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Job description

Job title: Breadwinners Programme Manager and Team Lead - Brighton, Part-Time

Reporting to: Head of Programmes in London

Remuneration: £32,000 (Pro-rata, part-time, 0.6FTE)

Days and Hours: 0.6FTE, 3 days a week (22.5 hours), Flexible hours, availability to occasionally support a minimum of 4 hrs over the weekend. Mondays are the in-person team working day at the office and Breadwinners training sessions run on Thursday evenings. 

Duration: Permanent contract.

Location: Brighton - The Office (1 Market Square, Circus Street, 4th floor, Ansvar Community Hub, BN2 9AS), training spaces, and weekend market locations as needed.

Start: Dec 2025 / Apply ASAP, Deadline: as soon as position is filled

Wellbeing Pack: Employees have access to enhanced Holidays, Flexible Working, Coaching Sessions and monthly wellbeing expenses. Check our Wellbeing Pack.

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Breadwinners is growing, and we are delighted to offer an amazing opportunity for a Part-Time Programme Manager to deliver the ‘Breadwinners’ programme, supporting young people from refugee backgrounds to gain work experience, supported by training and mentoring.

We are looking for a highly motivated, creative and innovative Programme Manager with a passion for supporting young refugees and young people seeking asylum. We are a small and ambitious social enterprise, so a can-do attitude and the drive to work within a small focused team and deliver a huge impact is essential, together with an ability to occasionally assist our young people at the market stalls over the weekend.

The role will be to run the Breadwinners Programme as well as leading and supporting a small and dedicated team based in Brighton. 

You will be working with the Risers Programme Manager, Market Coordinator, charity partners, and volunteers to recruit, train and support ‘Breadwinners’ (Young people aged 16 to 24 with refugee status in the UK) to get the most out of their work experience, mentoring sessions and training. You will be organising and leading skills training activities and mentoring sessions. 

You will have the chance to see the impact your work has, meet amazing people who deserve better opportunities, work together with them and learn every day in a fun and positive environment.    

Key Responsibilities 

Team Lead

• Lead, mentor, and motivate the Brighton staff to achieve programme goals.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the programme, ensuring smooth and successful delivery.
• Provide support to the team by resolving issues and proactively addressing challenges to maintain the quality of the programme.
• Approve leave requests, manage cover plans, and respond to unexpected absences.

Facilitation Lead

• Lead the delivery of engaging, high-energy Breadwinners training sessions, creating a dynamic learning environment that inspires young people to succeed.
• Set the standard for first class facilitation and coach the team in these skills.

Programme Delivery and Communications

• Lead fortnightly Breadwinners training sessions, including planning, facilitation, and communication.  
• Oversee communication with participants and volunteers via WhatsApp and email.
• Ensure the needs of young people are at the centre of all programme design.
• Recruitment
• Recruit young people from refugee backgrounds to the Breadwinners Programme with the support of referral partners and the rest of the Breadwinners team.

Operations - Supporting the Markets

• Work with the Market Coordinator to support the market stalls, verifying that logistics run smoothly and everyone adheres to the best health and safety practices.
• Provide young people and volunteers with the training and hands-on experience needed to run the market stalls and offer excellent customer service.

Governance

• Confirm that safeguarding and health and safety procedures are followed and report any concerns or issues in a timely manner.
• Uphold our code of conduct for all participants.

Candidate Skills & Experience

• Team Leadership: A proven track record of inspiring and leading a small team to deliver outstanding results and achieve shared program objectives.
• Group Facilitation: Extensive expertise in leading and inspiring groups, experience running youth-focused training and workshops a plus.
• Youth Engagement: A deep passion for supporting young people from refugee backgrounds, demonstrated through professional, volunteer, or personal experience. 
• Safeguarding: Understanding of safeguarding principles as they apply to young people and refugees, with the ability to respond appropriately to concerns and foster safe, inclusive environments.
• Project Leadership: Strong skills in project management, including planning, coordinating tasks, and ensuring smooth execution of activities with young people and volunteers.
• Interpersonal Communication: The ability to effectively communicate with diverse groups and individuals, including those with different language levels, using various platforms like email, video calls, and instant messaging.
• Energy and Initiative: A naturally enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can work independently and with a team. You should be able to inspire and motivate others, creating a fun and positive atmosphere.
• Adaptability and Prioritisation: A knack for multitasking and the flexibility to take on new responsibilities or delegate tasks as needed.
• Tech Literacy: Strong computer skills, with a solid grasp of the Google Workspace (email, calendar, Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Slides). Experience with tools like AI, Salesforce, and Xero is a plus.
• Language Skills: Excellent spoken and written English is essential. Knowledge of additional languages like Arabic, Farsi, or Kurdish is a bonus.
• Programme Development: Experience in designing, recruiting for, training, supervising, and motivating participants and volunteers for personal development programmes is a plus.

Key details

• Salary -  £32,000 pro rata to 3 days a week (22.5 hours).
• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), adjusted pro rata. Increased by 1 week in your second year, and another one in your 3rd year.
• Flexible time and work locations (Currently the team work in the office on Mondays, and delivery of Breadwinners training sessions are on Thursday evenings.) 
• Opportunity to work directly with young people and volunteers, and make a difference in their lives and yours. 
• Contribution to the growth and direction of a new, ambitious, award-winning charity.
• Working directly with the Head of Programmes and Programme Managers alongside a supportive and passionate Board of Trustees.
• The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.
• Appointment subject to DBS Checks. 

About Breadwinners (watch video)

Breadwinners is an ambitious grassroots charity set up in April 2016. We provide customers with the best organic artisan bread while empowering refugees through employment, work experience, training and mentoring. 

Today, Breadwinners sells the highest quality organic artisan bread on farmers' markets across London and Brighton, and through our wholesale model sourcing socially responsible corporations, restaurants and cafes. We are the first stepping stone for unemployed refugees and young people seeking asylum into a safe and supportive working environment, where they can gain the skills, confidence and experience to move into long-term work and improve their well-being. 

• We have built relationships with high-quality bakeries including, Celtic Bakery, Flour Pot and Flint Owl, who support our social cause and provide us with bread at discounted prices, allowing us to have a cost advantage. 
• We currently run 17 markets across London and 4 in Brighton. We have supported over 604 young refugees to do their first UK work experience with Breadwinners, with 91% reporting an increase in well-being after participating. 
• We adapted to COVID-19 and started a wholesale business, allowing us to provide further IT training on a new programme called “Proofers”, providing work as online sales representatives.
• We have consistently won several Social Enterprise and Charity awards for our Impact!

People love our bread, brand and our social mission. What makes us a unique charity is the fact that we sell something people want, and this allows us to tackle the barriers refugees face to finding employment directly, by providing amazing people with the opportunity to work. If you're looking for a job which you can own, which will challenge and excite you every day, while meeting incredible people and making a big difference - you've found it here. 

“We believe refugees have extraordinary potential as entrepreneurs, employees and members of local communities. We sell the best artisan organic bread to support them to build a fresh start, providing self-employment, training, and business opportunities, to become an active part of the community”

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Application information

Please apply as soon as possible, by submitting your cover letter and CV to emily@breadwinners.org.uk. Please use “Breadwinners Programme Manager Application” as the email subject. We will arrange interviews for exceptional applicants on a rolling basis. We encourage early applications and the position will be filled as soon as we find the right candidate. 

We actively welcome applications from people with lived and relevant experience. If you have any questions or want an informal chat about the role please call Fawzia Mazanderani at 07599 153761.

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