Programme Coordinator

at  The Elephant Group

Job description
At The Elephant Group, we believe talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. That’s where we come in. We’re on an urgent mission to create equitable access to top universities for talented young people from underrepresented backgrounds. As our Programme Coordinator, you’ll play a significant role in helping us drive this change.
This is a chance to blend a love of delivering content to audiences via virtual and in person events with an enthusiasm for working with groups of young people, schools and university partners. As well as this, you’ll have a flair for providing fantastic customer service with great project management, communication and organisation skills to juggle multiple events and programmes simultaneously. Lastly above all you’ll have a passion for our mission to support young people to reach their full potential.
In the role, you’ll support our Head of Programmes in the delivery of our transformative programmes – Elephant Access and Meta Method. Programme Coordinators are at the heart of our programme delivery, taking an important role in managing our online and in-person activities including webinars, school visits, and larger events such as our annual Launch, Spring Conference, and Summer Academy events. They also support our evaluation work and social media strategy.
We are a small charity with big plans. In 2024 we were short listed for the “Student Mobility Impact Award” and our inspiring CEO Jayne Taylor, was a finalist in the “Rising Chief Executive” category at the Third Sector Awards. .
This is a brilliant opportunity for a warm, relatable, hard-working graduate to make a difference from the work you do (as well as developing yourself) working in a fast-paced ambitious charity. Come and join our friendly herd!
Salary: £23,000- £26,000 depending on experience
Contract: Permanent (subject to a successful probation review at 3 months)
Hours: Full-time only (we are not able to offer job share or compressed hours)
Benefits: 28 days holiday plus 3 days at Christmas and bank holidays, 5% pension contribution, hybrid working, training & development opportunities
Location: Midlands/Yorkshire- Hybrid. Travel to partner schools in the Midlands & Yorkshire 2-3 times a week depending on business need, and occasional travel to London
You will need a suitable home working space. We will provide your equipment including furniture if required. You need to reside in Midlands or Yorkshire (or very close to these locations). Frequent organisational travel is expected with expenses paid.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

We welcome applications from people that have an enthusiasm for our social mobility mission and the following:

• Confident public speaking and chairing / leading small group meetings.
• Experience in creating and delivering content to a variety of audiences including sixth form students and teachers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with an ability to prioritise.
• Energised by interacting with our young people and skilled at delivering fantastic customer service
• Impact driven. Able to work proactively to overcome obstacles to achieve the organisation’s goals with a zeal for achieving excellence.
• Comfortable working in a changing environment using your initiative.
• Hold an undergraduate or post graduate degree

• Hold a valid driving licence, with access to a car.

Please refer the Job description for details