Senior Programmes Manager (Executive Programmes)

University of Oxford - Blavatnik School of Government

Location: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

About the Blavatnik School of Government

Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.

What we offer

The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.

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 clubs
• Opportunities for hybrid working (typically 60% of working hours on-site and 40% remotely)

More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.

About the role

The Blavatnik School of Government is looking to recruit a Senior Programme Manager who will work with our faculty and partners to develop and deliver a range of impactful programmes and workshops for senior public leaders working at the forefront of policy challenges.

As a Senior Programmes Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Executive Programmes, faculty and the wider Executive Programmes team to lead on the planning and delivery of the portfolio of our existing and new programmes. You will also shape learning designs from concept discussions and managing end-to-end project delivery to ensure timely progress and completion.

About you

You are expected to have proven experience managing educational programmes or events, including consultation with relevant parties, project management, budgeting, and evaluation.

Experience in line management and supervision of staff is also essential as you will be responsible for line managing a small team of Programme Administrators and ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of the team’s work.

Application process

Please upload a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the selection criteria in your own words, along with your CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is at 12 noon (UK time) on Monday 23 February 2026

Interviews will take place during week commencing 02 March 2026.