Outreach Manager

Job Title:            Outreach Manager

Location:            Rhodes House, Central Oxford (hybrid working)

Contract:            Permanent

Hours:                 Full-time

Salary:                £45k - £52k per annum

Reports to:        Head of Selection and Outreach

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Outreach Manager to join the Rhodes Trust, Oxford. This role is a leadership role within the Selection and Outreach function of the Rhodes Trust, reporting to the Head of Selection and Outreach.

We are looking for the successful candidate to start with us as in early 2025.

About the Rhodes Trust

The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges. In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, the Atlantic Institute, Schmidt Science Fellows, and our most recent initiative called RISE.

The role

The Outreach Manager will play a crucial role in devising and implementing a holistic outreach strategy, with a focus on designing and rolling out a self-sustaining outreach framework across all 25 of the Rhodes constituencies, supported by the central Outreach team at Rhodes House (comprising the Outreach Manager and the Outreach Coordinator, who reports to the Outreach Manager).

The role will be responsible for;

·       Play a leading role in the development and delivery of the outreach strategy for the Rhodes Trust, supporting the 25 Rhodes constituencies as required to develop and implement tailored key outreach objectives based on the individual needs of each constituency.

·       With the Outreach Coordinator, centrally manage and coordinate the Trust’s Outreach Ambassadors Programme, including the recruitment of Ambassadors (who are normally Scholars-in-Residence or recent Scholar alumni) and developing key resources, guidance and induction processes. 

• Manage the Trust’s outreach work and team: work with the Outreach Coordinator and Data Analyst to determine the priorities and oversee delivery of the relevant areas of data gathering and analysis, data visualisation and research.

·       Support and steward the network of volunteers who are working on our behalf: training and mentoring outreach Ambassadors; supporting National and Deputy Secretaries and their administrative staff.

Essential skills, experience and qualifications:

·       Demonstrable experience of devising and implementing an outreach strategy.

·       Experience of generating and implementing innovative outreach initiatives.

·       Proven leadership experience: demonstrated skill at collaborative leadership and team management.

Desirable skills and experience:

·       Experience of working for a higher education institution, scholarship programme or charitable trust or similar (especially on a global scale) would be highly desirable

The successful applicant for this role must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

·       Highly developed strategic thinking and planning skills; able to translate a vision into action and measurable outcomes.

• Proactive and independent self-starter; takes initiative with the ability to plan and prioritise multiple objectives/projects/tasks and deliver on time and on budget.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and sound situational judgement.

Please see the job description for more information

Benefits of working here

We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.

·       30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays

·       Competitive pension scheme

·       Generous family leave schemes

·       Private health insurance

·       Employee Assistance Programme

·       Personal development opportunities

·       Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.

·       Cycle to work scheme

·       Electric car scheme

If you would like to find out more, please click ‘apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on 17 January 2025.

If you have any issues with submitting your application, please email the Recruitment team.

The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.