About the Role
This role focuses on building strong relationships with schools, colleges, careers leaders, teachers, and education networks to help them access technology experiences and employer engagement opportunities through the Tech First programme.
Responsibilities
- Identify schools' needs and broker appropriate opportunities.
- Coordinate participation in programme activities.
- Support the successful delivery of events and engagement initiatives.
- Help ensure opportunities developed with employers and partners are effectively matched with schools and young people.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of regional events and activities that inspire and engage students in technology and future careers.
- Undertake travel across the region.
- Perform occasional evening work to support events and stakeholder engagement activities.
Requirements
- Experience working with schools, colleges, young people, or within the education sector.
- Excellent communication and strong relationship-building skills.
- Genuine passion for improving opportunities for young people.
- Highly organised and proactive.
- Comfortable managing multiple relationships and coordinating activities across a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively.
- Motivated by the opportunity to help schools access high-quality experiences.
- Must be able to undertake travel across the region.
- Must be able to perform occasional evening work.
Skills
- Relationship building
- Communication
- Organisation
- Coordination
- Stakeholder management
Location
- London
- South East
- Home-based within the region
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Salary/Compensations
- £32,000 - £38,000
Benefits
- 30 days holidays plus bank holidays (plus your birthday)
- Access to an attractive pension scheme
- 37 hours per week
- Up to 3 paid volunteering leave days per year
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Access to a voluntary staff benefits scheme including cycle to work loan scheme; health cash back plans; free eye tests; discounted vouchers and much more
About the Company
- STEM Learning’s vision is a world-leading STEM education for all young people across the UK.
- Dedicated to improving young people’s lives through the power of STEM.
- Provides support to formal and informal education, including professional development for teachers, resources, support for STEM Clubs, and student-facing experiences.
- Leads the STEM Ambassadors programme.
- TechFirst is a new national, government funded programme helping young people develop technology skills, increase awareness of future careers, and build confidence through high-quality engagement with employers, volunteers, and industry experts.
- Creates opportunities through partnerships with schools, employers, universities, and community organisations to help young people understand possibilities in a digital world.
Equal Opportunity
- STEM Learning strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
- Encourages applications from all backgrounds and communities.
- Committed to employing teams with diverse abilities, skills, and experiences.
- Fosters a culture where every employee’s voice is respected and valued.
