Centre Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 20/10/2026

Salary: £35,251.00 to £44,064.00, dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: London only (you are expected to be in the office 5 days per week, with regular travel to our Islington space and Southampton site)

Interviews: 26 & 27 October- face to face in our South London centre

Our centres are at the heart of how The King's Trust supports young people, and we're looking for an experienced Centre Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our South London Centre. As one of our largest and busiest locations, the South London Centre plays a vital role in delivering our programmes and services. Alongside leading the centre, you'll provide operational support to our Islington Space and Southampton sites through regular visits and collaboration with local colleagues.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll lead a team of Centre Coordinators, manage facilities, health and safety, budgets, contractors and compliance, and ensure our centres remain safe, welcoming and effective environments for colleagues, volunteers and young people. While much of your work will take place behind the scenes, the impact is significant. By ensuring our centres run smoothly, you'll help create the conditions for more young people to access the support, opportunities and experiences they need to build brighter futures.

We're looking for someone with previous line management experience, delivering exceptional customer service, alongside a background in facilities, operations, estates, property management, hospitality, venue management or a similarly fast-paced environment. You'll be confident leading people, managing multiple priorities and building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

At The King's Trust, we want our team to reflect the diversity of the young people and communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you're excited by the opportunity to make a real difference and have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you.

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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 Centre Managers?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Centre Managers!

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! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)

- 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

- The 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 that 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 Top 100 Employer 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 .

Safeguarding

The 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 in accordance with 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 AGENCIES :

We 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!

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