Company Description
Iconic Steps is a Creative Agency with a social impact! We offer high-quality digital marketing, advertising, and communications services while also providing free media-centered courses to young people (16-25) from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. Iconic Steps collaborates with media partners like Disney, ITV, Warner Bros, and See Saw Films to offer employment opportunities to young talents and aims to promote diversity and equality in the media industry.
Our purpose is to shake up the current dynamic in the creative industry and create a more inclusive, more equitable environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Role Description
We are looking for an experienced, proactive and driven Programmes Manager who wants to take ownership of an evolving role.
You will cultivate new client relationships and maintain established ones, keeping Iconic Steps front of mind for future trainings; and you will identify and secure opportunities from clients and grant funders for sponsorship of new programmes.
You will be responsible for course planning, management and delivery for both internal and external courses while also ensuring social impact goals and funders' requirements are met. You will strive for course quality and consistency by processing course feedback and routinely implementing improvements and efficiencies whenever possible.
You will be managing the Programmes Administrator who will support you in recruiting and registering candidates, and the administration of course logistics and paperwork.
The role will entail all aspects of project management ensuring courses are delivered to cost, time and quality criteria. This is an exciting opportunity to make your own mark and help change the lives of hundreds of young people.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, happily work independently, be self-motivated and enthusiastic, have a growth mindset and a solution-oriented approach. Above all, they will have a passion to see young people given opportunities that will have a positive effect on their futures.
Key Responsibilities
Course management (Internal)
Tracking YP outcomes with the Alumni Engagement team
Ensuring YP are onboarded, safe, and getting maximum impact from courses – supporting if necessary
Developing new courses that reflect current needs of both YP and the industry
Overseeing course delivery: budget; venue; course outlines; recruitment, onboarding and management of tutors; verifying all course paperwork
Course management (External)
Cultivating new client relationships to secure new business
Maintaining positive, productive relationships with longstanding clients through regular, consistent outreach
Researching and identifying funding opportunities for potential courses
Developing bespoke courses to suit client needs/wants
Managing budgets
Overseeing course delivery: budget; venue; course outlines; recruitment, onboarding and management of tutors; verifying all course paperwork
Meeting funding requirements
Reporting and monitoring to funders and clients
Maintaining good relationships with funders
Attending CPD, audits, and funder events/ sharing/ learning sessions
Essential Candidate Attributes
An affinity for the mission, vision and work of Iconic Steps and a passion to play a key role in shaping and achieving our success.
Salary: £28,000-30,000 per year
Working Hours: In Office: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Remote: Wed, Fri // 10am-6pm with 1 hour lunch 1-2pm (total 35 hours/week)
Location: The Factory @ POP Brixton
Please email your CV and optional cover letter to hr@iconicsteps.co.uk with the subject line "Programmes Manager". [Please indicate in your email if you are an Iconic Steps Film Academy Alumni. This means you have attended and completed one of our training programmes in the past. To be an alumnus is not a requirement for the role.]
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