Overview
Join The King’s Trust as a Delivery Manager and play a pivotal role in transforming lives. You'll oversee the design and execution of youth programmes that build confidence, skills, and pathways into education and employment for 16–30-year-olds in Newcastle.
Collaborating with a passionate team and partners across the region, you’ll lead frontline delivery, ensuring high-quality, inclusive, and impactful services that meet the diverse needs of young people. This role will involve leading our Employability & Health & Social Care teams to both ensure that we deliver quality Get a Job programmes across the North East, and lead on the relationship management of delivery partners in relation to a variety of King’s Trust programmes to support young people into employment.
If you're an inspiring leader with a passion for purpose, strategic mindset, and proven experience managing people, programmes and partnerships, this is your chance to make real change happen. At The King’s Trust, you’ll not only help shape futures but grow your own in an inclusive, values-led organisation that champions diversity, equity, and personal development every step of the way.
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Responsibilities
* Lead frontline delivery and oversee the design and execution of youth programmes for 16–30-year-olds in Newcastle.
* Collaborate with partners across the region to ensure high-quality, inclusive, and impactful services.
* Lead the Employability & Health & Social Care teams to deliver quality Get a Job programmes across the North East.
* Lead on the relationship management of delivery partners in relation to various King’s Trust programmes to support young people into employment.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Inspiring leader with a passion for purpose and a strategic mindset.
* Proven experience managing people, programmes and partnerships.
* Ability to deliver high-quality, accountable services that meet diverse needs of young people.
Role Details
* Contract Type: Permanent
* Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
* Closing Date: 23:59 on 16/02/2026
* Salary: £29,290.00 to £36,612.00, dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience
* Location: Newcastle
* Assessment Centre: 24th and 25th of February
How to Apply
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Perks & Benefits
* Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
* Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
* You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
* In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
* Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
* Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
* Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
* Interest-free season ticket loans
* The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
* Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
For more information about our benefits, please click here.
Equal Opportunities
Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information, please click here.
Safeguarding
The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
Req ID: 3814
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