College and Career Programme Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Project management Programme management Communication skills Collaboration Educational trends University guidance Stakeholder management Time management

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] – the world’s leading private school’s organisation is recruiting a College and Career Programme Manager. You will be joining the Education team in our London HQ.

In the role of College and Career Programme Manager, you will be responsible for delivering a global programme that helps in accessing world-leading universities and career pathways. You’ll work with schools across our network to share useful resources, help organise events, and assist with communications.

The role:

As College and Career Programme Manager your focus will be to:

  • Assist in organising events such as university fairs, student workshops, and webinars that provide guidance to students and school counsellors on university admissions, career pathways, and post-secondary options.
  • Develop resources and tools to support student exploration of university and career pathways.
  • Organise day-to-day planning and project management of the College and Careers Programme. Including development of project plans, and the monitoring processes for tracking progress, managing actions, risks, and project level costs
  • Work with Internal Communications Lead to implement communications plan for the project
  • Support the logistics and organisation of events/activities relevant to a project/programme; including programme materials, slides, briefings, templates, and information packs
  • Produce and deliver regular reports for school and regional stakeholders on student outcomes and destinations.
  • Collaborate with marketing and communication teams to develop effective strategies for outreach and engagement.
  • Collaborate with universities, industry, alumni associations, to enlist their support in advancing college and careers initiatives.
  • Collaborate with schools, central and regional teams to identify joint initiatives that enhance student opportunities.
  • Contribute to marketing strategies to raise awareness of college and career programmes.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

  • Project management experience, including the ability to plan, organize, and execute multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Proven experience in college and careers, education, programme management, or related roles
  • Strong knowledge of educational trends, professional development, and networking practices
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders
  • Proficiency in using careers and university guidance systems, databases, and relevant software applications
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures
  • Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks
  • Safeguarding training and DBS clearance are required when you start your tenure

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