Programme Manager

Join us to make London a safer city for everyone.

An exciting 12-month Fixed Term opportunity for a Programme Manager has opened up at London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).

London’s VRU is focused on stopping violence before it happens through an approach that is rooted in prevention and early intervention.

We are tasked with focussing on a strengths-based & health & wellbeing approach to reducing violence across the capital, increasing feelings of safety for all Londoners especially children, and ensuring that communities and young Londoners are at the heart of sustainable and long-term change. We also have a Young Persons Advisory Group who guide our activity & play an active role in our governance.

You can also find out more about the VRU itself by visiting our website.

This is anewrole withprimaryresponsibility fordevelopingand drivinga range ofpolicies andprogrammesacrossthe VRU, including delivery of a London-wide safety programme as part of the Mayor’s Investment in Youth Clubs, supporting new sports initiatives which includes the oversight of a new partnership to deliver the Premier League Kicks programme in London and supporting developing new strands of work connected to the VRU’s Community Safety & Prevention and Communities and Young People portfolios. The Programme Manager willwork collaboratively across the VRU, MOPAC and GLAandestablishnew partnershipsto drive forward the work.

We are seekingan officer with strong commissioning experience,strong experience of working on issues related to violence reduction and/or tertiary youth work,alongside aproven ability to manageprogrammes,work atpaceandbuild partnershipstodeliver high-quality outcomes.

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