Programme Manager - FCDO Economics and Foreign Policy online course - Digital Learning and Online Courses (Executive Programmes)

Blavatnik School of Government, 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 Programme Manager to take primary responsibility in delivering our existing FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) Economics and Foreign Policy online course, which is FCDO’s flagship learning offer. The course aims to provide learners with a clear understanding of important economics concepts relating to foreign policy, development, and international engagement.

Additionally, he/she will also be responsible for the stakeholder management (FCDO and our digital learning partner’s) and have the financial responsibility to manage the programmes’ costs against the budget. The school also has an additional small online programmes’ portfolio, which the postholder will manage

About you

You are expected to have experience in planning, preparing and execution of digital and hybrid events/projects as well as demonstrable knowledge of digital learning and user experience management on various platforms.

Tact, discretion and a positive attitude are also essential while needing excellent team working skills with a flexible can-do approach, self-motivation, resilience and a willingness to adapt to the changing needs and priorities of the team and across the School

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 02 March 2026

Interviews will take place on 09 March 2026.

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