"Schools Engagement Programme Manager"

Schools Engagement Programme Manager

Location: Humanities Divisional Office, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

Contract type: 3-year fixed-term

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week), or part-time (0.8 FTE minimum)

About the role: Are you an enthusiastic, inspirational professional with experience of managing learning and engagement programmes for schools, children, young people and educators? The Humanities Division is seeking an experienced programming and engagement manager to develop and lead the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities’ new schools engagement programme. This role is an excellent opportunity for an energetic, proactive and collaborative individual who is passionate about the many ways in which the arts and humanities can benefit the lives, education and future careers of young people and educators.

About you: As an experienced manager of arts engagement and/or outreach programmes, you will develop, coordinate and grow a sector-leading schools engagement programme grounded in humanities research. To do this, you will

• collaborate with divisional leadership, faculty outreach officers and academics to develop an exciting, thriving schools engagement programme;
• undertake operational responsibility for the programme, ensuring the successful planning and delivery of a range of activities for young people and educators;
• manage delivery of outstanding events and online resources to support both in-person and remote learning for learners of all ages;
• ensure the sustainability of the schools engagement programme and its work, including by writing funding bids and fundraising for programme activities, as required.

This role is a transformative opportunity for candidates with prior experience as an arts and humanities educator or a learning and engagement manager with significant experience in a learning and outreach or youth engagement programming in the cultural sector. Knowledge of Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 curricula and familiarity with GCSE and A Level programmes will be an advantage once in post.
Applicants will be required to successfully pass a DBS check and pre-employment screening prior to appointment.
The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.

What we offer: As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer, including

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports club

Application process: Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and Vacancy ID 182892 or via this link direct to the advertisement link, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.
Applications should be submitted online and include a CV and a supporting statement.
As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.
For further details, please refer to the How to Apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 9 January 2025. Only applications received before this time can be considered.
Shortlisting is expected to take place the following week. Interviews are expected to take place on 28 January.
Please quote Vacancy ID 182892 on all correspondence.
We welcome applications from a broad and diverse range of applicants: if you have any access needs or requirements to make your application journey more accessible, please let us know and we will do our best to facilitate.
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