Universities & Career Pathways Manager in Slough

About GAIN

GAIN (Girls Are Investors) is a community of investors, with charitable status, set to change the staggering lack of gender diversity in investment management, from the ground up.

In the UK, women represent just 8% of decision makers in investment management.

At entry level, it’s not much better - it’s understood that only 20% of applicants to the industry are women.

We surveyed young women aged 16-21 and found the reasons twofold.

Firstly, young women don’t understand what investing means and why it’s important to society.

Secondly, there aren’t enough female role models in investing – and if you can't see her, you can't be her.

These reasons shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the fact nothing has been done yet to course-correct among young women should.

GAIN is here to change this.

Our purpose is to inform and inspire.

We inform young women bringing helpful information on careers in investment to their fingertips.

We inspire young women through events and programmes, delivering compelling and high-impact messages on the many benefits of investing as a career.

• The Details
• Reports to: COO
• Location: Remote, but ideally based within easy commutable distance of London
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary appropriate to the responsibilities of the role and the successful candidate's skills and experience.

Further details will be discussed with shortlisted candidates during the interview process.

• Interviews: Two rounds of remote interviews, including one presentation
• Application close date: 7th August
• Start date: End of September

Please attach a cover letter to your CV.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Universities and Career Pathways Manager

Are you ready to shape the future of investment management?

At GAIN (Girls Are INvestors), we're changing the face of an entire industry - opening doors for the next generation of women and non-binary talent and giving them the confidence, skills, and connections to build brilliant careers in investing.

This is a rare opportunity to lead the delivery of our university programmes and engagement at the heart of that mission: our flagship Internship Programme, Investment Insight Programme and University Insight Days, whilst supporting the ongoing growth and success of our University Investment Challenge and society partnerships.

You'll be a natural relationship-builder who thrives on turning strategy into brilliant delivery, loves working directly with students, and builds strong relationships with the firms and volunteers who help make our mission possible.

If you want your leadership to have a genuinely lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Role Overview

The Universities and Career Pathways Manager is responsible for the end-to-end planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of GAIN's university programmes and engagement strategy across the UK.

Leading a team of three coordinators, you'll oversee and help deliver the Empower Investment Internship Programme and the GAIN Investment Insight Programme (GIIP), help drive applications to the University Investment Challenge (UIC), oversee the University Insight Days, and lead the nurturing and growth of society partnerships.

The role ensures high-quality delivery, manages operational risks and budgets, leads cross-team initiatives, and builds strong relationships with universities, societies, partner firms, and internal stakeholders.

The role also leads and develops team members, raising delivery standards and ensuring alignment with organisational strategic goals.

• Strategic Planning & Operational Leadership
• Oversee the Empower Investment Internship Programme, GIIP and University Insight Days from planning through to delivery, ensuring operational excellence.
• Drive UK student participation in the UIC.
• Translate organisational goals into programme action plans and delivery outputs, making operational decisions aligned with long-term organisational objectives.
• Manage budgets, monitor spend, and mitigate operational and delivery risks across all university programmes and activity.
• Manage day-to-day operations, prioritising effectively across competing programme demands and proactively resolving problems as they arise.
• University Engagement & Stakeholder Management
• Build, manage, and strengthen relationships with UK universities, societies, and student groups, growing participation in the UIC.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with partner firms, vendors, and key clients to support programme success.
• Nurture and grow society partnerships to expand GAIN’s visibility and impact across the UK university ecosystem.
• Team Leadership & People Management
• Line-manage team members, providing direction, guidance, and support for high performance and development.
• Allocate workload, manage timelines, and ensure efficient, collaborative team delivery.
• Foster a positive, high-performance culture aligned with GAIN’s mission and values.
• Reporting, Insights & Continuous Improvement
• Produce regular programme reporting, highlighting progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyse data and insights to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement across all programmes.
• Recommend and implement enhancements to programme strategy, engagement models, and delivery processes.
• Champion the team's effective use of GAIN's key systems and platforms - including Beacon, Learn Worlds and Monday. com - to track engagement, manage programme and alumni data, and elevate delivery standards.
• Champion and formally launch the GAIN Alumni Network (launch date tbc), giving everyone who has completed a GAIN programme a lasting connection to the organisation as it grows.
• Key Skills & Experience
• Proven track record of managing multi-strand programmes or projects end-to-end, from planning through to delivery and evaluation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience building relationships across universities, corporate partners or similar external networks.
• Minimum of one year's line management experience, ideally managing a team of a similar size.
• Confident budget management and risk mitigation experience across concurrent programmes.
• A collaborative, values-led leadership style, with a genuine commitment to developing others and fostering a high-performance team culture.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data and insights into practical recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt tone and style across audiences, from students to senior corporate stakeholders.
• An understanding of financial literacy principles and a genuine interest in helping students build investment skills.
• A genuine interest in, and commitment to, gender diversity in investment management and GAIN's mission to inspire, empower and invest in the next generation.

Work Environment

We can offer you a friendly, flexible and welcoming working environment.

As a small but fast-growing charity, no two days will be the same, so if you thrive in an ever-changing environment and love to get your teeth into a real challenge then this could be the role for you!

Working at GAIN will give you

• the opportunity to really move the needle on a pressing topic from the grassroots up
• the opportunity to work with an amazing founding team, experts in their fields and passionate about gender equality in investing
• exposure to the world of investment, understanding different disciplines and communicating with key players
• the opportunity to develop and hone a broad range of skills

The candidate needs to reside in the United Kingdom and must have the right to work in the United Kingdom on a permanent basis.

Applications are considered on a rolling basis and the application will close once satisfactory candidates have been identified.

Please note, offers are made subject to receipt of satisfactory references.

Please attach a cover letter to your CV.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

GAIN welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.