interviews will be held on 4th, 7th, and 8th September 2026.
Other organisations may call this role Senior Project Officer, Senior Project Support Officer, Senior Service Co-ordinator, Senior Community Project Officer, Senior Volunteer Co-ordinator, or Senior Wellbeing Co-ordinator.
Webrecruit and Open Age are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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