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Senior Programme Manager: Climate Programmes

Remote, but regular travel to London for team meetings and events

• Salary

  £37-£41K

• Hours of work

  Monday- Friday (35 hours p/w). Part-time options considered for the right candidate.

• Contract

  Fixed-term

• Closing date

  15 December 2025

• Reporting to

  Head of Charity Services

• Contract length

  1-year fixed term contract (with potential to extend subject to funding)

• Candidates invited to interview will be contacted by Friday 19 December 2025
• First round of interviews will take place week commencing 5 January 2026
• Second round interviews will take place week commencing 12 January 2026

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About Media Trust

At Media Trust, we believe when everyone has an equal voice, we’ll get to a more equal society. 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 they need to progress their careers in the media and creative sectors. For more information about Media Trust’s work, see our 2024/5 Impact Report. 

About the role

This role will lead Media Trust’s climate work. You will run our flagship Communicating Climate programme and lead Media Trust’s work on the Diverse Voices programme. You will help us further develop our climate work and ensure our existing programmes are cutting edge and meet the demands of this moment. 

This role will directly manage our Communicating Climate programme. The Senior Programme Manager will build on the success of the past five years of the programme and further develop the programme content and structure to maximise impact for participating organisations. With support from a programme co-ordinator, you will ensure the smooth delivery of the programme, including recruiting and managing a cohort of climate organisations; overseeing the budget and timeline; managing our relationships with funders, trainers and partners; and impact evaluation and reporting.

You will also oversee our role in the Diverse Voices programme, which works to amplify the voices of people and communities most impacted by climate change. The programme is run by a consortium of organisations, including Race Equality Foundation, Turn2Us and Disability Rights UK. Media Trust is the media partner, delivering communications-related training and support to the participants.

Your line manager will be Media Trust’s Head of Charity Services and the role will sit within our charity services team. This role does not currently have any direct line management responsibilities.

Please note that whilst this is a remote role, the Media Trust team meets in-person in London on a monthly basis and regular travel to London for meetings and events is required.

Key responsibilities

Programme Management of Communicating Climate 

• Lead our Communicating Climate programme, ensuring it is high quality, innovative and tailored to the needs and priorities of climate and environmental organisations
• Recruit and build successive new cohorts of climate charities, user-led organisations and community groups, supporting them through the programme to ensure high levels of engagement and collaboration
• Recruit and work with trainers and climate experts and our media and creative industry partners to develop engaging, practical and tailored training content, activities and resources
• Plan and ensure the smooth delivery of all activities (including training, workshops, peer to peer networking sessions and other events), ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and lead to planned outcomes
• Work with Media Trust’s media and creative industry partners to develop tailored training, mentoring and digital resources for the climate and environment sector
• Manage the Advisory Group for Communicating Climate, which is comprised of leading media organisations, climate charities and sector experts, coordinating regular meetings, building relationships with members and facilitating opportunities for the Advisory Group to shape and input into the direction of the programme
• Manage relationships with our key programme and sector partners including Climate Outreach, Heard and others, build relationships with a wide range of sector organisations
• Work with media industry partners to design and deliver activities for volunteers from leading media and creative agencies to provide pro bono strategic communications support to climate charities
• Manage the programme budget and financial reporting
• Lead on the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the programme, ensuring impact is evidenced by high quality data and producing impact reports
• Maintain up to date knowledge of trends and developments in the climate and strategic communications space and embed these insights into the programme content

Programme Management of Diverse Voices 

• Coordinate a programme of media training, delivered in partnership with external trainers
• Facilitate peer support sessions for the participants
• Connect champions with news organisations and journalists, including through speed pitching sessions and a media mentorship programme (with support from Media Trust’s Volunteering team)
• Produce a toolkit for the media on how to find and engage diverse voices in climate conversations
• Attend quarterly steering group meetings for the programme

Other Thematic Strategic Communications Programmes 

• Identify new opportunities for climate work for Media Trust
• Share key learnings and best practice across our thematic programmes (our other thematic programme is the Stronger Voices Programme)
• Support the Head of Charity Services with securing grant and other funding for new thematic strategic communications programmes and climate work, contributing to the development of future programmes and funding applications
• Collaborate with our MarComms team to craft compelling copy for various platforms including web, e-marketing, and social media channels

What we are looking for in you: 

Essential: 

• A passion for social and climate justice, with significant experience delivering impactful work in these areas
• Demonstrable track record of successful programme management and delivery
• Experience of designing and delivering training and/or capacity building projects, with strong workshop facilitation, hosting and public speaking skills
• Experience of organising and managing events, including online and face to face events, co-ordinating participants and trainers and overseeing logistics
• Experience of developing and maintaining successful partnerships with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enjoys working with people and getting the best out of partners and project participants
• A good understanding of strategic communications. Experience of media, communications or campaigns is desirable
• Highly organised with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage your own time
• An understanding of financial processes with experience of developing, managing and reporting on project budgets
• Ability to take initiative, be pro-active and work autonomously when necessary
• A passion for, and commitment to, the aims and values of Media Trust

Desirable: 

• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to produce clear and engaging copy and content for our website, guides, blogs or digital resources
• Experience of writing funding applications
• Line management experience, including providing professional development support and guidance
• Experience in data management and analysis and/or monitoring and evaluation of programmes

The above job description is a guide to the work you may be required to undertake. It does not form part of your contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

We understand that no applicant is likely to perfectly align with every point in the job specification. If you are enthusiastic about this role, passionate about the power of media to drive positive social change and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment, so don’t hesitate to showcase your unique skills and experiences and what you can bring to Media Trust.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience matches the essential and desirable skills and experience outlined in the job pack. If you use AI tools, please use them thoughtfully. Your application should reflect your own voice and experiences. Applications that feel generic or don’t convey a genuine understanding of the role are unlikely to be shortlisted

We are using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias and therefore ask that you please apply via CharityJob.

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The team at Media Trust is committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please don’t hesitate to contact roles@mediatrust.org. 

Due to the high volume of CVs and applications we receive, we can’t always get back to everyone, although we will try our best.

Application deadline:

• Please submit your application by 9AM, Monday 15 December2025
• Candidates invited to interview will be contacted by Friday 19 December 2025
• First round of interviews will take place week commencing 5 January 2026
• Second round interviews will take place week commencing 12 January 2026

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 in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for motivated, agile and value-driven people to join our team. In return we offer:

• Remote working – while Media Trust does not have a physical office, we meet regularly in London for team collaboration and training, which requires occasional travel (typically 2–3 times per month)
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated if part time)
• Flexible hours, to be agreed with line manager
• Pension contributions
• 2 volunteer days each year
• Attend two Media Trust Communications courses each year at no cost to you

Flexible working at Media Trust

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. 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. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility and equipment or other support you need. We’re not always able to support every request. However, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Media Trust values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer.

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