Senior Social Impact Executive (6-month FTC)

Senior Social Impact Executive (6-month FTC) 

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Senior Executive to join our Social Impact team. The role will primarily support the delivery of Lit in Colour, our flagship Social Impact programme that supports schools to make the teaching and studying of English Literature more inclusive of writers of colour. You can find out more about the incredible work of Lit in Colour here.

About our team

At Penguin Random House, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

Our Social Impact team are change-makers and facilitators at the heart of how we bring this mission to life every day. They work in partnership with various organisations to create positive impact in three core areas – giving everyone equal access to books; building the readers of the future; and publishing books for everyone. This includes large-scale impact programmes such as Lit in Colour, our campaign to support schools to diversify the teaching of English Literature. For almost 5 years, Lit in Colour has worked with principal campaign partner the Runnymede Trust and in partnership with stakeholders from across the publishing and education sectors to support schools to teach more books by writers of colour.

The role

The Senior Executive will have impeccable project and relationship management skills and use these effectively to drive and deliver key objectives for the Lit in Colour campaign. You will manage relationships with the programme’s partners, particularly exam boards, to expertly deliver impactful student and teacher facing activities as well as project manage the publication of relevant teaching resources. Experience of the UK education or school system would be highly advantageous.

No two days will be the same in this exciting role – you’ll work on a broad range of activity and partnerships that ultimately help introduce young people to a diverse range of literature. 

Key responsibilities:

• Manage relationships with partners, with a particular focus on exam boards, to ensure effective stakeholder communication and partnership working.
• Work with exam board partners to plan and deliver student and teacher facing projects that promote literature by writers of colour and its teaching within the classroom.
• Effectively manage multiple and concurrently running projects with different partners on time and within budget.
• Support in the design, production and management of events that are key activation moments for Lit in Colour.
• Manage an efficient start-to-end workflow that ensures publication and dissemination of high-quality teaching resources, including reviewing content and coordinating stakeholder feedback.
• uploading resources to Penguin website and third party teacher resource platforms.
• Support with major Lit in Colour book donations to schools, including curating book lists and liaising with schools and the Penguin warehouse on logistics.

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Proven experience of effectively leading multi-stakeholder partnerships
• Highly collaborative with proven experience building and maintaining strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Confident project manager with high energy who can set dynamic pace of delivery
• Able to calmly juggle multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communicator, able to tailor style to different stakeholders 
• Budget management experience
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Confident problem solver who takes initiative and can adapt to unforeseen challenges
• Creative thinker with a curiously to learn
• Able to be an ambassador for the company
• Passionate about our mission and delivering on our social impact commitments

Preferred criteria:

• Experience working with young people or in a school environment (highly desired)

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Thursday 19th June.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

Salary

£40,000-45,000 (pro rated) dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect you to be in the office at least two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The recruitment process

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Company: Penguin Books Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 280430