Head of Operations

The Head of Operations at UK Youth plays a pivotal role in ensuring our organization runs efficiently, compliantly, and with maximum impact. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, and working closely with Assistant Directors, you will drive core operations, systems improvement, performance reporting, and policy oversight. This role is integral to the development of an Organisation Performance Dashboard, which will track KPIs and inform strategic decision-making.

We are looking for a dynamic and proactive leader who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people. You will oversee IT, CRM, project delivery, governance, and administration, ensuring that our operations support high standards and continuous improvement. If you are committed to our mission, value collaboration, and thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, we invite you to join our team and help us empower the next generation.

Capital Appeal Lead

Join UK Youth as our Capital Appeal Lead and help create lasting impact for thousands of young people across the UK. This is a rare opportunity to lead a landmark £3.5 million capital campaign to develop a state-of-the-art Experiential Learning and Sports Centre at Avon Tyrrell, our flagship Outdoor Learning site in the New Forest. We’re seeking a strategic, values-driven fundraiser with the vision and drive to lead this transformational Appeal.

Employer Engagement Manager

Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships and creating impactful opportunities for young people? As Employer Engagement Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving UK Youth’s largest programme, the Summer Jobs Programme, supporting vulnerable young people in England and Wales. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on developing employer partnerships, fundraising, and contributing to a cause that makes a real difference. You’ll be responsible for securing work placements, managing the employer journey, and working closely with corporate partners, all while fostering strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

At UK Youth, we’re committed to empowering young people, and in this role, you’ll directly impact their futures by creating structured, paid work experiences that reduce youth violence and support long-term engagement in education, training, and work. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a driven and supportive team working towards lasting, evidence-based change for young people across the country. Join us and help shape the future of youth work through collaboration, innovation, and strategic engagement!

Summer Jobs Programme Manager

This role is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and driven individual to join the UK Youth Network Delivery Department. The Summer Jobs Programme is the largest programme in UK Youth’s portfolio. Funded until the end of 2026, the programme is currently operating in its second year. Reporting to the Head of Programmes, you will be responsible for programme managing our Summer Jobs programme. As Programme Manager, you will deliver the programme to a high standard and that the benefits to young people are realised. This will include ensuring that colleagues and stakeholders are clear on their roles and delivering on them effectively, that programme deliverables are met, risks managed effectively, and delivery is within budget.

Project Officer

This role creates a positive impact for young people by managing partners through the effective delivery of our youth work programmes, delivering high quality facilitation and training and building excellent relationships across a region to contribute to improvements in our network offer.

Working with Project Mangers across Network Delivery, you will enable the effective delivery of our provision to the youth sector through effective contract management and support for partnerships with Delivery Partners and Grantees. You will deliver high quality training and facilitated sessions, translating curriculum and content into engaging and effective delivery. Working across the Northeast of England, Wales and Northern Ireland you will pro-actively build relationships with organisations and networks and foster connections that will help to unlock youth work for all young people. You will gather insights from across your area to feed into and contribute to the development of our offer to our network.