Schools Engagement Programme Manager

Location: 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 enthusiastic, 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 engagement programmes for schools and young people, you will develop, coordinate and deliver a sector-leading schools engagement programme grounded in humanities research. To do this, you will

• Collaborate with divisional leadership, professional services 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 hybrid 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 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.

For further information about the role, please read the job description.

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above 'Apply' button, 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 Monday 28 August 2026. 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 21 September.

Please quote Vacancy ID 187869 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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