Our new way to search for purposeful work

Issue 867, Mon 26 October, 2026

Dear Escapees,

There are few places in London quite like Oxford Street. Useful, famous, absolutely heaving, and somehow capable of turning a ten-minute walk into a minor endurance event if you get stuck behind a family of six outside Zara. And today, part of it is closing to traffic.

More than half a million people pass through Oxford Street on a typical day, so clearly it is doing something right. But it has also spent years being one of those places people use constantly while complaining about almost every aspect of the experience.

The hope now is that less traffic, more space and a bit more greenery might make it feel less like somewhere to get through and more like somewhere you might actually want to be. Nothing wildly dramatic. Just a few changes to the bits everyone has been moaning about for years.

Which, thinking about it, is probably not a terrible approach to work either. Sometimes the job is fine. You like some of it, you’ve got used to some of it, and one or two bits have started getting on your nerves more than they used to.

Anyway, while Oxford Street gets on with its rethink, we’ve got ten interesting roles below. Worth a look, particularly if your own version of “fine” has been feeling a little less fine lately.

Happy Escaping,

Team Escape

• Job Title: Director of Oceania

  Organisation: Earthshot Prize

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• Job Title: Consulting Senior Manager (UK)

  Organisation: Spring Impact

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• Job Title: Operations Manager

  Organisation: Dig Deep Challenges

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• Job Title: Commercial Director

  Organisation: Oxford Insights

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• Job Title: Finance & Loan Operations Manager

  Organisation: Sporting Assets

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• Job Title: Head of Partnerships

  Organisation: The Earth Foundation

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• Job Title: Operations & Logistics Manager

  Organisation: Finisterre

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• Job Title: Head of New Business and Growth

  Organisation: Paul Rhodes Bakery

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• Job Title: Graduate Scheme

  Organisation: Blue Marine Foundation

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• Job Title: Chief of Staff, Rainforest Builder Ghana

  Organisation: Rainforest Builder

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