YMCA Heart of England are looking for a Community and Youth Programmes Manager to join the team hybrid working, with the expectation to work within Coventry and Birmingham at least 1 day within each location each week. With a minimum of 3 days on site working and this may increase according to service demand. The successful candidate will join us on a full time, 12 month fixed term contract. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £40,000 per annum.
YMCA Heart of England is a Christian charity providing a range of life-changing services for the local community. With a turnover of over £7.5m, we house over 300 young people, most of whom previously were homeless, and support them to get their lives back on track. We also care for pre-school children in our nursery and run various social enterprises to create employment and generate income for our charitable work.
With over 100 Staff and volunteers working for us and thousands of people using our many premises every year, we are an organisation committed to delivering the best possible service to our customers in line with our Christian ethos and values.
About The Community And Youth Programmes Manager Role
We’re looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Community & Youth Programmes Manager to lead and grow our youth and community offer across Birmingham and Coventry. In this role, you’ll oversee the day-to-day running of programmes, manage staff, and work directly with young people, residents and partners to make sure our activities are engaging, inclusive and have real impact. Reporting to the Director of Business, Community and Youth Services, you’ll play a key role in developing new opportunities, strengthening partnerships, and raising the profile of our work across both areas.
What we Offer:
* Training and Development Opportunities
* 29 days annual leave including Bank Holidays plus an additional day after each year of completed service up to 5 days.
* Free on-site car parking
* Workplace Pension scheme
* 20 days sick pay
* Life Assurance of 4 times your annual salary
* Day off for your Birthday
The closing date is Friday 28th November 2025. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 3rd December.
YMCA Heart of England is an independent Christian charity, a registered provider of social housing, and affiliated to the national and international YMCA Movement.
As an organisation fully committed to the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, a thorough vetting process is carried out as part of the appointment process, including verification of any required qualifications, verification of identity, taking of references and a DBS check as appropriate.
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