Project Manager - Lived Experience Health Programmes

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This is an exciting new leadership role within User Voice’s London team, responsible for delivering two major programmes at the intersection of Health Justice and forensic mental health services.

The Project Manager will lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of these initiatives, ensuring they meet strategic objectives and deliver meaningful impact for participants and stakeholders.

This role is ideal for someone with lived experience of the criminal justice system who is already leading complex projects and managing teams and partnerships.

Alongside submitting your CV, please use your cover letter to answer the following questions: 

• Your lived experience of the criminal justice system, how it informs your work at all levels & why you want this job.
• Your project management experience (minimum two years).
• Your experience supporting or leading volunteers, peer workers, or lived experience roles.
• Your skills in facilitation, co‑production, engagement, and working with vulnerable groups.
• You experience of working within complex systems such as prisons, NHS services, and/ or forensic mental health.
• Your experience of being a line manager.
• Your safeguarding and risk management experience.

• Full-time
• Permanent
• Up to £40K dependant on experience
• Bank holidays plus 25 days holiday pro-rata.
• Probationary period: Six months
• You must be offcommunity order / prison license

1. Download the full Job description

2. Send your CV and cover letter (answering the above questions) to recruitment@uservoice.org by 14th April, 2026.

We encourage you to apply ASAP.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis.