Program Manager

Programme Manager – SafeMates Scotland

Location: Central Belt, Dundee or Inverness (hybrid role between home and various face-to-face events across Scotland)

Fixed Term Contract until March 2029

35 hours per week (typically Monday to Friday)

Salary Range: £39,496 to £42,257 per annum

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Are you ready to oversee the management of our SafeMates Scotland: Peer Support through Cashback programme?

Through this programme we’ll be training over 1,000 young people over 3 years to become skilled volunteer peer supporters. We’ll give them the practical and emotional skills to help their peers at local events, freshers’ fayres, music festivals and in their own communities. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and well-organised individual to oversee the programme (that’s directly supported by CashBack for Communities funding). Could this be you?

A day in the life of our Programme Manager – SafeMates Scotland

Everyday you’ll be central to the smooth running of our SafeMates Scotland (Cashback for Communities) programme. Your day could include:

• Programme Governance and Planning: Leading the development, execution, and objective alignment of the SafeMates Scotland Programme. Ensuring all operational milestones and targets are met.
• Financial Control and Evaluation: Manage the externally funded budget alongside internal monitoring systems to evaluate impacts. Delivering comprehensive reports to funders and stakeholders.
• Risk and Safety Management: Implementing strict risk assessment protocols to guarantee a secure environment for all staff, volunteers, and programme participants.
• Support Operations Directly:

To be a successful Programme Manager – SafeMates Scotland you’ll need:

• Experience of managing programmes (both remotely and in person). This includes budget responsibilities, delivery of events, monitoring & evaluation and report writing.
• Working with young people in a variety of settings (including safeguarding responsibilities).
• Up to date knowledge of volunteering policy and practice. Experience of working with volunteers.
• Highly organised and able to work independently (as well as part of a team) while managing multiple priorities.
• Proactive, solution-focused and able to respond appropriately and sensitively in crisis situations.
• Proficiency and confidence in using multiple IT. Ability to work dynamically with technology across a range of platforms.

Interested? Closing date for applications is 23.59hrs on Sunday 21st June 2026

In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:

• Flexible working: Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
• Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days (per annum).
• Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Learning & Development: A range of career & learning opportunities.
• Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing: Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
• Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident and Carers Confident employer. We are dedicated to building an inclusive, equitable and wellbeing‑focused culture where everyone feels safe, valued and can thrive. Guided by our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Strategy, we foster belonging, psychological and physical wellbeing, and work to remove barriers to fair opportunities. Grounded in compassion and anti‑racist practice, we listen to diverse voices, value lived experience and create environments where staff and volunteers can succeed. Join us and be part of an organisation that leads with care, celebrates difference and helps everyone succeed.

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