Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Hiring for Careers and Education Officer Job at London, England Full Time

Established in 1866, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is the world’s only professional body dedicated to the entire aerospace community.

We are currently looking to recruit a Careers and Education Officer. This is a maternity cover role for 9 – 12 months. The role is to support the delivery of careers, schools’ inspiration, scholarships, and educational activities for the Society, working closely with Society members, employers and stakeholders, young people and education providers.

In this varied role the post holder will provide careers advice and guidance to individuals and groups including through 1-2-1 careers appointments, on-campus and virtual workshops at universities and colleges, exhibiting at external events, working closely with the Education and Skills team.

The Careers and Education Officer will also assist in organising Cool Aeronautics, Project Altitude and Careers in Aerospace & Aviation LIVE, World Skills UK events, liaising with target audiences such as schools, members, employers, training providers and key partners including venues and suppliers under the guidance of the Education, Skills and Diversity Manager.

The postholder will also contribute to the production, development and distribution of the Society’s print and online careers materials – including leaflets, posters, magazine articles, social media posts, podcasts, webinars and developing content for our dedicated Careers in Aerospace website.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the organisation of the primary and secondary school programmes of events at the Society’s London HQ and other locations around the country: including identify themes; arrange speakers, book venue/catering, preparing and dispatching goody bags, liaise with local RAeS Branches; promotion to schools and post-event evaluation.
• Record attendance figures for annual impact and public benefit reporting.
• Research and secure opportunities for funding and sponsorship with industry and other key stakeholders.
• Prepare educational and career materials for presentations.
• Support delivery of the Society’s recruitment fair(s).
• Communicate the range of job opportunities and career pathways available in the aerospace, and aviation sector and associated skills/qualification requirements, through various channels.
• Provide Secretariat support to the Falcon2 Advisory Group, organising and attending meetings, producing Minutes, updating supporting materials including relevant website pages, social media posts
• Support the development of Futures Scholarships programme working with the ESD Manager, Education and Skills Committee and Futures Panel Chair, including marketing and promotion support to donors and potential applicants using key Society networks and administration/Panel Secretariat of applications following re-launch
• Upload and assist with content production for the Careers in Aerospace and Aerosociety website including careers areas, resources, AeroStories, news and events and course/employer listings, supporter areas and identify opportunities to develop the website content and structure
• Assist with the development of the Society’s Career Flightpath online platform to provide online access to career advice, training and application tools for members
• Assist in production of digital careers and education content such as webinars, video recordings, podcasts, animations, including recording and editing of related RAeS online events
• Represent the Society at external/internal events, exhibitions, air shows and trade shows, to promote careers and outreach activities, individual membership and related products/services, identifying and maximising engagement opportunities for Professional Standards and Membership Directorate

Experience required

• Educated to Bachelor degree level (or have equivalent professional experience/qualifications in a relevant field such as careers/education/STEM, completion of an approved apprenticeship)
• Office administration
• Working with stakeholders, partners and building relationships
• Delivering presentations to varied audiences
• Organising events
• Analysing and interpreting data
• Report writing

Desirable

• Experience within education, not-for-profit or similar
• Knowledge of the aerospace, defence, aviation and space industries
• Experience in Education sector and/or Aviation/Aerospace industry
• Video editing/Photoshop or similar
• Working with volunteers
• Working with young people e.g., teaching/coaching/tutoring/ advising
• Using CRM/databases
• Using social media in a professional context

Person specification

• Positive, energetic and proactive approach to tasks
• Highly effective and engaging written and verbal skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential
• Uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct in all professional dealings
• Passionate about careers, education and learning
• Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and complete tasks to deadlines and to a specified standard
• Ability to work well independently and to contribute as part of a team, with a supportive and positive attitude to colleagues

The Royal Aeronautical society operates a hybrid working pattern (remote working and from the office).

Should you require a full Job Description, please contact the HR Department.

In return for your commitment, we guarantee your development within the role and offer an attractive salary, life assurance, pension, and healthcare scheme.
We value equality and diversity and positively encourage applications from everyone.

As part of our recruitment process, the RAeS collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The RAeS is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. All applications will be deleted or destroyed one month after the recruitment process has ended. Should you wish further clarification, please obtain a copy of our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

Please accept that if you do not receive communication from us, you have been unsuccessful in your application.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday