Good Life Collaborative Programme Lead – Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training at Inclusion North
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Part time
Application deadline:
Based: Home-based
Salary: £40,000 Pro Rata
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Home-based
Role description: Senior Project Support
Are you passionate about making inclusion a reality for people with a learning disability, autism and their families?
Inclusion North is recruiting a Programme Manager to lead the delivery of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training programme on behalf of Good Life Collaborative, across the North East and North Cumbria.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, regionally rooted programme that is transforming how health and care services understand and support people with a learning disability and autism.
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.
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.
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