Reference: 97737
Date Added: 17 October 2025
Closing Date: 10 November 2025
Job Title: Programme Manager - Waves
Working For: Demos
Location: London
Salary: £48,000 pro rata (0.5)
Length of Contract: Fixed term until 18th December 2026
Job Details
Waves is a €1 million project trialling new technology in local democracy, launched to bring people together to tackle contentious local issues and strengthen trust in local government. Thousands of local people will have the opportunity to shape local government policy on an issue affecting their area.
We are looking for an experienced programme manager who can steer Waves from now until it completes in December 2026.
You would be joining the programme at a pivotal time as we move from the ‘set-up’ and ‘co-design’ phases of the first 6-months, to the start of the first of our two trials running sequentially over the next 11 months, before moving to a final ‘impact phase’ of dissemination of our toolkits, technology and learning in the final 6 months.
Full details: https://demos.co.uk/programme-manager-waves/
Closing Date: 10 November 2025
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews: Wednesday 19th November (in-person at our offices in Whitehall)
Start date: ASAP
Application Details
To apply, please provide the following through our application form:
- an anonymised CV (with any references to your name and personal details removed)
- answers to four screening questions (up to 250 words each)
- a completed copy of our diversity monitoring form (optional)
All applications will be evaluated and graded anonymously to minimise bias in our screening process.
Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JLxfTXxxuMJywND2ha5UXcjL2cyRVNyOA4_-XKhoBAs/edit
Website: https://demos.co.uk/