Company Overview

IN4 Group is a leading professional technology skills provider with a unique regional blueprint that unlocks and nurtures the potential of local talent, enabling sustainable productivity and prosperity for regions, industry and communities. Through our award-winning programmes, designed to achieve optimal economic and social impact, IN4 ensures fair access to technology futures for young people, career changers, early-stage entrepreneurs and industry, large and small.    

IN4 operates several high-performing enterprises, including Skills City, one of the country’s largest professional technology training providers; CyberFirst MEGA (motivated, educated generation with ambition) Hubs, operating across schools and colleges; and HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, one of the North West’s most established innovation hubs, based in MediaCity, Salford.    

Our Values: 

• Humanising: We humanise technology by thinking about citizens, not users.  

• Belonging: We create a sense of belonging with an inclusive community of shared values. 

• Culture: We redefine start up culture by supporting wellbeing and putting team before product.  

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Programme Manager to lead The Creative Engine, a dedicated division of IN4 Group focused on empowering creative talent through live creative programme and project delivery, industry engagement, and community building. 

This is a programme leadership role responsible for the strategic development, resource planning, and end-to-end programme delivery of a portfolio of creative and commercial projects. The post holder will work closely with partners, funders, clients, and internal teams to ensure The Creative Engine delivers high-impact outcomes and operates at the forefront of creative and digital innovation. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and growth strategy for The Creative Engine, aligning it with IN4 Group’s wider objectives and sector opportunities. 

• Support the shaping of programme design and delivery models to reflect creative and emerging technology industry trends, participant needs, and commercial demand. 

• Identify and implement systems and structures to ensure high-quality, scalable, and sustainable delivery. 

• Oversee the planning, delivery, and evaluation of all activities within The Creative Engine, including live briefs, workshops, showcase events, and learning pathways. 

• Manage budgets, contracts, and resource allocation across multiple programme strands. 

• Ensure all assigned programme KPIs, targets, and milestones are met in line with funding agreements and commercial contracts. 

• Act as the senior point of contact for clients, partners, and funders, building long-term relationships and collaborative networks. 

• Represent The Creative Engine at high-level meetings and forums. 

• Lead the delivery of commercial creative projects involving programme participants, ensuring quality control, client satisfaction, and timely execution. 

• Scope and negotiate new project briefs with clients, aligning them to participant capability and learning outcomes. 

• Drive commercial revenue generation opportunities to support programme sustainability and impact. 

• Design and manage frameworks for capturing programme impact, learner progression, and client feedback. 

• Produce high-level evaluation reports and insights to inform decision-making and showcase programme value. 

• Ensure all activity complies with internal governance, funder requirements, and relevant policies including safeguarding and data protection. 

• Provide support to the wider team, including coordinators and other key stakeholders, to ensure smooth operational delivery.

• Ensure all internal stakeholders are aligned with programme direction

Required Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in senior programme or project management, ideally within the creative, digital, or skills sector. 

• Strong leadership and team management capabilities, with a track record of motivating high-performing teams. 

• Proven experience overseeing large-scale programmes with multiple stakeholders, workstreams, and deliverables. 

• Excellent relationship-building skills with confidence in engaging clients, funders, and partners at senior levels. 

• Strategic thinker with the ability to design scalable delivery models and drive operational improvements. 

• Financial acumen with experience managing budgets, contracts, and commercial negotiations. 

• Passionate about the creative industries and how emerging technologies such as AI and Game Engines are affecting them.

• Passionate about inclusive access to industry opportunities. 

• High attention to detail with strong communication and customer service skills. 

Desirable

• Understanding of different stakeholders within the UK creative sector (technology providers, government, funds, practitioners, etc) and its everchanging make-up. If not, willingness to learn, keep up to date with the news, attend events and experiences and network with the sector.