Senior Schools Engagement Manager

Join us at WWF-UK – Senior Schools Engagement Manager

Location: Living Planet Centre, Woking, Surrey

Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours)

Hybrid working: Minimum 40% in person collaboration per month

Salary: £45,167+ excellent benefits

Safeguarding level: Level Four

We’re excited to be recruiting a Senior Schools Engagement Manager to help shape and deliver WWF-UK’s growing education and schools engagement work, connecting more young people with the knowledge, skills and experiences needed to help create a more sustainable future.

This is an exciting new role created to support the delivery of WWF-UK’s strategy, recognising the vital role education, learning and youth engagement play in tackling climate change, restoring nature and inspiring action across society.

Building on WWF-UK’s existing education programmes, you will lead the development and delivery of an ambitious schools engagement programme that connects young people directly with real‑world environmental challenges, practical action and future opportunities.

Working across WWF-UK and with external partners, you’ll help create engaging and evidence‑led experiences that support teachers, inspire students and strengthen connections between education, conservation, climate action and sustainable careers.

This is a highly collaborative role sitting at the intersection of education, engagement and impact. You’ll work closely with colleagues across communications, fundraising, engagement, brand and stories & content to create joined‑up and measurable programmes that reach schools at scale, and grow love and support for WWF-UK.

We’re looking for someone who combines strong programme leadership with creativity, partnership‑building and a deep understanding of how to engage and inspire young people through education.

You’ll bring the following skills and experience to succeed in this role:

• Significant experience developing, delivering or commissioning large‑scale education or youth engagement programmes with measurable impact
• Strong understanding of education, learning or youth engagement approaches, including relevant pedagogical and evaluation methodologies
• Experience designing and delivering programmes that engage schools, teachers and young people at scale
• Experience developing content, resources or engagement journeys across a range of channels and formats, including digital and in‑person experiences
• Experience working collaboratively across multiple teams and stakeholders to deliver integrated programmes or campaigns
• Strong project and programme management skills, including experience leading matrix teams and managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Experience developing and managing external partnerships and collaborations, ideally across education, charity, community or youth sectors
• Experience using insight, evidence and evaluation to inform programme development and improve impact
• Strong analytical skills and confidence using data, reporting and KPIs to monitor performance and support decision‑making
• Experience managing budgets, reporting and programme delivery requirements
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders including educators, partners and internal teams
• Strong understanding of inclusive engagement approaches and a commitment to developing equitable, diverse and accessible programmes
• Ability to work proactively and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment, bringing creativity, resilience and a solutions‑focused mindset
• Understanding of safeguarding and how this applies within education and youth engagement work

• Experience working within the education, environmental, charity or youth engagement sectors
• Experience developing teacher engagement or professional development programmes
• Experience commissioning research, evaluation or audience insight projects
• Experience working with funders and managing grant‑funded programmes
• Understanding of sustainable careers, climate education or environmental learning
• Experience working across communications, fundraising or digital engagement functions
• Experience…