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About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future workforce behind some of the UK's most impactful programmes for young people. As Major Projects Lead – People, you'll sit at the heart of strategic growth, working alongside a dedicated People Partnering team, leading the people agenda for major bids, contract mobilisations and large-scale public sector opportunities. Working across senior stakeholders, you'll turn ambitious plans into practical workforce solutions, ensuring we're ready not just for day one of a contract, but for years beyond. Working collaboratively with experienced People Partners, we're looking for someone who thrives in complex project environments, enjoys creating structure from ambiguity and can think several steps ahead. Alongside the People Partners, you'll be assessing workforce implications before contracts are won, building mobilisation plans when they are secured, and helping the organisation anticipate what happens when programmes evolve, expand or end in three to four years' time. Your work will directly influence organisational readiness, sustainable growth and the impact we deliver to young people across the UK.

Responsibilities

Leading the people workstream for major bids, tenders and strategic growth projects.
Designing workforce plans, operating models and mobilisation strategies for new contracts.
Assessing organisational, workforce, TUPE and change implications of new opportunities.
Driving contract mobilisation activity across recruitment, onboarding, learning and organisational readiness.
Identifying future workforce risks and opportunities, ensuring long-term capability planning is built into decision making.
Working with senior leaders to shape workforce strategies that balance service delivery, colleague experience and commercial objectives.

Requirements

Significant experience in workforce planning, organisational design, transformation, change or programme delivery.
A track record of leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Experience translating business or contractual requirements into practical workforce solutions.
Strong commercial awareness and the ability to think strategically about future workforce needs.
Excellent project management, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
Knowledge of public sector contracts, mobilisation programmes, organisational design and ideally TUPE legislation.

Location

London
Birmingham
Manchester

Work Type

Permanent
Full Time
Hybrid

Salary/Compensations

£42,714.00 to £53,393.00 (National)
£48,193.00 to £60,241.00 (London)

Benefits

30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays.
Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year.
Flexible working (combination of office days and working from home).
Opportunity to volunteer for and/or attend events.
In-house learning platform.
Benefits platform (health and financial well-being support, discounts).
Personal development opportunities through Networks (KT CAN, KT GEN, KT DAWN, PULSE).
13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave.
8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
Interest-free season ticket loans.
The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme.
Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary).

About the Company

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training.
The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law.
We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives, and we couldn’t do this without the important work of staff!

Equal Opportunity

Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex.
Goal to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
Welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
A Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
An employer that is Disability Confident.
Staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).