Fellowship Programmes Manager

As England's largest social work charity, making life better for children whose family need the support of a social worker and keeping them safe from harm is at the heart of everything Frontline does. Working with and supporting our social workers is so important to us being able to do this, and that's what the Frontline Fellowship is all about.

Everyone who completes one of our programmes joins the Frontline Fellowship. A growing community of over 3,000, it brings together social workers from across England at every level of experience and offers them continued training and development so they can be the best they can for the children and families they support.

The Fellowship team, sitting within in our external relations directorate, works to develop, empower and support these social workers. We provide a space for our fellows to connect with each other, build partnerships and draw on each other's experiences.

Your role will be to lead and manage a team comprising of two programme managers, an officer and two coordinators, to steer them strategically to improve the life chances of children and families by enabling this rapidly expanding group of social workers to:

• develop their leadership and progress into more senior positions


• expand their toolkit and improve their social work practice


• cultivate and implement their innovative ideas


You will also work closely with the other managers in the external relations team - head of fundraising, communications and marketing manager and evaluation manager - as well as the external relations director, to maximise the charity's impact through our fellows.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Model and engender an ambition for continuous innovation and improvement


• Ensure all areas of the team's activity - Fellowship administration, fellow engagement and support, programme quality, event facilitation, project management - are of the highest standards


• Ensure the team tracks and analyses the relevant information to build a strong awareness of themes and learning across the team's work, We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as 'ChatGPT' etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.
  
  We are looking for an experienced manager who will set ambitious team objectives and targets, tracking and analysing these and adapting them as necessary. You will build strong and effective relationships across the charity, with fellows and with external key stakeholders.


We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we're looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role - and for the right candidate to make the role their own.

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.