Senior Programmes Manager

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Cook for Good to recruit a Senior Programmes Manager – an exciting opportunity to take the lead responsibility for all programmes and community activities.

Cook for Good is a purpose-driven social business that brings businesses and communities together through food. Their unique model tackles food poverty and social isolation while engaging corporate partners in impactful team-building experiences.

Location: King’s Cross, London, with working from home option

Salary: Circa £40-45,000 per annum FTE (depending on experience)

Hours: 3-4 days per week

In this dynamic role, you will work closely with the CEO and senior team to manage the community programme across Cook for Good at the Kings Cross site.

Key responsibilities

Working with CEO to design and enhance core services to deliver impact for community based on regular feedback and review
Line-managing the Pantry Manager, Community Manager, Operations Co-ordinator, and also have oversight of the active team of community volunteers
Working closely with co-founders, you will review, refine and enhance the charity’s work to ensure they deliver on their social mission and the impact they have set out to achieve.
Overseeing organisational budget ensuring delivery and resources are on track, working closely with Finance Director and reporting into CEO on monthly basis
Leading on reporting for all grant funded activities to funders and providing information to support reporting and updates to wider corporate partners and stakeholders
Co-ordinating evaluation and regular service reviews, quality assurance and membership feedback, working closely with the Community Manager to inform future enhancements and ensure they deliver on impact goals
Liaising with corporate partners and funders to manage pro bono support for community including co-ordinating work experience opportunities

About you

You will have experience of working in a senior programmes role (minimum 5 years) - ideally in another social enterprise or charity. You will have overseen the set up and running of community programmes and working with a wide range of stakeholders from community beneficiaries to delivery partners to corporate donors or clients. Your experience will ideally include management of programmes covering employability and/or advisory provision. You will also have worked with volunteers and will be experienced in all the aspects involved with this from managing teams to budgets and reporting to funders and other stakeholders.

You might be a foodie – but you absolutely don’t have to be. What you do need is a passion for the mission.

If this sounds like you and you enjoy working in a small creative team and have a flexible mindset such that you thrive in an organisation that moves quickly, then please do get in touch!

How to apply

If you’re excited by this opportunity, please contact Lizzy Clark at Harris Hill at lizzy.clark@harrishill.co.uk

Deadline for applications: Monday 24th March

Join Cook for Good and be part of something truly impactful.

Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.