DiversITy-talent
Programme and Delivery Manager
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Company Description
Creating opportunities for underrepresented and untapped pools of diverse talent by changing misconceptions of a career in modern business and technology.
DiversITy-talent is a Community Interest Company (CIC) set up to inspire young people, communities, underrepresented and untapped talent pools from diverse backgrounds into business and technology careers. Additionally, DiversITy-talent creates pathways for diverse talent across outreach, immersive business or community-based training, mentoring and wider marketplace engagement.
Our DiversITy-talent Awards, mentoring programmes, workplace readiness programmes, powerful new business skills trainings and awareness-raising will have a significant impact across schools, colleges, higher ed, underrepresented and marginalised communities, youth groups, teenagers and our ageing population who would like to reskill for the increasingly digital world and workplace. All this with true focus on diversity, equity and inclusion through specific focus on SEND and NEET young people, or young adults who have not had the opportunity to learn or contribute in the way DiversITy-talent encourages them to do so.
Our programme’s aim: To solve society or community challenges through applying modern business skills, digital ways of working, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and appropriate technology to find winning, practical solutions that can be implemented successfully. Each group is mentored and uses Design Thinking to understand the problem and find the solution, building the collaborative human skills we require in the workplace of today and for tomorrow. Each group is required to pitch their idea through storytelling and through demonstrating their prototype to a panel of invited guests.
Each group completing the challenge will be officially recognised with an accredited certificate detailing the project work and skills gained through approximately a 24-30-hour programme. Our activities will equip all those taking part with work-ready knowledge, skills and behaviours that will lead to broader career choices and opportunities, in a landscape in which technology is everywhere and unavoidable. For the best ideas we help the groups take their solution forward, perhaps to secure funding or for support from their school, college, community etc. This is supported by ongoing coaching and further learning opportunities to help those ready prepare for work experience and their first jobs (i.e. CV building workshops, interview skills, interpersonal effectiveness, personal branding, questioning and listening techniques and more.
Role Description
Job Title: Programme and Delivery Manager – DiversITy-talent and Appl-i
Date Issued: July 2026
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Reporting to: Jeremy Blain, Co Founder and Chief Operating Officer DiversITy-Talent
Primary Delivery Location: Telford / West Midlands
Administrative Location: Home office or as above
1. Role Purpose
The Programme and Delivery Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management, coordination and successful delivery of the DiversITy-talent (DVITT) programme across schools, colleges, community hubs and business. The postholder reports formally to Jeremy Blain, Programme Director, and works in regular communication with the CEO, Anna Somaiya, to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, programme standards, sponsor expectations and organisational growth plans.
The role combines programme leadership, hands-on delivery, team coordination, stakeholder engagement, content development and structured internal and external reporting.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Programme Delivery (DVITT)
- Lead facilitation of the DVITT programme at schools, colleges, in our partner offices and in our communities.
- Deliver additional sessions in schools or other sites as agreed.
- Plan, organise and prepare sessions and resources to ensure effective delivery.
- Maintain high learner attendance, engagement and completion rates.
- Ensure consistent delivery quality across all DVITT locations.
B. Programme Management and Strategic Support
- Lead programme planning for the full 2026–27 roll-out year.
- Support Anna and Jeremy with programme evolution, strategic development and funding activity.
- Contribute to advisory board meetings, events, fundraising presentations and strategic discussions.
- Provide insights and recommendations that support organisational growth and programme expansion.
C. Stakeholder Management
Internal Stakeholders
- Day to day communication with partner, external and internal stakeholders, overseeing communication, planning and issue resolution.
- Managing goals and reporting monthly, based on specific and shared KPIs between ourselves and our partners.
- Participate in DVITT Facilitator Team meetings, ensuring weekly communication, updates and team alignment.
- Work closely with Anna and Jeremy to ensure consistency in messaging, delivery and programme priorities.
External Stakeholders
- Support Anna and Jeremy in ensuring sponsors are fully informed, engaged and able to participate in delivery through mentoring, expertise and business insight.
- Provide Anna and Jeremy with timely updates, opportunities for involvement and consistent communication.
- Support partner visibility and PR opportunities where relevant.
D. Content Ownership and Programme Development
- Suggest improvements and gain approval for updates for DVITT programme materials including workbooks, facilitator guides and learner resources.
- Once approved manage website content updates in collaboration with Khalid, ensuring monthly additions of photos, videos and programme news.
- Maintain the DVITT GDrive content library, ensuring completeness, accuracy and accessibility for the full team.
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E. Reporting and KPI Management
The Programme and Delivery Manager will oversee all internal and external reporting and KPI structures.
Internal Reporting
- Create and maintain a KPI Dashboard updated monthly across the programs in schools, College and Communities for ourselves and in line with partner needs in Telford.
- Provide fortnightly internal reports to Anna and Jeremy including programme progress, KPI performance, risks, blockers, achievements, budget updates and facilitator insights.
- Collaborate with Anna and Jeremy to help produce the end-of-year internal KPI report consolidating programme data and outcomes.
External Sponsor Reporting
- Produce clear, detailed monthly reports for sponsors including KPI results, evidence, progress updates and talent identification.
- Work with Anna and Jeremy and ensure sponsors feel valued, involved and informed through structured and consistent reporting.
E. DVITT Facilitator Team Leadership
- Participate in weekly update sessions with the facilitator team run by Jeremy.
- Collect insights and progress updates for reporting and implementation.
- Provide guidance, support and problem-solving for facilitators.
- Ensure consistent delivery standards and alignment across all sites.
What We Are Looking For
- Passion and can-do energy, with ability to manage multiple aspects of the job and independently and as part of our team.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships with schools, community groups, businesses, and local authorities.
- Proficiency in organizing events, workshops, and training sessions, including logistical planning and coordination of staff and volunteers.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the capacity to inspire and engage young people and underrepresented talent pools.
- Confidence to facilitate groups going through our programmes - i.e. meetings, group training sessions, training, education.
- Leadership abilities, including team coordination, performance oversight, and collaborative problem solving.
- Comfort with data tracking and reporting to measure program impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Ability to work on-site in Telford, from home / hub, and travel locally as needed to meet partners, communities, and schools.
- Commitment to equity, inclusion, and non-discriminatory practices, with a passion for advancing diverse.
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