Programme Officer - School Partnerships

We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Officer for The Scholars Programme to join the Programme Management Team and support us to deliver the goals set out in Join the Club, our ambitious strategy for 2021-2026. 

The Programme Officer role is essential to the delivery of high-quality Scholars Programme placements. Each Programme Officer in the team manages a cluster of placements, working with teachers to arrange programme logistics and PhD tutors to deliver their courses in schools. Building and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders and securing high data returns to help track pupil outcomes are key priorities for this role. Programme Officers are also involved in the direct delivery of aspects of the Programme (e.g. PhD tutor training and university events) and oversee the renewal of School Partnerships.

This role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with successful experience of school teaching, academia or programme management. The postholder will be positive and proactive, with a commitment to delivering excellent standards. They will be comfortable building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and managing logistics through our online CRM system. They will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners.

This role will involve some travel to deliver events at our different university partners. While this role can be based at any of our offices throughout the UK, some travel will also be required (mainly to London) for events and to attend in-person meetings.

Person specification

Time and Resource Management:

• Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to identify opportunities to save time/resource 
• Manages projects with appropriate levels of time and resource input

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management:

• Confidence handling enquiries from external stakeholders and adapting approach to meet different needs
• Actively shares useful information about stakeholders with internal colleagues at all levels

Communication:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Confidence presenting and delivering teaching to a range of audiences including school-aged children and adults

Initiative and Problem-solving:

• Proactive in seeking to enhance processes and identify emerging risks 
• Ability to spot inefficiencies in systems and suggest or implement improvements
• Responds quickly to solve problems, seeking input from relevant internal stakeholders

Developing Self and Others:

• Self-reflective and committed to own professional development