Job Description

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Job Type:

Full Time
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Location:

Based at Changemaker Studios Portsmouth, Portsmouth Guildhall
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Time Period:

12 month contract, with a view to extending
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Salary:

28,400 - 33,500 (Salary Bands F1-F6)
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Start Date:

Wednesday 3rd September 2025
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Application Deadline:

Monday 21st July 2025
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Are you passionate about working with young people and supporting them to be changemakers? Are you an excellent relationship builder, driven by social purpose?

Job type:

Full Time (40 hrs/week), potential option of part-time for the right candidate

Location:

Based at Changemaker Studios Portsmouth, Portsmouth Guildhall

Time period:

Initial 12 months fixed term (with a view to extending)

Salary:

28,400 - 33,500 (Salary Bands F1-F6)

Start date:

Wednesday 3rd September (Flexible for the right person)

Apply by:

Monday 21st July 2025

Interview Date/s

: Wednesday 30th July 2025



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- Are you passionate about working with young people and supporting them to be changemakers? Are you an excellent relationship builder, driven by social purpose?

Join an exciting, fast-paced and growing social enterprise as a Programme Facilitator focussed on delivering entrepreneurship, and wider careers and employability programmes for young people.



You'll be joining an organisation that believes every young person can be a changemaker. By developing young people's skills and confidence, we empower them to shape their lives and the world around them. Watch the short video below to see the impact we're leading and how you could be part of it:



Our programme facilitators are our front line team, delivering innovative and exciting programmes with young people across our network of schools, colleges, businesses and community organisations. We pride ourselves on being innovative, embracing new technology and ensuring that we have young people at the heart of everything we do.

Our Approach to Facilitation

Unloc programmes for young people are unique. Our facilitators use innovative learning tools, both digital and physical, to create engaging events and experiences that young people will truly remember. They champion young changemakers and celebrate their successes, believing in the power of young people. You will play a critical role in growing our unique programmes. Click below to see one of our programmes in action.





Unloc facilitation embodies the following key principles:

Participative & Inclusive learning

- all participants are involved in activities, with any additional needs taken into account.

Experiential learning

- participants go on a journey when taking part in an Unloc session or programme whereby they have an immersive experience, not seen in most classrooms.

Collaborative learning

- all participants have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and session leaders to reach a shared goal.

Coproduction

- participants have the opportunity to shape and guide the programme they are taking part in, especially on longer-form programming.

Role Modelling

- participants are exposed to and inspired by experts and advocates, relevant to their programme.

Innovation

- facilitators use innovative learning tools, both digital and physical, to create engaging events and experiences that young people will truly remember.

Technology

- facilitators utilise various forms of modern technology as a tool to effectively engage participants.

Reflective practice

- participants and facilitators take part in metacognition - thinking about their thinking.

If this describes your approach to working with young people, we'd love to hear from you!

What we offer

A fun, driven and passionate team. A fixed term post with a view to extending the contract. Technology including a

MacBook

,

iPhone

and relevant accessories to make your working life easier. Growth: we invest in individuals and are an ambitious organisation. The opportunity to work with amazing young people. A

flexible

approach to working life and

43

days

paid

annual

leave

; 28 days basic holiday plus a week at Christmas, a week Easter, your birthday (if it falls on a working day) and all bank holidays (not already falling within the Christmas break). Access to

PerkBox

, an external employee benefits & rewards scheme. A generous workplace

pension

scheme whereby the employer contributes 3% of total employee earnings, rather than the legal-minimum of 3% of employee earnings above the threshold. A comprehensive

mental

health

support

scheme for you and your immediate family through Health Assured including the Wisdom app. A full year of

team

-

building

and

CPD

opportunities.

All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks returning satisfactory results including an Enhanced DBS Check, social media checks and Right to Work checks. We carry out these checks as an organisation that undertakes 'regulated activity' as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (SVG) Act 2006. Please note that such checks will include both spent and unspent convictions. Any candidate with convictions relating to offences against children or other vulnerable people will be deemed as unsuitable to work at Unloc and any job offer will be made on this basis.



The recruitment process is outlined in Unloc's Safer Recruitment Policy available at https://www.unloc.org.uk/policies-and-procedures/.

Key Responsibilities:

Organise, plan and facilitate changemaker projects and programmes with a focus on entrepreneurship, employability and careers.

Organise, plan and facilitate bespoke changemaker events (with support from the Operations and Quality teams) for individual businesses, grant giving bodies, schools & colleges. These will primarily span across two of our four programme pillars; entrepreneurship, and careers and employability. This generally involves designing agendas, booking speakers, managing event resources, actively leading individual sessions, briefing event support staff, liaising with key points of contact and managing attendance from multiple schools, colleges and partners. Examples of our school and college programmes include our 12-week Entrepreneurship Academy, Enterprise Days, Skills for Success Days, and Inspiring Speaker sessions. You can read more about these on our website programmes page. Examples of recent bespoke business driven programmes include our Burberry/Verizon Women in Tech programme, the Palo Alto Skills for Success project, and Marketors' Trust Changemaker Days. You can read more about some of these on our website blog.

Working with key partners

Liaise and work in partnership with key programme sponsors and key points of contact, including involving them in event planning, inviting them to attend relevant events/sessions and providing them with programme updates. This will include businesses, Local Authorities, schools, colleges and community interest groups.

To support other Unloc projects and programmes

To aid other Unloc projects and programmes as and when required by the team (in consultation with your line manager). This may include being an additional member of staff on events or collaborating with other team members on a more ongoing basis.

Providing additional support and opportunities for students

Providing support and additional opportunities for young people you work with where possible.

Person Specification:

Qualifications

Essential:


GCSE Maths and English at grade A-C / 9-4 (or equivalent).
Two A-Levels at grade A-C (or equivalent).


Desirable:


Level 2 ICT qualification. A Bachelor's Degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent industry experience).

Experience and Knowledge

Essential:


Previous work with young people. Previous experience of working in the business world and/or self employment (in some way) and/or business leadership.

Desirable:


Previous knowledge of the education sector. Previous experience of stakeholder management.

Abilities and Skills

Essential:


Ability to prioritise and manage own workload. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. High-level communication skills including written and verbal communication.

Desirable:


High level of skill when using Google Workspace. Ability to maintain a professional online image including social media platforms such as Instagram and LinkedIn. This includes promoting Unloc's work and opportunities for young people.

Other

Essential:


Willingness to undertake staff training and development as required. This could include the opportunity to undertake a degree level apprenticeship. Willingness to travel across the Solent region on a frequent basis and sometimes further afield.

Desirable:


A full UK driving licence.

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