About the Role You will lead programme planning, coordination, and delivery across multiple partners, managing relationships, timelines, budgets, and reporting. This is a central role in ensuring high-quality, timely and impactful delivery. The position is hosted by Inclusion North and delivered in partnership with a number of local, values-led organisations that form Good Life Collaborative.

Job Title: Good Life Collaborative Programme Manager: Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
Salary: FTE £40,000 (Actual £32,000 for 30 hours)
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months
Hours: Up to 30 hours per week
Location: Home-based with travel across the North East
Reporting to: Regional Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the programme across multiple organisations
• Set up and maintain robust project management systems and milestones
• Track progress, manage risks and produce clear reports for partners and commissioners
• Champion lived experience and inclusive practice throughout delivery
• Liaise with the ICB, NHS partners and local trusts to ensure alignment
• Deliver both Primary Care and Acute Care strands, including bespoke and Train-the-Trainer models
• Provide consistent programme support, communications and evaluation processes

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience managing programmes in health, social care, training or inclusion settings
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills
• Ability to lead complex multi-agency programmes to time and budget
• Strong understanding of learning disability, autism and inclusive approaches
• A collaborative, organised and inclusive leader with a commitment to equity and lived experience

What We Offer:

• Supportive, inclusive and forward-thinking team culture
• Flexible, home-based role with meaningful regional impact
• Access to a personal development and wellbeing budget
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), plus gifted days over Christmas
• 6% matched pension contribution and home working allowance

About Good Life Collaborative Good Life Collaborative is a partnership of local, values-led organisations supporting over 125,000 people and families across the North East and Cumbria. Members include Inclusion North, Darlington Advice on Disability, Your Voice Counts, Skills for People, Sunderland People First, Bridge Creative and Adapt NE. Together, we co-create inclusive health and care systems informed by lived experience.

Closing date: Monday 16th June, Interviews Tuesday 23rd June.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people with lived experience of a learning disability or autism, and from underrepresented backgrounds.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Melissa Peacock who will pass your information  to the relevant person.