#BeeWell National Director
The University of Manchester, Campus, IL, United States
Overall Purpose of the Role
We are looking for an experienced, collaborative leader passionate about young people’s wellbeing to lead the #BeeWell national programme. The purpose is to lead the development of #BeeWell in its next phase, driving the future strategic vision as it redefines how we support young people to thrive. You will champion #BeeWell nationally and amplify young people’s voices to ensure they are central to driving policy change.
You will recruit, work with and support a number of new local project teams, delivering #BeeWell in 3–5 new locations across England while ensuring consistency and fidelity to the #BeeWell model and adapting to local need. You will also support the Greater Manchester and HIPS teams to continue delivery with excellence until 2030 and beyond.
About #BeeWell #BeeWell is a coalition of local and national partners working together to deliver the change needed to address the challenge of improving young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It measures wellbeing in secondary schools, works with local partners to deliver positive change, engages 70–80% of mainstream secondary schools and special schools, and uses data to understand how experiences are shaped by place, identity, school and community.
Vision: An England where young people’s wellbeing is everybody’s business.
Core principles: Listen to young people’s voices, act together for change, celebrate young people’s wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
Lead identification of new locations for rollout of #BeeWell.
Open discussions and progress 3–5 locations to implementation by 2030.
Support setup and delivery in new locations.
Provide expertise on school recruitment, delivery, strategy and stakeholder management.
Ensure youth voice remains central to all activity.
Build a national coalition to make young people’s wellbeing everybody’s business.
Support long‑term sustainability in Greater Manchester and HIPS beyond 2027.
Share learning and best practice across delivery sites.
Create a supportive environment for collaboration.
Monitor and communicate programme impact locally and nationally.
Develop the model for different geographies and organisational contexts.
Develop the strategic vision for national scale.
Advocate for rollout with national and local government.
Influence policy through research insights.
Oversee governance and stakeholder relationships.
Lead fundraising for additional programme elements (2027–2030).
Develop plans for the period beyond 2030.
Why Join Us
University of Manchester benefits.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Equal opportunities.
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
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You will recruit, work with and support a number of new local project teams, delivering #BeeWell in 3–5 new locations across England while ensuring consistency and fidelity to the #BeeWell model and adapting to local need. You will also support the Greater Manchester and HIPS teams to continue delivery with excellence until 2030 and beyond.
About #BeeWell #BeeWell is a coalition of local and national partners working together to deliver the change needed to address the challenge of improving young people’s mental health and wellbeing. It measures wellbeing in secondary schools, works with local partners to deliver positive change, engages 70–80% of mainstream secondary schools and special schools, and uses data to understand how experiences are shaped by place, identity, school and community.
Vision: An England where young people’s wellbeing is everybody’s business.
Core principles: Listen to young people’s voices, act together for change, celebrate young people’s wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
Lead identification of new locations for rollout of #BeeWell.
Open discussions and progress 3–5 locations to implementation by 2030.
Support setup and delivery in new locations.
Provide expertise on school recruitment, delivery, strategy and stakeholder management.
Ensure youth voice remains central to all activity.
Build a national coalition to make young people’s wellbeing everybody’s business.
Support long‑term sustainability in Greater Manchester and HIPS beyond 2027.
Share learning and best practice across delivery sites.
Create a supportive environment for collaboration.
Monitor and communicate programme impact locally and nationally.
Develop the model for different geographies and organisational contexts.
Develop the strategic vision for national scale.
Advocate for rollout with national and local government.
Influence policy through research insights.
Oversee governance and stakeholder relationships.
Lead fundraising for additional programme elements (2027–2030).
Develop plans for the period beyond 2030.
Why Join Us
University of Manchester benefits.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
Equal opportunities.
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
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