Programme Manager – Hertfordshire and West London

Schools

Are you looking for a purpose-driven role where your work directly transforms young lives? MCR Pathways is seeking a Programme Manager for our relationship-based mentoring programme in Hertfordshire and West London. We are a life-changing mentoring charity dedicated to supporting young people who have faced an unfair start in life, helping them overcome barriers and achieve their full potential.

About the role:
The Programme Manager will manage, advise and support our Pathways Coordinators in schools and other partner organisations. The main goal is to make sure our programme is fully integrated and highly effective in schools and with partners across Hertfordshire and West London.

Key responsibilities:
- Provide support, development, training, management and motivation to MCR staff in schools and other partner organisations
- Support school integration of the programme and a consistently high quality standard of programme delivery
- Develop and support partnerships with the Local Councils, further and higher education institutions, local business and all MCR stakeholders
- Provide analysis of programme performance, impact and development

About you:
- Experience of developing and effectively managing teams and programmes
- Self-motivated and skilled at motivating others
- Experience of or strong interest in working or volunteering in the third sector
- Experience of working within or in collaboration with secondary schools
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritise
- Experience of coordinating and analysing qualitative and quantitative data

About MCR Pathways:
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. We currently support over 7,800 young people across the UK who’ve had an unfair start in life, through our community of mentors, donors, staff, and partners. They are united by a shared belief: that every young person deserves someone to help them find their way. We believe in the power of mentoring and that a single connection can change a life.

We connect young people with volunteer mentors who offer support, encouragement and a listening ear. The aim is to empower young people to define their own ambitions, supporting them from aspiration to achievement. It’s more than academic success; it’s about instilling belief, resilience and the chance to thrive.

Mentoring is at the heart of what we do, but not all we do. We create opportunities like career tasters, job shadowing, and work experience helping young people access networks and pathways they might not otherwise reach. We support them into further and higher education, apprenticeships and employment and fulfilling careers helping them live their best life.

MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.

Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary.

Please note, this role is subject to a DBS check and two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer.

Successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK prior to employment commencing.

MCR Pathways subscribes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) regarding disclosure & barring.

MCR Pathways is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a DBS check. Applications to process DBSs will only be submitted once the successful candidate has accepted the offer of a position.

MCR Pathways is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

MCR Pathways guarantees an interview to all candidates who are care experienced, by which we mean if you are or have ever been in foster care, residential care, kinship care or been looked after at home, and meet the minimum criteria outlined within the person specification.

MCR Pathways

Mitchell Library,
Berkeley Street
Glasgow,
UK
G3 7DN

MCR Pathways is a SCIO regulated by OSCR,
Scottish Charity number SC045816

Contact Us

info@mcrpathways.org
Scotland: 0141 221 0200
England: 0330 133 4613

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