Job details
Salary
£30,126 – £34,760 (per annum)
This is a full time (1.0 FTE) fixed term role covering maternity leave until April 2027.
The end date may be subject to change with notice depending on the postholders return.
Hours
37.5 hours (30 hours during a 4-day working week)
Applicants will be interested to know that Rise is currently operating a 4-day working week with full time employees gifted one day off per week (Fridays) but still paid a full-time salary.
Location / Flexible Working
We’d like to see you once a week in either of our offices in North Tyneside or County Durham but can be flexible in busy delivery periods.
We are open to talking about flexible working options and could consider options as diverse as job sharing and annualised hours, such as term-time only.
Job summary
We are currently seeking an experienced, passionate and motivated Early Years Development Manager to join us on a Maternity Leave Cover basis.
This is an exciting key management role within the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for continuity and maintaining the smooth running of our Early Years workstream, in addition to line management of our Outdoor Education Facilitator and project managing our existing early years areas of work, such as Step Outdoors, the Early Years Conference and wider workforce development opportunities to name a few.
You will support developing, leading and upscaling high-quality maternity and early years programmes and initiatives across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham, supporting the charity’s strategic priorities to empower people to lead healthier lives, tackle inequalities, and strengthen communities.
The Early Years Development Manager will work collaboratively with internal and external teams, building strong local, regional and national partnerships, co-designing inclusive, evidence based, needs led programmes and positive experiences. You will work with stakeholders to champion the voices of our youngest children, their families and professionals in the early years sector, working to shape local systems, policy, and practice by ensuring they meet regulatory standards and compliance within the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework (EYFS) ensuring strong outcomes for children and families.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about early childhood development and confident in leading change, supporting quality improvement and influencing practice and scale.
We are interested in hearing from candidates who are motivated to improve outcomes for expectant mums, young children, their families and early years professionals. Additional experience in maternity and working with expectant mums, new parents and their babies within the first 1001 days would be highly valuable, to co-design, co-produce and drive forward a new key area of health and wellbeing work within this area.
How to apply
All applications must be submitted to [email protected] using the application form. Please note CVs will not be accepted.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nathan Beadle (Children & Young People Senior Development Manager) via email on [email protected] or Louise Laws (Children & Young People Strategic Lead) via email on [email protected]
Closing date for applications is 22 March 2026
About Rise
Rise is a leading health and wellbeing charity, and we are passionate about the role that physical activity can play in making a difference to the communities that need it most.
Our team of friendly experts work closely with regional partners across health, education, transport and more to show how physical activity can tackle inequalities and help solve some of the biggest issues affecting our communities.
Rise plays a key role in:
- Providing access to employment and training
- Improving mental health
- Enhancing child development and education
- Creating health and sustainable places in which to live and work
- Integrating activity for health improvement, prevention and condition management
- Support the health and wellbeing of the workforce
We also advocate for policy change, share best practice and provide insight, guidance, and support. Our population in the North East of England lives with significant social, economic, and environmental inequalities. We know that physically inactive populations are often the most marginalised and most likely to be adversity affected by inequalities.
Our Values
Our values are the foundation of how we act individually and collectively as the Rise team. We will:
- Catalyse Change – We believe that change is possible and we are ready to lead the exploration
- Positively Disrupt – To challenge the norm and cause radical change through innovation and learning
- Collaborate – Together we are greater than the sum of our parts. People make the change.