About
Opportunity Oxford
Connecting Oxford residents with local employment, training and skills opportunities
Local Impact
Real Local Benefits
When new developments come to a borough, they bring real opportunities for local people - jobs, apprenticeships, training and community engagement.
Oxford has one of the fastest-growing science and innovation pipelines in the UK. Opportunity Oxford connects local residents with the construction-phase work and permanent operational roles those developments are creating.
Local residents get first sight of jobs, apprenticeships and training placements created on the scheme, with on-the-ground support to apply.
Purpose
Our Mission
We believe local development should mean local jobs. Opportunity Platform exists because in boroughs like Southwark, where unemployment sits at 6.2 percent and climbing (Trust for London, April 2026), the jobs and apprenticeships created by new developments should land with the people whose streets are changing, not travel to outsiders with better networks.
We work borough by borough, pairing every listing with resident-facing support from local partners so Oxford residents are first in line where they live.
How It Works
The Delivery Model
A replicable partnership model connecting developers, councils, and communities
Strategy
Storey Consulting designs the local employment and skills strategy for each development
Platform
Opportunity Platform lists local opportunities and connects them with the right candidates
Delivery
Local delivery partners provide resident-facing support: pre-employment training, mentoring, and welfare advice
Outcomes
Real impact for residents - jobs started, apprenticeships placed, training completed
Our Community
Get Involved
Whether you are a resident, an employer or a training provider - we would love to connect with you.