Senior Programme Manager and Deputy Director

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div><strong>A fantastic opportunity to be part of a high impact leadership development programme team</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>People &amp; Organisational Development Department (POD)</strong></div><br> <div><strong>1-4 Keble Road, Oxford</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About the Role:&#160;</strong></div><br> <div><strong>Fixed-Term Contract: December 2025</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>A fantastic opportunity to be part of a high impact programme team, serving the needs of researchers across the whole University. The role will own the administration and manage the evaluation of an innovative and impact driven leadership development programme for researchers and work closely with the programme director on its successful delivery.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Our vision for leadership development at Oxford is to develop research leaders who can co-create environments in which people and research can flourish, to improve research culture and drive creativity. The programme team will develop an institution-wide leadership programme that is tailored to the situations and barriers encountered by researchers.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Funded by the Wellcome Trust, this role will play a pivotal part in forming the programme team which will deliver an innovative and researcher-driven leadership development programme. The individual will have the opportunity to establish innovative ways of working and to shape an outstanding participant experience.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The role will take ownership of and manage the end-to-end administration of this large-scale programme delivery, organise interventions and events, manage participant communications and marketing activities with support of the facilitation team, design and execute comprehensive programme evaluations and impact analysis, create reports, deputise for the programme director and serve as secretary to the advisory group.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About You</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be a motivated, creative problem solver who enjoys working collaboratively and getting things done. You will be passionate about leadership and professional development solutions that make a measurable difference.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be a good communicator and enjoy forming relationships with diverse stakeholders. You will be able to work in complex environments and understand the challenges and opportunities facing researchers in higher education.</div> </div>