Programme Manager - Creative Health & Wellbeing

Salary : £35,000 - £40,000

Location : Greater Manchester

Contract : 24 Months

We're seeking an experienced and proactive Programme Manager - Creative Health & Wellbeing to join our Engage Department.

You will oversee the day-to-day management of ENO Breathe, working closely with healthcare professionals, researchers, creative practitioners and partner organisations. You will coordinate programme delivery, manage relationships with NHS and healthcare partners, oversee monitoring and evaluation activity, and contribute to future programme development, including research projects and digital innovation.

The successful candidate will be an experienced programme or project manager with excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills. You will be comfortable coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets and resources, and building effective partnerships across health, arts and community sectors. A collaborative approach, strong attention to detail and a commitment to inclusive, participant-centred practice are essential.

In addition to managing ENO Breathe, you will support the early development of ENO's wider Creative Health & Wellbeing initiatives, particularly in Greater Manchester. This will involve helping to identify new opportunities, developing relationships with local partners and supporting the delivery of place-based creative health projects as they emerge.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing area of ENO Engage's work, helping to shape innovative programmes that use creativity and the arts to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for communities across the UK.

Requirements

· Experience managing and delivering complex programmes or projects, from planning through to delivery, evaluation and development.

· Experience in creative health, arts and health, healthcare, public health or community engagement.

· Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working with senior specialists, consultants, freelancers and external partners across different professional fields.

· Experience managing budgets, resources, contracts.

· Experience developing and maintaining effective external partnerships.

· Experience using monitoring, evaluation, reporting and feedback to improve programmes.

· Experience of line management.

· Strong organisational, project management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

· Ability to coordinate and mobilise contributions from specialists, build consensus and ensure agreed actions are delivered, including when contributors are not directly line managed.

· Ability to balance operational delivery with programme development and continuous improvement.

· A collaborative, proactive and adaptable approach, with strong attention to detail.

· Commitment to inclusive, accessible and participant-centred practice, with an understanding of safeguarding.

Application deadline : 26 November 2026

Reasonable adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process, please contact [email protected]

Feedback: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide individual feedback to those candidates who reach the interview stage

English National Opera is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we strive to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the diverse communities we serve. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, we particularly encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups and communities to apply, including those from global majority backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics, including race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religion and belief. We will provide appropriate support for candidates with access requirements if they identify as disabled. This includes during the application process and through candidate assessment stages.