Programme Director: Rights Respecting Schools Award

Location: London, part home/part office based

Salary: Circa £71,000 per annum

Company

hirify.global is a UK charity that raises funds for UNICEF’s emergency and development work and promotes and protects children’s rights in the UK and internationally.

What you will do

• Lead the Rights Respecting Schools team and take overall responsibility for delivering the Rights Respecting Schools Award.
• Advance associated child-rights advocacy objectives across the UK.
• Work with schools to create safe and inspiring places to learn.
• Support environments where children are respected, their talents are nurtured, and they can thrive.
• Provide leadership for a programme engaging more than 5,000 schools and 1.7 million children and young people.

Requirements

• Leadership and management experience in a relevant field connected to child rights education.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of UK school and education service structures, culture, and significant issues.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding against the role requirements.
• Alignment with hirify.global’s values and mission.

Culture & Benefits

• Part-home, part-office working arrangement in London.
• Salary and benefits benchmarked against organisations in the charity sector.
• Work focused on children’s rights, education, and international humanitarian and development objectives.

Hiring process

• Applications must address the role criteria and demonstrate alignment with hirify.global’s values and mission.
• Application deadline: 9am, Monday 19th October 2026.
• First interview: Monday 2nd November 2026; second interview: Monday 9th November 2026.