[Hiring] Outreach and Engagement Manager @Common Purpose

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Outreach & Engagement Manager to play a key role in growing Common Purpose’s work with diverse young people and university students. This is a hands-on, outward-facing role. You will be responsible for finding and engaging the young people, partners, organizations, and contributors we need to make our programmes happen.

• Identify organizations, communities, and individuals who can bring the right perspectives and experiences to a programme.
• Approach them and secure their involvement.
• Build relationships with youth organizations, universities, and other partners.
• Work directly with groups of young people and students.
• Develop as a Common Purpose facilitator, independently facilitating elements of our programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong outreach and engagement experience.
• The ability to make a compelling approach.
• Persistence and follow-through.
• Experience engaging young people or students.
• Confidence bringing people together.
• Confidence engaging people at all levels.
• Energy, curiosity, and external orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Autonomy and judgement.
• Organization and adaptability.

Requirements

• Experience of working with young people or university students, particularly within youth outreach, youth participation, student engagement, widening participation, employability, or community engagement.
• Experience of convening groups of young people or students.
• Experience working across sectors and cultures.
• Excellent written English, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working independently while also contributing actively to a collaborative team.
• Able to manage a varied workload and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing and able to travel regularly across the UK, including outside normal working hours.
• Committed to Common Purpose’s independent and non-aligned approach to programme experiences.
• Able to demonstrate facilitation experience through relevant examples or other evidence of practice.

Benefits

• Purpose – the opportunity to create meaningful learning experiences for young people and students.
• Variety – exposure to different sectors, cultures, organizations, communities, and perspectives.
• Growth – opportunities to continue developing your facilitation and engagement practice.
• Responsibility – meaningful responsibility and autonomy from day one.
• Flexibility – flexible, home-based working.
• A global network – the opportunity to work with colleagues, participants, and partners across different countries and contexts.