Press Officer

The Position

We’re looking for a highly motivated programme officer with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to run the Schools’ Outreach programmes.

Current Schools’ Outreach Programmes are:

1.Work experience programmes (350-400 students per year participate at different times during the year)

2. University Preparation and Access Programmes

3. Corporate Mentoring Programmes

4. Corporate Insight Days

Annual Rate: £35,000

Location: London or Birmingham with travel to schools in different parts of the UK as required

Job Type: Permanent Role

Earliest Start Date: Autumn 2023

Security Clearance: DBS Clearance and references will be required

Responsibilities and Duties:

●        Managing the existing Schools’ Outreach Programmes

●        Creating new Schools’ Outreach programmes

●        Reporting and creating evaluation models for Schools’ Outreach programmes

●        Monitoring and reporting on student progress during and after programmes

●        Adjusting the existing Schools’ Outreach programmes where necessary

●        Organising and creating work experience programmes

●        Organising and creating mentoring programmes

●        Organising and creating industry skills workshops

●        Run a high-volume rolling student recruitment volunteering mentoring campaign

●        Run a high volume rolling corporate volunteer mentoring campaign

●        Planning STEM activities to be delivered by 3rd parties for students

●        Liaising with universities to deliver academic sessions and organise residential visits

●        Organising and attending events with students

●        Representing the organisation with companies, schools, colleges, universities, teachers, and parents

●        Ensure compliance with all necessary health and safety legislation for every event.

Essential skills and experience:

●        Ability to manage multiple tasks

●        Previous event planning and programme management experience

●        Partnership building experience

●        Proposal writing and fundraising experience

●        Problem solving and critical thinking

●        Regular reporting and evaluation creating and writing skills

●        2 years previous experience of project management

●        Rapport building

●        Strong verbal and written communication skills

Right to work in the UK:

●        Must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK

Please email your CV and a cover letter outlining why you’d like to work in our team.