Programme Manager for TABLE Initiative

**TABLE** is a global platform for knowledge synthesis, for reflective,
critical thinking and for inclusive stakeholder dialogue on priority concerns
and contestations around the future of food. It seeks to facilitate informed
discussions about how the food system can become sustainable, resilient, just,
and ultimately “good”. We explore the evidence, assumptions, and values that
people bring to food system debates. TABLE is a collaboration between six
universities: the University of Oxford, the Swedish Agricultural University,
Wageningen University and Research the University of Mexico, the University of
the Andes and Cornell CALS.





**TABLE** is seeking a self-motivated **PROGRAMME MANAGER** who will oversee
all aspects of the day-to-day operational management of TABLE and who has the
strategic skills to support the team across all partner universities in
driving the programme forwards, securing funding and expanding, and in
managing our activities in order to meet our objectives and performance
indicators. You will be responsible for coordinating activities with academics
and stakeholders in the UK and overseas.





As **Programme Manager** you will have experience of working in a university
environment, and ideally have worked on international projects including with
partners in the Global South. This post requires someone who has excellent
strategic and organisational skills, and who is fully competent at managing
complex budgets as well as reporting processes – both financial and
administrative. You will also need to understand and be capable of navigating
the challenges of working as a collaboration across existing and new
institutions and have the strategic qualities that will enable TABLE to grow
and develop as an organisation. Reporting to the TABLE director, you will work
closely with her and with other members of the small but growing TABLE team.
You will also be partly sharing responsibilities with our interim part time
programme manager until December 2024.





**Available for Immediate Start **





**You must have the Right to Work within the UK as this position may not
amount to enough points under the points-based immigration system in the UK.
For more information please visit: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-
checks.**





**What we offer**



As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





* An excellent contributory pension scheme


* 38 days annual leave


* A comprehensive range of childcare services


* Family leave schemes


* Cycle loan scheme


* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.




**Application Process**





You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement,
CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your
supporting statement, please explain how you meet each of the selection
criteria found in the job description, and why you would like to do this role.
See guidance at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement.



Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to
recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk





**The closing date is 17 September 2024 at noon**. Only applications submitted
by this time will be considered.





**Interviews to take place week commencing 23 September 2024**





_The University of Oxford and The School of Geography and the Environment are
Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome and
encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-
represented in posts in The School of Geography and the Environment. The
School of Geography and the Environment are committed to equality and values
diversity_