Director of Programmes

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting our client as they look to appoint a new Director of Programmes – a key senior leadership role supporting with delivery of their new 5-year strategy at a vital time for oracy education

The organisation is the national oracy education charity. They exist to empower every child to use their voice to thrive in school, work and life. Their work with schools across the country transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact this charity has.

You will be joining the organisation at an extremely exciting time, both organisationally and in terms of opportunities for oracy in the education system. Since their founding 9 years ago, they have grown to be working with over 1,100 schools annually. In the Spring they will launch their new strategy for 2025-30, with a vision that every child will have access to a high-quality oracy education, in every school, every day. This includes the ambition to grow their network of Oracy Centres of Excellence from 44 to 600 by 2030. The charity has a highly engaged and ambitious team of c. 55 staff, and a projected annual turnover in the current financial year of £3.4m.

The Programmes Directorate (working closely with the Operations Directorate and the Learning, Impact and Influence Directorate) includes teams working on programme design, delivery and the member experience and success of Oracy Schools and Centres of Excellence. All directorates work closely together to make maximum use of evidence and technology in shaping services to schools. Strong relationships in the team, with schools and partners are central to the organisation and key to success in this role.

The successful candidate will be a pro-active, confident and collaborative leader with a deep understanding of the educational landscape, proven expertise in learning design and a track record of delivering high-quality and transformative programmes at scale. You will be a collaborative leader with the ability to communicate and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. You will be passionate and driven by improving outcomes for children facing socioeconomic disadvantage and champion the power of oracy education to enable every child to thrive.

Live Webinar

A live webinar will be held, and recorded, on 12th February at 9:00am (GMT). This will be an opportunity to learn more about the role and the organisation's new ambitious strategy from the team, and allow candidates to ask any questions. Further details can be found here, as well as the option to register interes

If this description resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your CV in Word format as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be provided with further details about the role, including a detailed job description.

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