Project Manager – The Agency (Southampton)

Are you talented at managing projects? Are you passionate about young people realising their ideas and driving change? Do you care about creating safe and welcoming environments where young people thrive? If the answer is yes, you could be the person we’re looking for.

Energise Me is a charity with a goal to create a happier, healthier and stronger future for local people. We’re looking for a dynamic individual to join our team to lead The Agency in Southampton.

The Agency is a creative entrepreneurship programme enabling young people aged 15 to 25 from some of the most underserved areas in the UK to create social change projects based on the needs they identify in their own communities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities, include (but are not limited to):

• Build, develop and maintain partnerships with organisations and individuals from across the community
• Manage the programme budget ensuring that it remains on budget, tracking and managing expenditure and completing/sharing reports with the Head of Place-based Development
• Oversee day to day management of the programme
• Ensure effective and comprehensive administrative systems are maintained and communication materials distributed
• To create innovative and engaging outreach work to develop the project

Salary: £17,400 per annum (£29,000 per annum, pro rata; pay award pending)

Contract: Part-time (3 days per week; 21 hours per week)
Fixed term (2 years, with potential for future extension)

Start Date: June/July 2023

To view the full Job Pack, visit the Energise Me website. Then complete a short application via our online recruitment platform, Applied.

You are asked to answer a small number of questions that relate to the day to day responsibilities of the role and the person specification. These are designed to test your ability to do the job rather than your experience. Your answers will then be anonymously reviewed by three people to ensure fairness.

For an informal chat about the role and the programme, please contact Penny Woods, Head of Place-based Development: 07540 238 139 / penny.woods@energiseme.org.

The closing date for applications is Monday 5th June 2023, 21:00.

Interview date is Friday 23rd June 2023.

Job Type: Part-time
Contract length: 4 months
Part-time hours: 21 per week

Salary: £29,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Southampton