Overview

Location: Hybrid working/Working from Head Office

Contract: Full-time, 35 hours per week (8-month FTC)

Salary: £30,000 – 32,000

Reporting to: Hatch Lead

Purpose of role:

The KFC Youth Foundation was founded in 2015 and is excitingly transitioning to being a service delivery organisation. This contract is for maternity cover.

Hatch is an employability programme that provides employability learning and paid work experience placements for young people aged 18-25 who are not in education, training or employment or are at risk of being so, with the aim of building their confidence and skills to get their first job.

The Employability Programme Co-Ordinator will act as the key link between local youth organisations, which recruit and support young people, KFC restaurants and other work experience providers where participants will gain work experience. The Co-Ordinator will oversee the programme’s implementation, ensuring it meets both the needs of the youth participants and employers.

What you will be doing

• Programme co-ordination and delivery, ensuring the programme is on track and meeting deadlines, including training for those involved in delivering the programme.
• Programme stakeholder visits to support those delivering the programme and to gather invaluable feedback to support the development of the programme.
• Stakeholder management and building relationships with employers, youth organisations and young people to deliver a great experience for all involved.
• Using the CRM system to manage the programme and keeping records and information up to date and supporting stakeholders to collate key programme participant progress.
• Create regular reports that track key performance indicators (KPIs), programme outcomes, partners and participant progress, ensuring that insights are used to inform decision-making.

What we’d love from you

• Excellent partnership-building skills, with a demonstrated ability to work with diverse stakeholders including corporate and third sector organisations.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, particularly in relation to scheduling and coordinating meetings and stakeholder visits.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to address and resolve issues quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Well-developed IT skills, including a good understanding of using Excel for data analysis and the whole Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexibility for regular travel to KFC restaurants and local youth organisation locations.

Benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement (28 days, plus 8 bank holidays)
• Private Medical Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme (access to health and wellbeing support, including counselling)
• Development and training

The KFC Youth Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity.

This post is subject to NSPCC Safer recruitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

How to apply

To apply please submit:

• Your CV – highlighting your relevant experience
• A short video (2 mins max) answering the question below

Video Submission

We’d love to get a sense of how you communicate and approach real-world scenarios. This isn’t about being an expert in video creation or a tech whizz – we just want to hear from you in your own words. Filming on your laptop or phone is absolutely fine.

Your Question:

Tell us about a project you’ve managed where you had to bring together different stakeholders with competing priorities. What steps did you take to keep the project on track and what was the outcome?

How to submit

-Please submit your CV and video to lauren.angus@kfcyf.org.uk by 12pm Wednesday 17th September 2025.