Partnership & Engagement Projects Manager

We are looking for an experienced/talented Partnership & Engagement Projects Manager to join an impactful local community charity based in Oxford.

• Working Pattern: Part time role, 22.5 hours per week (spread over 3–4 days per week, to include Wednesday mornings)
  

• Working Arrangement: Hybrid working (Flexible working and home-based working available)
  

• Salary: £21,255 per annum (£36,231 FTE)
  

Role Overview:

Our client is a dedicated community charity on a mission to ensure everyone in Oxford gets the chance to reach their full potential. By connecting, empowering, and supporting children, families, and communities, they tackle systemic inequality across the city through collaborative, high-impact programmes. In this pivotal role, you will lead, review, and develop volunteering partnerships and projects with Oxford University and its colleges, turning staff and student volunteering into meaningful community action - particularly focused on improving educational attainment and providing enrichment opportunities in areas of deprivation.

Joining a passionate team based across Oxford, you will bring creative ideas, build fresh community connections, and oversee initiatives that make a lasting difference to young people’s lives. The role is designed with built-in flexibility, allowing you to manage your week autonomously while accommodating occasional evening networking or support activities (TOIL is also available for these occasional evening commitments).

(Please note: Additional hours may also be available to support wider organizational development projects).

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, review, develop and oversee delivery of Volunteer Projects

• Ensure projects are of high quality, meeting the needs of those who benefit from the programmes.
  

• Evidence impact of programmes through monitoring and feedback mechanisms, in line with the impact framework.
  

• Create appropriate communication strategies and content for participants, volunteers, potential volunteers, higher education institutions, colleges, schools, and the wider community.
  

• Ensure smooth running of the programmes, liaising with internal colleagues as appropriate.
  

• Ensure high numbers of volunteers are recruited and supported to meet the needs of our programmes.
  

• Ensure volunteer recruitment, support, onboarding, and training are of high quality.
  

• Trial and develop new projects in line with strategy and community needs, ensuring appropriate staffing capacity, funding, monitoring, and impact measuring are in place.
  

Lead the development of new Staff Volunteering projects

• Work with relevant institutional teams to encourage staff volunteering.
  

• Ensure appropriate processes, systems, and communications are in place.
  

• Support the Student Volunteering Co-ordinator with facilitation and brokerage opportunities.
  

• Lead project review, impact, and evaluation.
  

Line management of Student Volunteering Co-ordinator

• Take responsibility for the management and development of the Student Volunteering Co-ordinator.
  

• Undertake all appropriate line management activities to ensure staff deliver projects to the best of their ability, providing support and guidance for them to succeed.
  

Partnership and Stakeholder working

• Lead and develop relationships with university departments, colleges, and schools to deliver and develop programmes.
  

• Lead, create, and maintain relationships between higher education colleges and schools for the dedicated Twinning programme.
  

• Build relationships with colleges, identifying and engaging those who may join the programme.
  

• Work closely with identified partner leads across educational institutions.
  

Skills & Experience Required:

Essential

• Proven experience in managing people and projects, including developing team skills and refining project delivery methodologies.
  

• Strong track record of successfully leading, developing, and managing projects involving external partners and diverse stakeholders.
  

• Excellent relationship management and building skills, with the ability to build strong connections with institutional outreach teams, departments, and schools.
  

• A self-motivated, creative approach with strong decision-making abilities and active listening skills.
  

• Passionate about tackling inequality, improving opportunities for young people, and driving social impact.
  

Desirable

• Knowledge or understanding of university or college working environments and structures.
  

Benefits:

• Flexible working policy that enables you to build important appointments around your everyday life
  

• 30 days annual leave (pro-rated for part-time staff)
  

• Winter Shut-down: Full office closure for a week at the end of December (includes 2 dedicated extra days of leave + 1 gifted day, leaving your full 30-day holiday allowance intact)
  

• Hybrid role with work-from-home opportunities
  

• Generous pension scheme with matching employer contributions
  

• Dedicated training allowance to support personal and professional development
  

• Annual birthday gift
  

If you feel you are a good fit for this role please apply via the I'm interested button below.