About Your Park Bristol & Bath
Your Park Bristol & Bath is a young and dynamic charity aiming to ensure that everyone can access parks and their transformational health and wellbeing benefits. Access to green space is a social justice issue and we aim to reduce inequalities by understanding and engaging under-served communities to make parks more accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces. As a growing organisation, we are seeking a motivated Head of Programmes to join our senior leadership team and lead the delivery of our programmes.

The role
As the Head of Programmes, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our 2023-2026 strategy. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will manage a team of five project leads and oversee a diverse range of programmes centred around health, nature, and access. You will ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of all projects, while also supporting the development of new partnerships and funding opportunities.

This is a new position with significant potential to shape the role and make a meaningful impact on the communities of Bristol and Bath. You will lead the introduction of new systems and processes, improve reporting mechanisms, and ensure our projects deliver outstanding results.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage programme delivery, ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.
• Line manage a team of five project leads, fostering a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Develop new processes for project management, information handling, and impact reporting.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including local authorities and funders, acting as the face of the charity in key meetings.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including GDPR and safeguarding.
• Lead on environmental impact reporting and develop our baseline methodology.
• Ensure lived experience guides our work and is embedded in our decision making.
• Represent Your Park at strategic meetings, building strong partnerships and securing future opportunities.

Who we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who is passionate about access to parks, nature and community. You will have proven experience in managing programmes and teams, ideally in the fields of health, nature, or access. You should be a natural problem-solver with an entrepreneurial flair and will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled people, carers, or individuals from low-income households. Men are also encouraged to apply to help balance our predominantly female workforce.