Rise Senior Selection Manager - Oxford, United Kingdom - Rhodes Trust

Rhodes Trust

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Rise Senior Selection Manager

Salary:
Circa £55, ,000 per annum

Fixed Term - 2 years

Location:
Oxford - Hybrid Working
This is a new opportunity for an experienced Selection Manager to join the Rise programme.

The Senior Selection Manager will be based in Oxford and will sit within the Rise Selection Team reporting to the Director of Selection for Rise at the Rhodes Trust.

About Rise

Rise, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, is a program that finds brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work to serve others.

The program starts at ages 15-17 and offers benefits including scholarships,mentorship, access to career development opportunities, funding and more as Global Winners work toward solving humanity's most pressing problems.

The program will have a strong focus on co-creation and learning from regional partners, student ambassadors, teachers, parents, and local communities.

It is open to applicants from all over the world.

The Role

The Senior Selection Manager will be responsible for the design and implementation of the first rounds of Rise final selections and will report to the Director of Selection for Rise at Rhodes Trust.

The role will involve coordinating and scheduling selectionevents, leveraging partnerships and liaising with a global base of Selectors, Finalists and Finalists' families.

This role will require a close working relationship with the Rise team based in the United States and Europe.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute the strategy for onboarding, conducting due diligence and managing Finalists throughout the final stages of the selection process
Support the development of the online selection process for the 500 finalists, including external research and benchmarking of other selection programs and facilitating focus group discussions with selectors, Rise applicants and industry experts
Manage all aspects of the final assessment days

Benefits of working here
This role will be employed by the Rhodes Trust, the Rhodes Trust offer the following benefits:

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.

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 13 January 2023 at 17:00 GMT.