Programme Manager
Home-based (England) with travel across the UK and some overnight stays
The Organisation
Perennial is the nation's only charity dedicated to helping people in horticulture. Together with our network of partners, we provide free support, information, advice, financial assistance, and services for horticulturalists and their loved ones experiencing illness, disability, bereavement, family breakdown, and financial difficulties.
We have a real focus on improving the health and wellbeing outcomes of people working in horticulture and have an ambitious preventative strategy to create better futures for people working in horticulture.
We are now looking for a Programme Manager to support our self-employed members and join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of up to £33,000 per annum
- 25 days' holiday, plus Bank Holidays (with increases for long service)
- Pension
- DIS benefit (3x salary)
- Sickness pay
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Well-established family friendly policies, including the ability to have extra unpaid leave
- Time off for dependants
This is a unique opportunity for an individual with a background in providing advice to micro businesses or experience of running a successful horticultural business to join our dedicated organisation.
You'll have the chance to make a tangible impact on the lives of self-employed horticulturists, empowering them with the skills and knowledge they need to build successful businesses, leaving a lasting legacy of success for those who need it most.
So, if you're ready to bring your creativity, vision and drive to a role where you can make a difference, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As a Programme Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of strategic programmes designed to build better futures for self-employed horticulturists across the UK.
You'll create engaging, solutions-focused programmes that provide business education and guidance, ensuring that individuals in horticulture have access to the resources, tools and support they need to thrive.
Forging key partnerships, you'll maximise the reach and impact of our initiatives, driving positive change at scale, and upskill and support our teams with information, tools and resources.
Additionally, you will:
- Organise industry engagement activities
- Provide support and guidance to service teams
- Manage, monitor and support the reporting of risks
About You
To be considered as a Programme Manager, you will need:
- Experience of providing advice and information to self-employed individuals or micros businesses OR experience in running a successful business in horticulture
- Experience of teaching people the skills and knowledge to be self employed
- Experience of training, running workshops or delivering presentations
- The ability to build positive working relationships
- In-depth knowledge of the self-employed / micro business landscape
The closing date for this role is the 13th September 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Business Coach, Small Business Coach, Small Business Advisor, Micro Business Advisor, Self-Employment Programme Manager, Horticultural Business Advisor, or Horticulture Support Manager.
Webrecruit and Perennial, Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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