British Red Cross
Programme Manager
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Programme Manager
Programme Manager - Climate Action Fund
Location: UK Flexible (Hybrid, home and office)
Salary: £39,496 to £42,257 per annum (plus ILW, if residing & working in London)
Hours: 35 per week
Contract: Permanent
Hosted and supported by the VCS Emergencies Partnership within the British Red Cross, this role exists as part of an innovative, collaborative team that brings together five roles from three different organisations.
The team consists of:
- A Programme Manager, responsible for oversight, collaboration, and progress of the work
- A Senior Project Officer and Delivery Manager, responsible for training approaches and resources
- A Policy and Practice Lead
- A Director of Strategic Communications, driving policy, systems change, and influencing activity
About the Role
The Programme Manager will coordinate delivery of a high-profile, UK-wide programme focused on climate resilience, working within a cross-sector partnership to ensure:
- Effective planning, delivery, and collaboration between partners
- A community-centred approach, prioritising those experiencing discrimination and disadvantage.
This role will ensure the multi-partner programme operates effectively by maintaining oversight of delivery, strengthening ways of working, and fostering a learning-led, responsive approach.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Coordination
- Coordinate programme activity across partner organisations, ensuring alignment with agreed plans, timelines, and outcomes.
- Develop and maintain programme plans, delivery trackers, and reporting processes for clear oversight.
- Act as the central coordination point across the partnership, facilitating strong communication, alignment, and collaboration.
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Relationship Building & Support
- Build effective, trusted working relationships with colleagues from partner organisations.
- Provide day-to-day coordination of support, ensuring actions are tracked and delivery stays on course.
- Support the planning, delivery of key programme activities, including:
- Workshops
- Events
- Partner sessions
Requirements
To excel in this role, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Experience & Expertise
- Experience delivering or coordinating projects involving multiple partner organisations or stakeholders, including matrix-style working.
- Strong organisational skills—managing multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
- Experience building cross-organisational partnerships and fostering collaboration across teams.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies within complex programmes.
Knowledge & Commitment
- Knowledge of climate resilience, emergency planning, or systems change, with a focus on equity, inclusion, and community-centred approaches.
- A commitment to equitable, anti-discriminatory practices, ensuring marginalised communities are at the heart of decision-making.
About the Programme: Climate Action for All
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund, the Climate Action for All programme operates across the UK over five years.
Programme Goals
- Address climate-related emergencies (extreme heat, flooding, fires, severe weather), which disproportionately impact marginalised communities.
- Shift from traditional resilience models that treat communities as “vulnerable” to agency-focused, participatory approaches that centre equity and shared responsibility.
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Partner Collaboration
The programme brings together:
- Equally Ours
- Communities Prepared (Groundwork South)
- VCS Emergencies Partnership (part of British Red Cross)
The team consists of dedicated leads from each organisation, forming an integrated group working across:
- Community engagement
- Delivery
- Strategic communications
- Partnership development
- Influencing for policy change
Their combined efforts will drive lasting systems and policy change within the UK resilience sector.
Timeline & Application
- Closing Date: 23:59 (UTC) on Sunday, 28 June 2026
- Interviews: 13th and 14th July 2026
Benefits
- Flexible Working: Hybrid model, flexitime, compressed hours, and options for job sharing.
- Annual Leave: 36 days (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
- Pension: Contributory pension scheme (up to 6%).
- Learning & Development: Career and skill-building opportunities.
- Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good, and employee benefits platform.
- Wellbeing Support:
- Peer mentors
- Corporate paternal guidance (CiC EAP)
- Headspace App
- Cycle2Work: Leased bicycles available.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We are an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion conscious employer, dedicated to fostering:
- An inclusive, equitable culture where everyone feels valued and can thrive
- Anti-racist practices with lived experience at its core
- Support for staff and volunteers to succeed
Join us—a world-leading emergency responders’ network—and contribute to forward-thinking, compassionate, and impactful work with Climate Action for All.
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