Communications Manager (What Works Hub for Global Education)

About the Blavatnik School of Government

Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.

What we offer

The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.

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

An excellent contributory pension scheme 

38 days’ annual leave 

Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services 

Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans 

Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs 

Opportunities for hybrid working (typically 60% of working hours on-site and 40% remotely)

More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.

About the Role

This is an exceptional opportunity to be the communications lead at the heart of a £30m six- year global research and policy programme, focused on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for children across the global south.

You will work in the What Works Hub for Global Education which is an international partnership working out how to implement education reforms at scale, with the ultimate goal of increasing literacy, numeracy and other key skills in low- and middle-income countries.

In the team you will communicate the programme’s mission and findings to a range of audiences – from policy makers in target countries, to leading global academics and international organisations. This will involve managing the Hub’s website and social media channels, creating and disseminating content, overseeing briefings and events and coordinating with implementation partners in country.

This post is fixed term until 31 August 2027 and offered on a full time basis (we would welcome applications of a minimum of 0.8 FTE)

About You

You will be a communications professional who wants to make a contribution on important global issues and is passionate about improving education outcomes. You can get your head around research and policy ideas easily and are comfortable working with academic researchers. You are responsive enough to deliver fast on their priorities and win trust, but assured enough to offer ideas about more effective or efficient ways to deliver their objectives. You will be ready to support your team members and the wider activities going on around you; while still ensuring you deliver on your core duties.

You will need outstanding written communication skills, with a concise, compelling style, strong written accuracy, and an ability to closely tailor your writing to the audience, eliminating jargon and acronyms. Experience of working with academic researchers would be desirable.

Application Process

Please upload a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the selection criteria in your own words, along with your CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. 

The closing date for applications is 17 March 2025 

Interviews are anticipated to take place during week commencing 07 April 2025.

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