Project Coordinator

Project Co-ordinator (Youth Offending & Recovery)

?? Based in North Tyneside (Hybrid: Home & Office in North Shields)
?? 20–25 hours per week | Flexible working pattern

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most Are you passionate about changing lives and building brighter futures for young people? Do you thrive in fast-paced, purpose-driven environments? A new and ambitious charity is seeking a driven and experienced Project Co-ordinator to help develop a critical youth mentoring initiative in Tyneside.

This is your opportunity to be at the heart of a transformational project supporting young people at risk of offending, reoffending, or exploitation. You’ll play a key role in developing and managing services that tackle real, urgent needs in our communities.

About the Role: 

• Manage a caseload of ~20 young people, supporting and deploying trained volunteer mentors.
• Help grow a scalable model for future replication across the North-East.
• Work closely with the CEO and team to shape strategy, manage delivery, and build partnerships.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, volunteer recruitment, and community engagement.
• Support marketing and promotional efforts, including social media and fundraising events.

What We’re Looking For:

Skills & Experience

•  Proven experience in project management, ideally within youth or criminal justice settings
• Strong administration, organisational, and communication skills
• Competent in IT, Excel, social media, and database tools (Zoho preferred)
• Experience supporting volunteers and leading small teams
• Ability to develop effective partnerships with local authorities, community groups, and businesses
• Confident in producing impactful content for outreach and promotion

Personal Qualities

• Emotionally mature, self-motivated, and resilient
• Ambitious and excited by start-up challenges
• Can-do attitude and infectious enthusiasm
• Reliable, organised, articulate, and persuasive
• Committed to the mission and capable of supporting leadership and strategy

Additional Requirements

• Ideally, a driver with access to a vehicle and no more than 3 points on their license
• Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings or weekends for events
• A strong team player with a collaborative spirit and initiative

Why Join? This is more than a job—it’s a chance to be part of a social movement from the ground up. You’ll contribute to meaningful change, have scope to shape your role, and build a career that improves life chances for young people.

Please note: All candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications, merit, and ability to perform the job duties outlined. This advertisement does not discriminate on any grounds, including religion, gender, race, color, age, sexual orientation, disability, or marital status.