Project Manager - Curriculum

Hybrid Part Time Temporary

3 Nov

Written by Dianne Fisher

Employer: Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS UK)

Location: Homeworking within the UK - with regular UK-wide travel, possible international travel, with occasional early starts and late returns and approximately 10 overnight stays a year.

Temporary: 10-month role covering parental leave

Working hours: 0.6 - 0.8 FTE (21h - 28h per week)

Salary: Starting full-time equivalent salary of £32,289 per annum, rising to £36,843. Actual starting salary - £19,373 for 0.6 FTE or £25,790 for 0.8 FTE.

Closing date: 9am, 30th November, 2026

* #### Job description

SOS UK is looking for a new Project Manager - Curriculum to support the delivery of programmes, campaigns and advocacy initiatives that put student voice and sustainability at the heart of learning. Please note, this is 10-month role covering parental leave.

ROLE SPECIFICS

Location: Homeworking within the UK

Working patterns: Part time, 0.6 -0.8 FTE (21-28 hours per week) with regular UK-wide travel, possible international travel, with occasional early starts and late returns and approximately 10 overnight stays a year. Flexible work patterns, condensed hours and job share opportunities open to negotiation.

Salary: Starting full-time equivalent salary of £32,289 per annum, rising to £36,843. Salaries will be pro rata for part-time employees, depending on contracted hours. Actual starting salary would be £19,373 for 0.6 FTE or £25,790 for 0.8 FTE. Roles based in London receive an additional London weighting of £3,655 per annum, also pro rata for part-time employees.

Benefits: We provide up to 6% pension contribution, with life assurance for all those in the pension scheme. We have a transparent pay structure, offering annual guaranteed pay point increases alongside a cost-of-living pay review policy.

Closing date for applications: 9am, 30th November, 2026

Interview dates: 7th and 8th December, 2026

Preferred start date: 18th January, 2027

INTRODUCING SOS UK

SOS UK is a student-led education charity focusing on sustainability. We know environmental sustainability cannot be achieved in isolation, so our work spans across issues of climate justice and wellbeing as well. We believe in lifelong learning and work on sustainability across all forms of education from early years to workplace learning. We act as a support crew - facilitating, encouraging and mentoring people wherever they are on their journey in sustainability.  ‍ We see the power and potential in students and young people to be at the forefront of change. We work alongside them as equal partners in their sustainability leadership journeys. We believe that when students lead on sustainability, they learn about it, picking up the vital knowledge, skills and competencies they will need to help transform society into a more just and sustainable place.

Our vision is to see: more students leading on, and learning for, sustainability; an education system repurposed around the climate emergency and ecological crisis; and sustainability that is more inclusive, so it is for everyone.

Our team of project managers deliver our education and engagement projects, programmes, campaigns and advocacy initiatives at specified educational institutions and other organisations as well as cross-cutting organisational priorities for national and, sometimes, international initiatives. Project managers ensure delivery is to a high standard and our programmes benefit both the individuals and the organisations involved.

This role will be focused on our curriculum transformation work, including our longstanding Responsible Futures student led audit and accreditation for universities and colleges, our engagement with professional bodies in higher education, Future Schools and the set-up of the National Union of School Students. Through delivering these programmes, campaigns and advocacy initiatives, the postholder will work with a wide range of stakeholders including students, academics, local authorities and policymakers.

Some responsibilities include

* Managing paid student staff and coordinating volunteers

* Developing training and facilitating collaborative spaces for dialogue and resource creation relating to curriculum transformation and student leadership

* Facilitating student-led audits and developing audit reports

* Contributing to policy recommendations on curriculum transformation

* Engaging professional bodies and other education organisations to better embed sustainability in learning

Please read a full description of the role’s responsibilities and person specification (knowledge, skills, attributes, qualifications and experience) in the role profile, which you can download at the top of this page