Job description
Senior Global Partnerships Manager (Experience AI)
Location: Cambridge, UK or remote in the UK, with regular travel to Cambridge. International travel as required.
Salary: £51,000 - £58,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible.
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK.
The role
The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s work is entering an exciting phase as we extend our educational products and programmes to include artificial intelligence (AI). In collaboration with Google and Google DeepMind, we have developed world-leading resources to help teachers and students understand artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and are expanding the resources globally through partnerships with educational organisations.
Reporting to the Director of Global Partnerships, the Senior Global Partnerships Manager will oversee the Experience AI programme and partnerships, managing the global expansion. You will have experience of developing and sustaining successful partnerships, ideally in an education setting, and have the ability to deliver outcomes through partners. You will be an experienced programme manager able to deliver work effectively across internal and external teams, including with senior stakeholders, and be capable of managing multiple strands of work. You will also be financially literate with a track record of managing outbound grants and a good people manager with experience of developing and managing a high performance team.
You don’t need to be an expert in AI, computing, or digital making, but you do need to bring a passion for our mission and a willingness to learn.
We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be working with an exceptional team.
Main responsibilities
- Lead the identification and assessment of potential Experience AI partners based on set criteria. Ensure that potential partnerships are mission-aligned and maximise impact for underserved and educationally disadvantaged young people and communities.
- Programme manage Experience AI partnerships globally, supporting partners to deliver agreed outcomes to a high standard. Identify and correct challenges that are impacting our ability to meet these outcomes in both the short and long term.
- Oversee the process of awarding grants to partner organisations including due diligence and contracting.
- Manage budgets and grants effectively, ensuring resources are allocated to priorities and we follow best practice in grant management.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of our work, ensuring delivery of outcomes and using learnings to drive improvement. Reporting internally and externally as required.
- Lead the development and improvement of Experience AI systems and processes as the programme grows.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders and partners, building trust and navigating challenges.
- Work collaboratively across our Learning, Marketing, Digital Products, Fundraising, and Impact teams to deliver, evaluate, promote, and report on Experience AI partnerships.
- Lead and manage a high-performing team. Provide support to teams in core markets to expand Experience AI in their country.
- Represent Experience AI at relevant events and meetings.
Experience and personal attributes
We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth, and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here.
- Experience of supporting partnerships in education settings globally, ideally at scale and involving digital skills, computing, or digital making.
- Substantial programme management experience, including managing successful delivery of large-scale, complex initiatives.
- Experience and understanding of grant management processes.
- Experienced manager, with the ability to build diverse teams and support them to do great work, and manage cross team collaboration. Ideally, you will have experience of managing remote teams.
- A collaborative, flexible, and solution-oriented approach, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and complexity.
- Excellent verbal communication skills; you should be capable of presenting effectively and representing Experience AI’s unique benefits to audiences including senior stakeholders.
- Good data and analytical skills, and the ability to use data effectively to improve what we do.
- Interest and knowledge of the AI landscape, particularly in education, with a demonstrable ability to develop new skills.
- A commitment to the Foundation’s mission and values, including on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About us
Established in 2008 and first known for our product — the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer — the Foundation has developed education programmes, learning experiences, and products that are helping millions of young people learn vital new knowledge and skills.
Through Code Club, we support the world’s largest network of free informal computing clubs for young people. Tens of thousands of educators have taken our online courses, and millions of people use our free online learning resources. To deepen our understanding of how young people learn about computing and how to create with digital technologies, we conduct academic research, and we use that knowledge to increase the impact of our work and advance the field of computing education.
Across all of our work, we work hard to engage young people who come from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the field of computing or who experience educational disadvantage. We work all over the world, with teams in India, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, UK and the USA, and partnerships with mission-aligned organizations in over 40 other countries. You can learn more about us on our careers page.
We are at the forefront of the global movement to help young people learn about computing and digital making. You can read more about our mission, values, and goals in our Annual Review 2023 and our Strategy 2022–2025.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave initially, growing to 30 days after five years service
- Company-wide close down for 3 days at the end of the year
- Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance and long-term illness insurance policy
- Investment in professional development and learning
- Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
- Generous family leave policy
- Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loan.
Timetable for applications
Closing date: 27th July 2025 5.00pm BST
Phone screen: Week commencing 28th July 2025
First-round interview: Week commencing 4th August 2025
Second-round interview: Week commencing 11th August 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in the selection process, you will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.
