EY EY Foundation - Bradford Programme Manager Permanent 

United Kingdom, England, Manchester 

445157671

The EY Foundation helps young people, disadvantaged in the labour market, to fulfil their work potential. We are unique in our position as the link between employers and young people, having strong relationships with both.

As an independent charity we have to diversify and raise our own income through traditional fundraising, grants and, increasingly, through the development of our work with corporate partners.

This role profile provides an outline of what will be involved in your role rather than an exhaustive list of duties. Both you and this role will naturally evolve.

In your role you will be expected to demonstrate or develop leadership competences based on the Foundation’s four key values. They are:

• Growth mindset – increase our impact on more young people through dedication, innovation and hard work
• Empower people – everyone is given the opportunity to develop and to succeed
• Courage – use new learning and diversity of thought to challenge the status quo, embracing lessons learned even if a project misses its targets
• Collaboration – build relationships – internally and externally – to share ideas, embed an inclusive approach, and achieve bigger outcomes.

Whatever your specific responsibilities and specialisms, your role in management means you will be working strategically in your area of specialism and cognisant of the impact of your work on other teams. You will be leading your team and function, making decisions on delivery of outcomes, planning resource needs and negotiating. You will work under your own autonomy, require little supervision, and will be a proactive supporter in achieving the wider organisational objectives.

The Bradford Programme Manager will lead on the development and implementation of this work.

Regional planning and delivery

• Lead on the development and strategy of our place-based work in Bradford focusing specifically on our project to reimagine work experience.
• Ownership of regional KPIs and targets.
• Work closely with local stakeholders (public, private and charity sector, education, young people, etc) to co-design, plan and deliver the project.
• Ensure compliance with the EY Foundation Child Protection policy, undertake training and carry out tasks/responsibilities as a Designated Safeguarding Officer.
• Work closely with the Data and Impact team to enable continuous improvement and maximise impact.

Stakeholder engagement and management

• Build exceptional client relationships with our corporate partners and other employers (EY and others) who are engaged in our work in Bradford.
• Build strong local networks with employers and other organisations to support our work and to grow our local footprint.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with members of the wider EY Foundation team to ensure alignment on our work in Bradford.
• Establish strong relationships with identified schools, colleges and partner organisations.

Other responsibilities

• Represent the EY Foundation at events (internal and external and includes evening/breakfast events)

Your experience and knowledge

• What you will bring to the Foundation is your demonstrable experience and knowledge in the following areas:
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the local context within Bradford
• Experience of successfully engaging and managing senior level stakeholders, ideally across a range of sectors
• Extensive experience of supporting young people from low-income backgrounds
• Experience in running complex projects with diverse stakeholder involvement
• Demonstrable ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Excellent facilitation and public speaking skills including the ability to adapt style to the audience (e.g. young people, senior stakeholders etc)
• Experience of working in a delivery-focused organisation
• Demonstrable knowledge of issues and opportunities facing young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in relation to their transition to work
• Delivering strategic and operational plans for your area of specialism and/or broader disciplines
• Accountability for performance against agreed financial targets
• Making business/service area critical decisions that have had a positive impact
• Delivering targeted outcomes
• Delivering excellent customer service, to internal or external customers or service users
• Qualitative improvement across one or more service or delivery areas
• The ability to effectively convey information and ideas is crucial to success in this position
• Strong and evidenced commitment to diversity
• Strong commitment to improve the working lives and prospects of disadvantaged young people in the UK

You will be able to demonstrate the competences expected of an EY Foundation Manager. Where you need more time to fully develop those competences we will support you in so doing.