Role Overview

The Programme Manager (Youth Engagement) leads Tasek's efforts to build strong, meaningful connections with youth through relationship-based programmes that foster personal development, wellbeing, and positive community participation. This role oversees outreach, partnership building, and programme delivery for:

• The Beacon - a vibrant and inclusive community hub offering outreach programmes, skills workshops, and collaborative initiatives for youth development.

• Youth Hub - a drop-in centre offering a safe, engaging environment for young people to participate in positive activities, develop life skills, and build supportive relationships.

Working closely with programme, mentoring & casework, and volunteer management teams, the Programme Manager ensures that engagement strategies are responsive to needs, collaborative in approach, and impactful in outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Youth Hub, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for young people.

• Engage youths through informal interactions and activities, providing guidance and connecting them to appropriate supportservices.

• Develop and implement outreach strategies to raise awareness of The Beacon and Youth Hub programmes.

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee the delivery of activities, workshops, and events across all two initiatives.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with youth, volunteers, partners, and community organisations.

• Collaborate with partners for joint initiatives, sponsorships, and shared resources.

• Support volunteers and partners to ensure quality programme delivery.

• Work with colleagues to document impact stories, prepare publicity materials, and advocate for community strengths, youthpotential, and second chances.

• Track outreach metrics, programme participation, and participant progress, and prepare periodic reports for stakeholders.

• Ensure programmes are inclusive, relevant, and responsive to evolving youth needs.

Skill Sets

• Strong engagement skills with youth and able to be creative with engagement strategies to attract and retain youth.

• Comfortable with public speaking, storytelling and advocacy work.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.

• Competent in data management to track programme success rate metrics.

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, communitydevelopment, youth work, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Minimum 2 years' experience in community engagement, outreach, or programme management.

• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders, including vulnerable groups.

• Experience in volunteer management and event coordination.

• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends in line with programme needs.

• Preferably with experience in the social sector, particularly with at-risk youth or socially disadvantaged communities.

• Familiarity with strengths-based and community development approaches.