Programme Officer

About this role

As Programme Officer, you will provide high-quality programme and operational support across Turn2us’s national, place-based and ongoing grant programmes. This is a varied, hands-on role where you will help deliver and improve integrated programmes that bring together grant-making, income maximisation, partnership working, community insight and co-production.

You will support grant applications and payments, coordinate programme activities, maintain accurate records and help organise and facilitate meetings and workshops. You will build positive relationships with programme and community partners, people with lived experience of financial insecurity and colleagues across Turn2us.

Working across several programmes, you will take ownership of your work, manage competing priorities and contribute learning and insights that help us improve our programmes and work towards ending financial insecurity.

About you

We are looking for a proactive, organised and collaborative person with experience supporting programmes or projects and people experiencing poverty or financial insecurity.

You will be confident managing competing priorities, taking responsibility for your work and seeing tasks through to completion, while knowing when to raise risks or ask for support.

You will bring experience of grant-making, financial support or similar processes, alongside confidence using CRM or case-management systems, maintaining accurate records and handling personal information responsibly.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential, including the ability to work respectfully with people with different experiences and perspectives.

You will understand safeguarding, data protection and inclusive practice, and bring empathy, sound judgement, adaptability and a willingness to learn. Experience can come from the charity, community, public or other relevant sectors.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 1 day a week. 

Please read the Programme Officer Job Pack for further information.

How to apply

Please apply on the Applied website.

Then, the next steps will be:

1. You will then be asked to submit personal details including diversity data. All diversity data will be treated as confidential. Those involved in the selection process will NOT have access to it. The information given by candidates will be solely used for the purpose of improving the recruitment process.
2. As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete some questions which are linked to the requirements of the role. These will be blind-reviewed, and the scoring of these will determine whether you move forward in the process.
3. The closing date for applications is 4th October 2026, 11:59pm.

Please let us know if you will require any special provision as a result of any disability should you be called for interview.

Turn2us is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from members of all communities. It is committed to equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity. We encourage and welcome applications from all parts of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Turn2us wants to enable an environment where everyone is kept safe from harm and can thrive. We are committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our charity and the work we do. You can read a safeguarding policy on the Turn2us website.

If you join us at Turn2us, you will start on 25 days annual leave per annum (prorated for part time workers). Each year in the month you joined, you will receive additional day of leave up to a maximum of 30 days. On top of this you will receive bank holidays. The charity also offers 2 volunteering days per year to allow staff to gain experiences and skills outside of work for example at a food bank or becoming a trustee at another charity.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are contractually required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month. Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than this and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

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