Outreach and Engagement Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Conduct research on organizations, communities, leaders, and individuals who can contribute relevant and diverse perspectives, experiences, and opportunities to programs.

• Actively reach out to and secure contributions from partners and collaborators.

• Identify and arrange organizational visits, place-based experiences, and community engagement opportunities.

• Provide briefings and support to contributors to facilitate the creation of impactful learning experiences.

• Organize and engage groups of young people and students in inclusive settings.

• Cultivate the skills and confidence necessary to independently lead program components both in-person and online.

• Collaborate with youth organizations, universities, and partners to recruit young participants and students.

• Establish and nurture a network of youth and educational partners.

• Work alongside program and partnership colleagues to ensure effective program delivery.

• Offer insights gathered from participants, partners, contributors, and external networks to enhance program development.

• Represent Common Purpose and cultivate trusted relationships with young individuals, clients, contributors, and partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in outreach and engagement, including the proactive identification and involvement of individuals or organizations for participation or support.

• Capacity to make persuasive approaches and motivate various audiences to participate.

• Exhibited persistence and follow-through in achieving outreach or recruitment objectives.

• Experience in engaging young people or students from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and confidence levels.

• Proven track record in convening, engaging, or working with groups to create participatory environments.

• Confidence in interacting with individuals at all levels, from young people and community organizations to university staff, employers, and senior leaders.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and utilize initiative.

• Strong organizational skills and adaptability in managing multiple prospects, relationships, and priorities.

• Excellent written and spoken English, along with strong interpersonal skills.

• Comfortable working autonomously while actively participating in a collaborative team environment.

• Capability to manage a diverse workload and competing priorities in a dynamic setting.

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently throughout the UK, including outside of standard working hours when necessary.

• Commitment to Common Purpose’s independent and non-aligned philosophy.

• Ability to showcase facilitation experience through relevant examples or other evidence of practice.

• Highly desirable: experience in working with young individuals or university students in youth outreach, participation, student engagement, widening participation, employability, or community engagement initiatives.

• Highly desirable: experience in convening groups of young people or students.

• Highly desirable: experience working across various sectors and cultures.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave per year.

• 3 additional days off during the Christmas period.

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

• Flexible, home-based working arrangements.

• Opportunities to further develop facilitation and engagement skills.

• Access to internal learning and development resources.

• Meaningful responsibilities and autonomy starting from day one.

• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, participants, and partners across various countries and contexts.