Senior Programme Manager (Professional Pathways Pillar, Refugee-Led Research Hub)
Role Summary
Join the Refugee Studies Centre as a Senior Programme Manager to lead initiatives supporting displaced individuals in their academic and professional advancement.
About the Organisation
The Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) supports individuals with lived experience of displacement to become leaders in fields related to human rights, forced migration, humanitarian response and development, politics, and law, among other areas. We do so by delivering academic and professional development programming to a global cohort of students who have been affected by displacement—as refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs, stateless, and beyond—supporting access to graduate degrees and advanced career opportunities. RLRH also creates opportunities for researchers with displacement backgrounds to lead primary and secondary research studies, from start to finish.
RLRH’s team is comprised of colleagues who are deeply committed to advancing refugee leadership, the majority of whom have lived experience of displacement. Our network of staff, researchers, students, and other affiliates is made up of 1,400+ individuals across 80+ countries. RLRH has six active offices: our first was established in Nairobi in 2020, we have had an office at the University of Oxford since 2021, and we have since developed physical hubs in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kampala (Uganda), and in the Oxfordshire community (UK).
From October 2025 RLRH is funded to serve as a technical partner for the Mastercard Foundations Scholars Program network, advancing an ambitious global agenda to support displacement-affected learners to access 1,000+ graduate-level scholarships at partner universities around the world. RLRH provides expert guidance and implements specialised programmes to help these learners enter university, thrive on course, and pursue meaningful and enduring careers on completion of their degrees. A complementary, refugee-led research agenda designed by RLRH colleagues produces insights to help Scholars Program partner universities and other stakeholders accelerate positive, long-lasting systems change.
- Coordinate with Head of Programmes, Director of Operations and Strategy, and Executive Director to input on annual organisation planning.
- Participate in weekly leadership convenings to influence the strategic direction of the organisation.
- Contribute to organisation and pillar fundraising and wider grant management needs, as relevant.
Minimum Requirements
- Experience in higher education work environments.
- Familiarity with global labour market trends.
- Familiarity with the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and Young Africa Works strategy.
- Fluency in additional languages spoken by RLRH learners and affiliates, such as Kiswahili, Arabic, or French.
- A postgraduate degree (or equivalent professional experience). No particular field is expected, but familiarity with (Refugee and Forced) Migration Studies, Education, International Development, and related disciplines can be an advantage.
Eligibility Criteria
The opportunity is not explicitly limited to any specific region, but there is no clear indication of visa sponsorship for applicants from Africa.
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