Project Manager
£33,000 per year pro rata (0.5 FTE) / £16,500 per year
Part-time, 17.5 hours per week
Fixed-term contract for one year
Based in London / home and flexible working
Our client empowers people with the skills they need to succeed in life. Together, they're helping people change their stories. You could join them to deliver their early years programmes across London.
What you’ll be doing
Supporting literacy in the early years is one of our client's key strategic priorities, ensuring every child starts school with language and communication skills ready to grow and learn at school.
You will be responsible for delivering their early years programmes, which support children aged 0-5, their families and the early years practitioners and other professionals involved with their development.
You will manage a variety of early years projects, which will involve training and supporting local practitioners across a range of settings, working with partners and volunteers to deliver events and activities directly to children and families, and ensuring our client’s work meets key milestones and targets. Working with Early Years Programme Managers, you will support the ongoing development and expansion of this work. You will also work collaboratively with colleagues in communities and communications to deliver their early years engagement campaign, which aims to empower families, improve provision and strengthen systems.
You will be contracted to our client's office in London, but this role is suitable for home and flexible working, with the majority of your work carried out from home if you would prefer. However, you will need to be available to travel to London for staff and team days, as well as to support project delivery and partnerships. This could be around a day a week on average, although at times it will be a lot less, and unfortunately, our client is unable to cover travel costs for this.
What our client is looking for
You will have recent experience of working in or with early years settings, or in an education or charity organisation working in the sector. You will also need a thorough understanding of early childhood development from birth to five, as well as excellent project management skills. Experience of event planning and delivery, as well as working with volunteers in the community, would be an advantage.
This role is also subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the organisation's safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedures.
Why our client’s work is so vital
Reading and writing change everything.
They give you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. They’re the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. They’re better results at school and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read or opportunities to write, it’s harder to get where you want to go.
Our client helps people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words – reading, writing, speaking and listening. From first words, through school days to training, jobs and beyond.
- They work collaboratively in local communities, focusing their work in areas of the UK that are facing the biggest challenges.
- They support schools, developing the most effective tools and techniques and providing resources and programmes to engage and inspire children.
- They campaign to make reading and writing a priority for politicians and decision-makers.
- They support vulnerable adults, people in the criminal justice system and young offenders’ institutions to build their skills.
What our client offers you
Our client’s team are passionate about their mission, and have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. They offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to their success, whoever you are.
As well as a competitive salary, they offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle-to-work scheme, an employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.
Application details
Our client’s people are their most important asset, and they value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). They particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which they work. They would like to increase the representation of these groups among their staff as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact on their work.
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Closing date: 10am, Thursday 21 May 2026.
Please note, our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.