Scholar Programme Lead in Oxford

Location: Rhodes House, Central Oxford, hybrid working 2 days per week in the office

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Reports to: Associate Director, Scholar Programming

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Scholar Programme Lead to join the Rhodes Trust, Oxford. This role is responsible for the end-to-end delivery and coordination of scholar programming, ensuring the smooth planning, execution and continuous improvement of events and initiatives that meet the needs of the scholar community. We are looking for the successful candidate to start with us as soon as possible.

About the Rhodes Trust: The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity's challenges.

The role includes ownership of the scholar events calendar, operational delivery in partnership with relevant teams, and oversight of data, and reporting to support accountability and informed decision-making. The role also acts as a central coordination point across teams, maintaining effective working relationships and alignment of activity, while upholding the standards, policies and objectives of the Scholar Programme.

The role will be responsible for:

• Leading the project management of all scholar programming events ranging from large-scale formal events to smaller led events, working collaboratively to ensure that milestones and deadlines are observed, and that all events stakeholders are informed and involved at appropriate times.
• Gathering and organising data and information for the scholar programme, including management of event registration, attendance tracking, and feedback processes using relevant platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Rhodes Connect, survey tools) and development of communication mechanisms to aid accountability.
• Working closely with scholar group leads and scholar programme facilitators to co-ordinate scholar-led activities and ensure these are in line with the goals and policies of the scholar programme, including ensuring that communications and planning prioritises inclusion and care for scholars, and clearly articulates commitments to accessibility and consent culture.
• Designing and scheduling the termly and annual calendar of events, and ensure these are communicated to the Rhodes House events team supporting the effective planning and delivery of both scholar and Trust-led initiatives.
• Role modelling the Trust's organisational values of commitment, inclusion, belonging, growth and innovation.
• Carrying out any other duties relevant to the role, as requested.

A deep commitment to the values, ethos and mission of the Rhodes Trust.

Essential skills, experience and qualifications:

• Excellent project management skills and significant experience of end-to-end management of events both on a small and large scale, in a pressurised international environment with demonstrable ownership of delivery.
• Commitment to the strategic excellence of scholar programming at Rhodes Trust, and to reflecting that in the scholar events.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent events and priorities, with the ability to operate independently and make informed operational decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an adaptable and sensitive approach in varying contexts including experience managing customer-facing communications.

Desirable skills and experience:

• A good understanding of the issues of parity and equity in scholar experience, and how to address these.

Benefits of working here:

• 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Generous family leave schemes
• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Personal development opportunities
• Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme

If you would like to find out more, please click apply to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on 18 May 2026. Please also note the interviews will commence the week commencing 25 May 2026. If you have any issues with submitting your application, please email the Recruitment team.

The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.