Job description:
Your Role
Kick It Out, football’s leading equality and inclusion organisation, is seeking a Programme Officer to support the delivery and development of our talent and education programmes, with a particular focus on our flagship Raise Your Game programme. You will support the delivery of high-quality programme activity across events, webinars, and partner activations. Working closely with the Programme Team, you will coordinate activities, engage with participants and partners, and help create impactful and inclusive opportunities that strengthen progression pathways within football.
This is a one-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension.
What you’ll do
Programme Delivery and Coordination
- Own the end-to-end delivery of Raise Your Game activity, including events, webinars, and partner activations, working closely with the Programme Lead and wider team
- Create and manage project plans, timelines, and delivery outputs, ensuring activity is delivered to a high standard and against agreed objectives
- Coordinate with internal teams and partners to support programme delivery and marketing activity
- Maintain clear planning documents, records, and KPIs, providing regular progress updates to the Programme Lead
Participant Engagement and Progression
- Engage participants before, during, and after activity to support retention and a positive experience
- Act as a key point of contact for participants, mentors, and partners
- Coordinate work experience and progression opportunities
- Support the sourcing and delivery of additional opportunities through partner relationships
- Track participant outcomes, including placements, internships, and employment progression
- Gather feedback and insights to improve programme delivery and participant experience
- Support the development of case studies and storytelling content
Partnerships and Programme Development
- Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, ensuring clear communication around expectations, outputs, and opportunities
- Research and engage with talent to increase programme reach and engagement
- Contribute to the development of new programme content, resources, and delivery formats
- Support the coordination of partner-led events and opportunities
- Identify and support opportunities to increase programme reach and impact
What You’ll Bring
- Commitment to equality and inclusion and the aims and values of Kick It Out
- Passionate about talent development, education, inclusion, and creating meaningful progression opportunities
- Experience coordinating programmes, projects, events, or similar activity, with the ability to manage plans, timelines, and competing priorities
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence working with participants, partners, and colleagues
- A proactive and organised approach, with strong attention to detail and the ability to take ownership of your work
- Ability to work collaboratively, seek support when needed, and adapt to changing priorities
- Experience working in an education, sport, community, or inclusion-focused setting is welcome, but not essential
Your Benefits
- Remote-First Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely. While we don’t have an office, we organise monthly team Away Days for team-building and collaboration.
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave alongside bank holidays, plus 2 extra days off during the Christmas season and a day off for your birthday. Your leave allowance also increases with years of service.
- Summer Hours: Early Friday finishes during the Summer period.
- Sabbaticals: Extended time off available after a period of long service.
- Flexible Bank Holidays: Flexibility to choose when you take your bank holidays.
- Medical and Wellbeing Benefits: Comprehensive support from day one, including a nutrition and fitness programme, digital GP service, and mental health services.
- Private Healthcare: Option to opt in to private healthcare.
- Income Protection & Life Insurance: Financial protection for you and your loved ones.
- YuLife App: Access to a range of discounts and benefits through the YuLife app.
- Enhanced Parental Leave: Enhanced parental leave to support you and your family.
- Pawternity: Time off to help you care for a new pet.
- Pension: A generous pension contribution to help support your financial future.
Our Equal Opportunities Statement
Our commitment to equal opportunities is central to our mission to make football a game where everyone feels welcome. This commitment is reflected in how we work internally, as well as in the wider impact we aim to have across the game. If you’re hesitant to apply because you don’t meet every single job requirement, please know that we encourage you to apply. We’re interested in what you can bring to the role, not just whether your experience matches every requirement. If you have any access needs or would like to discuss adjustments to the application process, please contact jobs@kickitout.
Application Deadline
The role will be open for three weeks, but we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment. As a small team, we may need to close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. We wish you the best of luck in the application process and look forward to the possibility of welcoming you to our team!
All of our roles are fully remote but require travel for monthly away days, relevant events, and meetings, mainly in London but sometimes elsewhere in the UK. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
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