Education Project Manager
Education Project Manager (maternity cover)
Terms and conditions
Job title: Education Project Manager
Reports to: Head of Programme, Education
Salary: £30,000 – £32,000 plus generous benefits package
Hours: 35 hours per week. Occasional evening work is required.
ELBA operates on a hybrid flexible working basis, where staff work both in-office and remotely throughout each week. The specific distribution of days in-office and remote work may vary depending on activities and events
Duration: Up to 12 months fixed term contract to cover maternity
Annual leave: 27 days per annum plus public holidays, 2 days volunteering leave
Location: ELBA, 5 Greenwich View Place, London E14 9NN
About ELBA
ELBA is a leading social regeneration charity in east London. Our mission is to develop employee volunteering and employment initiatives to decrease poverty, improve social mobility and increase equality for communities in east London and beyond. We facilitate corporate support from over 100 organisations into our community, education and employment programmes.
With over 35 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, ELBA engages over 16,000 corporate employees in volunteer programmes annually
that support employment, education and community initiatives. In 2024 the Community Works programme supported over 250 charities and social enterprises through engaging employee
volunteers in practical and skills-based volunteering opportunities.
Purpose of the job
The Education Programme at ELBA seeks to raise aspirations of young people, develop their business awareness, and support their employability competencies. Our work involves supporting secondary schools, colleges and universities, predominately through events bringing volunteers together from our corporate partners with local students to support the development of their employability skills and to raise aspirations. Working closely with ELBA’s corporate partners, the team engage students in various opportunities supporting Gatsby Benchmarks 5 & 6.
The role
This role will involve managing relationships with secondary schools, colleges, universities and ELBA corporate partner companies, providing vital support to coordinate and run events of varying scales throughout the academic year. This also includes supporting Mentoring Works, a programme that has been running since 1996 and connects Year 10 and Sixth Form/college students to volunteer business mentors working in the City and Canary Wharf. Taking the relationship lead for a number of our education institutions and corporate partners, the successful candidate will manage these relationships and ensure successful outcomes.
Working for ELBA
ELBA has a generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service; life assurance; 5% employer pension contribution; BUPA health cash plan; enhanced maternity and paternity pay; an active well-being and equalities programmes led by staff; a varied and busy learning and development schedule; cycle purchase scheme; and an Employee Assistance Helpline.
For more information please read the job description.
To apply, please fill out this form and upload your CV.
Deadline for applications: 23:59 Weds 25 March.
Interviews will be held on Mon 30 March.
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