Programme Manager - Over to Youth Project

​*Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Team*

Post: ​Programme Manager - Over to Youth Project (NI53/08/26/1v-1)​

​Salary: Grade 7 salary scale: £43,916 - £53,550 per annum

Hours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (the post-holder may be required to undertake additional hours in order to ensure the effective execution of duties)

Contract Status: Fixed term – until 30^th June 2029

​Location: Belfast

About the service:

The Over to YOUth project is part of SEUPB’s Youth Programme under Theme 3.2 “Empowering & Investing in Our Young People.”  This is a cross-border initiative designed to support disadvantaged & marginalized youth aged 14-24 years across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This will be a targeted capacity building 6-month programme with intensive weekly engagement across 3-4 days a week, providing opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to share the same space and learn from each other as an effective way to eliminate prejudice and promote mutual respect.

As a Programme Manager you will ideally have knowledge of the issues facing young people who are deemed as NEET (not in training, education or employment) or have an awareness of the challenges this can bring and will be able to draw use this experience in a positive and constructive way to help and support staff to support young people. As Programme Manager you will be responsible for giving leadership to the staff team, liaising with partners, ensuring all Key Performance Indicators are met, reporting directly to SEUPB and to oversee the management and development of the Over to YOUth project.

Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link;

NI5308261v-1_ProgrammeManager_OvertoYouth_JDJS.pdf

The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 20th August 2026.​

For informal enquiries please contact 028 90840 555

EXTERN offer a competitive benefits package including; ​

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service​
• 11 statutory holidays ​
• Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5%​
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay,
• Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay​
• Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes​
• Comprehensive induction and training ​
• Regular Supervision​
• Employee Assistance Programme​
• Bike To Work Scheme

Extern Privacy Notice -Applicants-PeopleHR.pdf

​EXTERN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER