Director of Programmes and Impact – 12-month maternity cover

ENVISION

Salary: £50,000-£55,000 per annum pro-rata, plus additional £2,000 London weighting if applicable

Contract type: 12-month maternity cover; part-time (21 hours per week).

Location: London or Birmingham

Hybrid: This role requires travel across our 3 regions to support programme delivery and quality assurance. Envision does operate hybrid working policy and flexibility to work from home.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Programmes and Impact (P&I) Team through the second year of the current Impact Strategy, which focuses on strengthening our approach to quality assurance, sustaining the consistent delivery of our existing impact management systems, and reviewing and standardising our Long-Term Outcomes framework.

As Director of Programmes and Impact (maternity cover), you will oversee the training, delivery and continuous improvement of our core programme, ensuring it is delivered consistently and well. You will manage the Programmes and Impact team to meet all impact management and quality assurance targets for the 2025/26 programme year.

We have a clear and focused mission and plan, a strong record of success, and a dynamic team and culture. You will be the leading voice on maintaining our strong culture of impact across the organisation.

As a core member of the senior management team (SMT), you will work closely with the Board, CEO, and senior colleagues to drive forward our growth and impact strategy as well as sustain our organisational culture.

You will also serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), ensuring the safety of our young people and staff through strong policy implementation and ongoing monitoring. In this role you’ll be supported by our Safeguarding trustee and the wider safeguarding team.

We are seeking an inspiring leader who can champion our impact strategy, drive excellence in programme delivery, and empower their team to be collaborative and creative to achieve our goals. You will be passionate about the transformative power of Essential Skills for young people from underrepresented backgrounds and committed to advocating for greater focus and funding in this space. You will ideally have a history of strengthening programmes and quality assurance processes in cross regional organisations, during a time of growth.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Ensure consistent and high-quality national programme delivery
• Lead on impact management
• Lead on safeguarding as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• Provide strategic leadership as a member of SMT
  
  

Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies: 

• Senior leadership experience in programme delivery, impact management, or quality assurance, including team management and professional development
• Expertise in impact management, including data analysis and using insights to drive programme quality
• Experience designing and delivering training and quality assurance processes for programmes teams
• Experience of implementing safeguarding processes, policies, and training, ideally as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leadership and trustees.
• Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture
  
  

Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview.  

To apply, please read the application pack and apply online. 

Deadline - Midnight Tuesday 8th April

Please note: 

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visas at this time. 
• We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful. 
• We will be interviewing as we go along, so early applicants are encouraged. 
• We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application.