Job Description
Project Officer
£27,000 per year
Full-time, 35 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 support the delivery of their early years work across the country.
What you’ll be doing
Our client's early years campaign aims to support 250,000 pre-school children, with a focus on those growing up in areas where poverty and low literacy are most seriously impacting people's lives.
The campaign supports early years educators and families with events, activities, programmes and resources designed to strengthen shared parent-child engagement at home and in the community. Together with partners, the organisation equips and support parents and carers to build their children's early language, communication and literacy skills.
You will help deliver the campaign through project administration, delivery and event support for our client's early years team of 15 project and programme managers who deliver their early years programmes across the country.
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 month 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 need experience of administration and team support, as well as the use of contact databases and content management systems. You will also have experience supporting work with external stakeholders. Excellent written and spoken communication skills, organisational skills and attention to detail are essential. Experience working with early years settings or schools would be an advantage.
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.