Ark
Programme Coordinator
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Reports to: Programme Delivery Manager
Location: West London (with flexible working available)
Contract: Permanent
Pattern: Full time (standard 09:00 - 5:30pm)
Salary: £27,250 - £29,000 (depending on experience)
Interviews to take place w/c 3rd & 10th August 2026
We’re looking for an enthusiastic Programme Coordinator with experience of coordinating programmes, projects and operational activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate training logistics and provide operational support across the Initial Teacher Training programme, ensuring activities are delivered effectively and efficiently
- Plan, coordinate and deliver event logistics for programme launches, summer schools and training sessions, from preparation and delivery through to evaluation, across both online and in-person formats
- Undertake financial administration activities, including programme fee administration, bursary administration, audit processes, invoice processing, and monitoring expenditure against allocated budgets
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the operations team to ensure consistency, quality and continuous improvement of systems, processes and the participant experience
Knowledge & Skills:
- Demonstrable experience of supporting programmes, projects, or operational activity within a complex organisational environment
- Strong project and administrative coordination skills, with a proven ability to organise meetings, events, documentation, actions, and governance processes, maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, with the ability to manipulate, analyse, and present information clearly and accurately
- Experience using Salesforce or similar customer relationship management (CRM) systems to maintain accurate records, track activity, and produce reports
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Qualification Criteria:
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent work experience (essential)
- Right to work in the U.K.
About Us
Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Our network of 39 schools reaches traditionally underserved communities in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. We educate 30,000 pupils and have nearly 3,000 teaching staff across our network. We also incubate and scale innovative ventures, which we roll out beyond our network of schools for the benefit of teachers, pupils and the education system as a whole. Current Ventures include Ark Curriculum Plus, which equips teachers with the subject expertise needed to ensure students succeed, and Ark Start, a growing chain of nurseries offering affordable, high-quality early years education.
Recently, Ark moved to new offices at EdCity – a unique not-for-profit development in West London, in partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham council. EdCity is designed to bring mission-aligned organisations together to focus on improving the lives of children, especially through education. It offers leased offices, a range of venues for training and events, and an innovation hub for the education sector to connect, collaborate and learn together.
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Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
For any questions, please contact recruitment@arkonline.org.
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