Education Program Manager

Ablaze is looking for an experienced, passionate and organised individual to play a key role in delivering employability workshops for NEET young people and supporting our secondary school career mentoring programme in Bristol and the surrounding areas.

Do you have experience working with schools or colleges, delivering workshops and collaborating with partners to create meaningful impact for young people? Then we'd love to hear from you!

Ablaze is an independent charity that exists to tackle inequality of opportunity for young people across the West of England. We do this by harnessing the skills and commitment of business volunteers to deliver a range of programmes for young people aged 7-25. We work to support those who are under‑served, under‑estimated, disengaged or lacking social collateral.

We are seeking a confident and motivated Education Programme Manager to deliver workshops on our Employment & Skills programme for 16‑24-year-olds and support with our Career Mentoring Programme. This role will work closely with existing team members including our Senior Programme Manager and Employment and Skills Project Manager and focus on high‑quality workshop delivery and meaningful impact measurement. The successful candidate will be comfortable working directly with young people, including those who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET and confident building relationships with teachers, employers and delivery partners.

They will also play a key role in ensuring our programmes remain relevant, engaging and responsive to the needs of the young people we support.

Location:

Bristol

Working hours:

28 hours/week (minimum 2 days in the office)

Job type:
Part time - 0.8, initial contract for 2 years.

Sector:
Voluntary Sector

• Attend Career Mentoring sessions at schools and businesses
• Build relationships with partner schools & businesses to ensure smooth programme delivery
• Delivery of Employability and Skills Workshops for NEET young people
• Adapt content to meet the needs of different groups and learning styles
• Lead ongoing development of workshop content
• Work closely with Employment & Skills Project Manager to ensure programme outcomes

• Lead on collection, analysis and reporting of Career Mentoring programme impact data
• Produce high-quality impact reports for business partners and stakeholders
• Develop feedback loops with schools, volunteers and employers
• Track key outcomes and contribute to continuous improvement of programmes

• Act as a key point of contact for employer partners in relation to impact and reporting
• Gather and share feedback from programme volunteers
• Support the development of strong, long‑term corporate relationships
• Represent the organisation at events and partner meetings where needed
• Work collaboratively with our Senior Programme Manager and Employment & Skills Project Manager to ensure alignment across programmes
• Contribute to content refinement based on feedback and impact data
• Support cross‑programme learning and best practice sharing
• Assist in scaling and improving programme delivery models

• Experience delivering programmes or workshops for young people
• Experience of session planning and evaluations
• Strong understanding of employability, careers education or youth engagement
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation or impact reporting
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a team
• Desire to champion and uphold our mission and values
• Experience working with NEET young people or vulnerable groups
• Experience working with businesses or corporate volunteers
• Knowledge of education or skills sector frameworks
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

• Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays & paid leave between Christmas & New Year
• 1 personal volunteering day per year
• Flexible, hybrid working

This position is open until noon on Thursday 9th July 2026. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis. Interviews are planned for w/b 13th July.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Ablaze CEO, Gilly Samuddin at: enquiries