Programme Manager (Award)

Vacancy at Student Minds

Programme Manager (Award)

Salary £ 33,580

Remote, with occasional travel to Leeds

Details

Are you a highly organised project leader with a track record of developing rigorous and impactful processes? Do you want to lead the delivery of the nationally-recognised accreditation transforming mental health in higher education? This could be the role for you.

We’re looking for a methodical and strategic Programme Manager (Award) to manage the end-to-end delivery of University Mental Health Charter (UMHC) Award and act as key spokesperson for the programme. 

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring that the Award upholds its standards and values, and continues to develop and scale, supporting positive change for staff and students at universities across the UK.

• Lead the delivery of the nationally-recognised accreditation for mental health in higher education: the University Mental Health Charter Award.
• The UMHC Award recognises universities that promote the mental health and wellbeing of their university communities and supports them to continually improve.
• You will own the end-to-end management of a complex, high-profile and impactful programme, balancing administrative excellence and strategic development.

• Drive the Award lifecycle, from onboarding universities, coordinating our network of assessors and managing the Award panel.
• Scale and continually improve the Award process, ensuring it remains rigorous, impactful and values-led.
• Act as key spokesperson and point of contact for universities and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for budget, risk and line management.

• Proven track record of managing complex projects.
• Experience developing, maintaining and improving robust systems and processes.
• A rigorous approach to accuracy and quality control.
• Comfortable holding difficult conversations with stakeholders at all levels.
• A commitment to co-production, equality, anti-racism and an interest in mental health.

Find out more about the essential criteria for this role by downloading our Recruitment Pack from the documents section below.

• The chance to contribute to a high-impact national programme supporting better mental health for university communities across the UK.
• Experience in a varied role with opportunities to learn and develop.
• A supportive and collaborative workplace culture that values wellbeing.
• Flexibility in how and where you work.

• Download the recruitment packin the document section at the bottom of this page, where you’ll find more information about the role including responsibilities and person specifications.
• Download and complete our application form- instead of collecting CVs, we use an application form to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for all.
  • Please refrain from including any identifying details in your application answers.
• Uploadyour completed application form as aword document.
  • Please note that once you start your application on our portal, you will have 24 hours to upload your completed form. Before clicking “Apply” and beginning the application process, make sure your form is fully completed and ready to upload.
• Complete the Equality Monitoring Form.

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Student Minds is committed to building an inclusive team and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and walks of life.

Benefits

We want people to thrive at Student Minds; we believe you do your best work when you feel your best. As such, our team comes first and we are proud of our culture. We offer a supportive, flexible and enjoyable place to work, with a number of benefits:

- Generous annual leave allowance: 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus a 2-week winter closure.

- Flexible working: we encourage all employees to reflect on when and where they work best and how they need to fit work around caring or other commitments. Our core hours are 10.00-15.00 during which availability is required unless on leave or with an approved schedule.

- Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do- we support staff to implement Wellness Action Plans, provide an employee assistance programme (with free counselling, plus fitness, nutrition and wellbeing resources), and offer 10% of weekly working hours for employees to invest in their wellbeing (for example using the time for exercise, hobbies, appointments, or spending time with family and friends).

- Learning and development opportunities: we host in-person and online team days focusing on skill-sharing, professional growth, knowledge exchange and fostering collaboration and connection. We also offer a range of other development opportunities such as training, mentoring and coaching.

- Winter flu vaccination: to support your health and productivity, we offer reimbursement for winter flu jabs.

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