Job Opportunity - Corporate Programme Manager

30 June 2026

The Ulster-Scots Agency are looking for a highly motivated and innovative individual to support the Corporate Services Team.

The successful individual will support the Corporate Services Team in the efficient delivery of the corporate planning, regulatory and statutory tasks throughout the year, ensuring timely approval and publication of key corporate publications, such as the Annual Report, Business Plan and Corporate Plan.

Your new role will involve:

• Preparing the Agency’s corporate publications, including Annual Business Plan, Annual Accounts, Corporate Plan, etc. through to publication and in liaison with our sister body for North-South corporate documents where required
• Supporting the effective long term strategic planning of the Agency by monitoring Agency performance against key targets and goals, reporting on KPI status monthly to the Board
• Ensuring timely submission of statutory and regulatory responses, returns and reports such as Section 75, Part 5 (ROI), FEC, SEIA as well as FOI requests, complaints, and AQ/PQs
• Development, implementation and monitoring of Equality Action Plans for both jurisdictions and embedding equality within all current policies and procedures
• Management of climate change responsibilities including development and maintenance of the Agency’s Climate Action Roadmap, ensuring all Agency staff aware of our commitments and requirements
• Any other duties as required to support the Director of Corporate Services and Chief Executive.

Please note the above is an extract of the role’s responsibilities. A full list of the responsibilities for the role can be found in the Candidate Information Pack.

Ideally you will have a wealth of project management experience (from start to finish), a strong working knowledge and/or experience of statutory organisational responsibilities (including areas such as GDPR, Equality) along with policy development in these areas, experience in developing business and corporate plans and also developing strategic papers with budgets, objectives and KPIs. 

If you have experience in all the areas mentioned above and can satisfy the eligibility criteria below, you could be the perfect new addition to our team. 

For further information about our Agency and the work we do, please visit our website or the Discover Ulster-Scots website.

To request an application pack and/or obtain further information about the role, please contact Paula Knowles at pknowles@ulsterscotsagency.org.uk or via telephone 028 9023 1113.

Please note we do not accept applications via Recruitment Agencies. As an organisation that fully supports and promotes equality, diversity and inclusion, we would encourage and welcome applications from groups currently under-represented at the Agency.

Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on Sunday 26th July 2026.

Please note we reserve the right to close this competition early should we receive an unexpectedly high number of applications. 

About Us

Our vision here at the Ulster-Scots Agency is that Ulster-Scots should flourish as a rich, vibrant, and growing culture with a global legacy that is recognised at home and abroad. 

Our mission is to inspire, educate, and empower people to understand and enjoy their Ulster-Scots identity, to foster kinship with those beyond Ulster that share our identity, and to enhance friendship across Ulster with those whose primary identity is not Ulster-Scots; and all this while working to continuously improve our governance, financial performance and customer focus. 

At the Ulster-Scots Agency our people at the heart of everything we do. As a valued colleague within our small team, you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture which has a strong focus on learning and development, having achieved and retained Investors in People status for a number of years. 

We offer an excellent employment package that includes: 

• Great terms & conditions 
• Pension scheme 
• Hybrid & flexible working opportunities 
• Family-friendly initiatives 
• Career development opportunities 
• Support for health & mental wellbeing 
• Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service), plus 12 public holidays.

As Corporate Programme Manager, you will be joining a highly passionate and dedicated team who will make you feel very welcome from day one and will offer you the best support to enable you to achieve your full potential here. 

Requirements

To be eligible to apply you must:

• Be able to demonstrate the Right to Work in the UK (we do not offer sponsorship)
• Be educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
• Be able to demonstrate competency through your application form of the NICS Competency Framework at level 3. 

Location

The Corn Exchange, 31 Gordon Street, Belfast, BT1 2LG.