Programme Manager: Young People & Communities

The Programme Manager: Young People & Communities devises and produces impactful cultural activities alongside communities and young people within the Bradford District with a particular focus on delivery in Keighley. The postholder is a member of the core staff team contributing to the strategic planning and operational delivery of Word Up North.

Working with community groups and young people aged 5-18, you will deliver programmes encouraging creativity with words, reading and writing in a range of forms. Outcomes will increase participants’ well-being, confidence, and connectedness, and help to define, communicate, and celebrate a sense of place.

You will work with schools, libraries, community leaders, freelance writers, artists and creative practitioners to deliver the programmes, managing relationships on a day-to-day basis. You will also be a key point of contact for funders, partners and stakeholders and be responsible for collecting data, evaluating the projects you manage, and reporting their outcomes.

The role is being offered on fixed-term basis initially until 31 March 2028, with an option for the contract to be extended if organisational goals are achieved.