Programme Manager (3-4 days a week)

London, Greater London (Hybrid) £34,000–£36,000 full-time equivalent, pro-rated to 3–4 days/week. Part-time (3–4 days per week) Contract (12 month fixed term contract - potential to extend).

About Media Trust

At Media Trust, we believe when everyone has an equal voice, we’ll get to a more equal society. That’s why we connect media organisations with charities and under-represented talent to empower the third sector and advance media representation. We design and deliver innovative and impactful training for charities so they can communicate more effectively to support their communities and drive social change. We also match charities with media industry volunteers for hands‑on support. At the same time, we provide under-represented talent with the skills, access and mentoring to progress their careers in the media and creative sectors.

About the role

Are you an experienced and knowledgeable programme manager with a passion for supporting charities and under-represented communities to advocate for change? Media Trust is looking for an experienced programme manager to lead on the delivery of two new communications capacity‑building programmes – one focusing on charities tackling health inequalities and another focusing on people affected by the No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) immigration rule. Both programmes are aimed at enabling participants to safely and effectively engage with the media and advocate for change. You will be working directly with charities, communities and individual participants on both these programmes. You will also work with external trainers and media industry volunteers to deliver the training and related support.

Key responsibilities

• Programme Management and Evaluation
• Oversee the launch and delivery of the programmes ensuring all activity runs to schedule and on budget.
• Plan, recruit and deliver training for programme participants and liaise with trainers, ensuring content is well‑suited to the needs of the cohorts and the programmes’ objectives.
• Recruit and engage programme participants, encourage participation and retention, support any accessibility needs and ensure the training aligns with participants’ needs and expectations.
• Deliver and facilitate monthly peer supports across each programme.
• Lead on safeguarding across the programmes, ensuring Media Trust’s safeguarding policies are adhered to and the wellbeing and safety of participants is protected.
• Manage the collection and analysis of programme data and insights, ensuring impact is evidenced with high‑quality data and compelling case studies.
• Manage the programmes’ budgets, providing accurate and up‑to‑date financial reporting.
• Partnerships
• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with partner organisations, charities, media industry volunteers and wider sector partners.
• Share latest trends and programme‑related insights to help Media Trust secure new funders/partners for additional communications capacity‑building programmes for charities.

What we are looking for in you

Essential skills

• At least five years’ experience of programme management or working on social justice projects or campaigns.
• Extensive facilitation experience, including facilitating spaces for a wide range of groups.
• Proven skills in managing both in‑person and online events.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills, with the capacity to plan, prioritise, and manage multiple workstreams and deadlines effectively.
• Experience of effective budget management.
• Proactive and takes initiative; can work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Commitment to equal opportunities and Media Trust’s values.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience of working with the media.
• Understanding of the media and the barriers people might face when it comes to participating in the media.
• Knowledge of one or more of the areas these projects focus on (health inequalities and migration) is a bonus.

Working at Media Trust

Media Trust is an ambitious charity, full of passionate people. We are a small and dynamic team that works collaboratively and supports each other to achieve our vision of a more representative media and equal society where everyone has a voice. In return we offer:

• Remote working with a monthly co‑working allowance.
• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Flexible First employer.
• Opportunity to work flexible hours.
• Pension contributions.
• 2 volunteer days each year.
• Opportunity to attend up to two Media Trust Open Courses each year at no cost to you.

Media Trust values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part‑time and term‑time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours.