Pre-Employment Project Co-ordinator - Sheffield

Contract Type: External Secondment until 30/09/2026Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per weekClosing Date: 23: 59 on 10/08/2025Salary: £23,672. 00 to £28,783. 00 dependent on your skills, knowledge and experienceLocation: SheffieldInterviews: 20th of AugustThis role will require travel to the Sheffield office 3–4 days a week (including Thursdays at Howden House), and occasional travel to other partner sites. This is an exciting opportunity to join The King’s Trust on an external secondment, working in partnership with Sheffield City Council to support more young people into roles across the Integrated Care System (ICS), with a focus on the Sheffield region.

You’ll work closely with employer partners including Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Sheffield City Council. This role is ideal for someone with experience in project coordination, employer engagement, and youth employment support. As this is a new model for the Trust, you'll help shape the project alongside Sheffield City Council, local NHS Trusts, and the ICB. Based within the Employment & Skills Service of the host organisation, you'll be the main point of contact for employers and young people aged 16–30.

You’ll support recruitment and onboarding, deliver one-to-one support for young applicants, and facilitate access to financial and wellbeing services. You’ll also represent employer partners at events and track outcomes for young people supported into work. Although employed by The King’s Trust, you’ll work under an honorary contract within the host organisation. The role is home-based, with a requirement to be in the Sheffield office 3–4 days a week (including Thursdays at Howden House), and occasional travel to other partner sites.

This is a fantastic development opportunity for someone eager to grow their skills in stakeholder management, recruitment processes, service design, and the wider health and care landscape. Your work will directly increase youth employment outcomes, improve the candidate experience, and enhance employer engagement with The King’s Trust. For more information, please click here for the job description (this will open a new window).

What happens next? Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. Why do we need Youth Development Leads? Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with every three in four moving into a positive outcome for either work, education or training.  Youth Development Leads play a crucial role in supporting young people, no matter the young person's background or current circumstances, to fulfil their full potential.

We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Youth Development Leads!Perks for working at The Trust! Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year Flexible working! Unless the location of the role is remote, the Youth Development Lead role requires a combination of office days and working from home. You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.

In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.

Interest-free season ticket loans Cycle-to-Work SchemeThe Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) For more information about our benefits, please click here . Equal Opportunities Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex.

Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. We are looking for people who can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident.

Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information, please click here . SafeguardingThe King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks by the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level.

Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. a Note For Recruitment AgenciesWe prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!Req ID: 3504