Luton Town FC Community Trust is the official charity of Luton Town Football Club, using football to support health, education, employment and opportunity across Luton and Bedfordshire.
The Trust is looking for an Education & Employability Manager to lead its Education & Employability team. You will manage Premier League Primary Stars, Premier League Inspires, Building Futures and more, grow funded programmes, and help young people and adults into learning, training and work.
Key responsibilities:
- Oversee planning, delivery and evaluation of Education & Employability programmes, school partnership provision and other funded initiatives
- Line manage, support and develop departmental staff and sessional staff
- Ensure delivery meets agreed standards, contractual obligations, safeguarding requirements, funder outcomes and KPIs
- Oversee school service-level agreements and funded contracts, including staffing, reporting and quality assurance
- Develop accessible, inclusive learning and employability pathways shaped by participants' needs and voice
- Support progression into education, qualifications, training, volunteering, work experience and employment
- Contribute to funding applications and new partnership opportunities, and drive growth of the programme portfolio
- Manage delegated budgets and produce monitoring returns, funder reports, case studies and impact evidence
Essential:
- Experience managing education, youth development, employability or related community programmes
- Experience supervising or line managing staff
- Ability to manage budgets, competing priorities, deadlines and contractual requirements
- Experience collecting, analysing and reporting programme data and outcomes
- Experience of successful funding bids and programme development
- Understanding of the barriers to education, training and employment faced by young people and adults
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
- Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends
Desirable:
- Experience of Premier League Foundation or other football club charity programmes
- Experience with Salesforce or an equivalent CRM and monitoring system
- A mentoring, teaching, youth work, careers guidance or coaching qualification
Benefits include subsidised healthcare and dental plans, salary sacrifice schemes and an on-site gym.
Closing date: Friday 13 November 2026
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Staff working with children, young people or vulnerable adults are subject to DBS and reference checks.
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The Trust is looking for an Education & Employability Manager to lead its Education & Employability team. You will manage Premier League Primary Stars, Premier League Inspires, Building Futures and more, grow funded programmes, and help young people and adults into learning, training and work.
Key responsibilities:
- Oversee planning, delivery and evaluation of Education & Employability programmes, school partnership provision and other funded initiatives
- Line manage, support and develop departmental staff and sessional staff
- Ensure delivery meets agreed standards, contractual obligations, safeguarding requirements, funder outcomes and KPIs
- Oversee school service-level agreements and funded contracts, including staffing, reporting and quality assurance
- Develop accessible, inclusive learning and employability pathways shaped by participants' needs and voice
- Support progression into education, qualifications, training, volunteering, work experience and employment
- Contribute to funding applications and new partnership opportunities, and drive growth of the programme portfolio
- Manage delegated budgets and produce monitoring returns, funder reports, case studies and impact evidence
Essential:
- Experience managing education, youth development, employability or related community programmes
- Experience supervising or line managing staff
- Ability to manage budgets, competing priorities, deadlines and contractual requirements
- Experience collecting, analysing and reporting programme data and outcomes
- Experience of successful funding bids and programme development
- Understanding of the barriers to education, training and employment faced by young people and adults
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
- Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends
Desirable:
- Experience of Premier League Foundation or other football club charity programmes
- Experience with Salesforce or an equivalent CRM and monitoring system
- A mentoring, teaching, youth work, careers guidance or coaching qualification
Benefits include subsidised healthcare and dental plans, salary sacrifice schemes and an on-site gym.
Closing date: Friday 13 November 2026
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Staff working with children, young people or vulnerable adults are subject to DBS and reference checks.