John Innes Centre
Location
Norwich, Norfolk | United Kingdom
Job description
Applications are invited for an Education Programme Co-ordinator to develop and co-ordinate delivery of a wide range of outreach and engagement activities for local schools and school age students as part of a new education programme funded jointly by the John Innes Foundation and the John Innes Centre.
As well as being a central point of contact for teachers to access the activities on offer, the role will involve identifying and supporting staff to engage with schools, and to capture, monitor and evaluate activities to demonstrate and measure impact.
The successful candidate will join the JIC Communication and Engagement team and will also work closely with key affiliated partners to delivering specific elements of the programme.
This role will co-ordinate and administer a programme of existing and new educational and engagement activities, events and opportunities for schools and school age students in the East of England. The role will deliver the education programme activities to primary and secondary school children on themes relating to the National Curriculum and current research at the John Innes Centre.
You will have a degree in a relevant subject. The post holder will understand the importance of STEM qualifications and the role of informal science learning in building Science Capital and they will have demonstrable experience in developing content, events and activities that are informative, accurate and engaging.
It is advantageous if the successful candidate has experience in delivering practical science sessions to large groups, e.g. as a teacher, with a science organisation or within the museum and engagement centre sector.
Interviews will be held on 16 April 2024.
Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.
Further information and details of how to apply can be found here, or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or [email protected] quoting reference 1004628.
We are an equal opportunities employer, actively supporting inclusivity and diversity. As a Disability Confident organisation, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy. We are proud to hold a prestigious Gold Athena SWAN award in recognition of our inclusive culture, commitment and good practices towards advancing of gender equality. We offer an exciting, stimulating, diverse research environment and actively promote a family friendly workplace. The Institute is also a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme.
The John Innes Centre is a registered charity (No. 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
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£34.95k - £43.75k per annum
