Job Details:
Programmes Manager (Tameside)

Job Description

Do you want to work for a dynamic, creative, fast-paced charity?

At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values: believe it’s possible, strengthen others, and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.

Programmes Manager (Tameside)

The role

This role will support our strategic ambition to ‘strengthen social infrastructure for connected communities’.

You will lead on designing, implementing and delivering a range of projects and programmes that support us to drive this strategic ambition and further our charitable aims, working with a range of funders, partners, members, and stakeholders.

Working with the Tameside Director, you will build relationships with public sector senior leaders and facilitate the involvement of our Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) members in a range of projects and programmes.

You will also work with the Tameside Director to identify potential opportunities and develop these opportunities into new projects and programmes.

The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who…

• Is experienced at programme and project management and can manage and deliver activity against an outcome framework and project plan, assuring we achieve a high quality of service and performance to agreed timeframes
• Is driven by social justice and has an in-depth understanding of the VCFSE, and the role of local infrastructure organisations
• Has great interpersonal skills and can foster and maintain effective relationships internally and externally
• Is an experienced line manager who can coach people to reach their full potential
• Is an excellent communicator in person; in writing and effective in producing reports and presentations to a wide variety of audiences
• Is outcomes driven and able to flex and prioritise to meet agreed commitments.

Salary:  £39,862 - £42,839 per annum

NJC: Grade PO2 SP 29 to 32

Hours: 36 per week (full time) 

Length of contract: Permanent, subject to funding

Location: Tameside Borough, Hybrid – working at our office and in communities in Tameside with some home working

The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 6 October 2025 

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 October 2025 and will include a panel interview and task.

In order to ensure equity of opportunity, Action Together offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate meeting the essential criteria as listed in the person specification who identifies as a disabled person. Further information and instructions can be found in section 7 of the application form. 

If you have any questions please contact a member of the HR team on 0161 339 2345

Please note, the successful candidates will be required to undertake a basic Disclosure and barring Service (DBS) check. A positive Disclosure of Offences will not automatically bar an applicant from being appointed and suitable applicants will not be refused employment because of offences that are not relevant.

At Action Together we value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.

Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.

• Flexible working opportunities
• Membership of SimplyHealth which pays a contribution towards the costs of visiting the dentist, opticians, and physiotherapy as well as access to counselling services
• Ongoing professional development
• Cycle and tech loan schemes
• Employer Supported Volunteering
• 26 days holiday per year (increasing with length of service up to 31 days per year) plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme - with 6% employer contribution