The Linnean Society Hiring for Education Officer Job at London, England Full Time

EDUCATION OFFICER

Job description and person specification

Duration of contract: Permanent position

Location: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

Reporting: This role reports into the Education Manager
THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active society devoted to ‘the cultivation of the science of natural history in all its branches’. Today, we deliver a wide range of education, public engagement and heritage programmes to support our vision of a world where nature is understood, valued and protected. We welcome a wide diversity of nature enthusiasts to become Linnean Society Fellows and Members, as advocates and supporters of the work we undertake.

Inspiring young people about nature and ensuring their voices are heard is vital to achieve the Society’s vision. This role in our Engagement Team will support the Education Manager to plan, deliver and evaluate our activities for young people.

The successful candidate will be motivated to adapt and improve their skills, in order to help us evolve our education programme. Crucially, they will be inspired by the aims of our organisation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The post-holder will assist the Education Manager with the planning, delivery and evaluation of Linnean Society activities for young people that (a) align with the organisation’s vision, and (b) take into account the needs of audiences, particularly ones that are under-represented.

Primary responsibilities:

• Assisting with the development of programmes of activities, workshops and talks
• Helping to create and develop resources for young people, schools and families including workshops, animations, podcasts or social media posts. This includes researching and fact-checking to ensure accuracy
• Reaching out to the network of Linnean Society Fellows to involve them in the education work of the organisation
• Where necessary, helping to brief and train others to deliver activities with young people
• Assisting with the preparation of funding bids and reports
• Working with other staff to harness the collective experience and knowledge of the organisation
• Liaising with schools, colleges, teachers and parents about the various programmes for young people

• Delivering workshops, talks and other activities in the Linnean Society building, or on behalf of the organisation in schools, festivals or other learning venues
• Adhering to the safeguarding policies and procedures of the organisation
• Ensuring all relationships with stakeholders are undertaken in ways that comply with GDPR and privacy policies

• Assisting with the evaluation of education activities to assess impact and ensure timely reporting
• Applying feedback on the educational activities in order to improve programmes
• Using the CRM system to track stakeholder relationships and run data reports that improve services

• Undertaking any other duties that are reasonable for a post of this nature

This job description provides guidelines under which the individual will work and could be subject to review depending upon changing circumstances.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Qualifications

• Educated to at least A-level standard, or equivalent work experience, in a subject relevant to the work of the organisation (Essential)

Experience and knowledge

• Experience delivering education activities to young people in a relevant setting (e.g. in museums, schools, science centres) (Essential)
• Some experience in project management or general administration (Essential)
• Knowledge and sensitivity to equality, diversity and inclusion, cultural and disability issues (Essential)
• Experience in working with an outcome-driven approach using robust quantitative and qualitative evaluation and/or CRM systems (Desirable)
• Knowledge of the relevant areas of the national curriculum (Desirable)

Skills and abilities

• Excellent communication and presentations skills (Essential)
• Confident in addressing groups of young people and families (Essential)
• Excellent writing skills to produce education resources for a range of audiences (Essential)
• Creativity to design and deliver activities and learning resources (Essential)
• Research skills to ensure robust fact checking and accuracy (Essential)
• Ability to manage resources within a budget (Essential)
• Teamworking skills (Essential)
• Self-motivation and the ability to work independently (Essential)
• Excellent IT, information management and record-keeping skills (Essential)
• Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines and multi-task when necessary (Essential)
• Able to seek improvements, adapt flexibly to changing circumstances and find pragmatic solutions (Essential)

Personal

• A keen interest in the vision and purpose of the Linnean Society (Essential)
• Enthusiasm and passion for inspiring young people about nature (Essential)
• Commitment to developing a positive and supportive workplace culture (Essential)
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (Essential)
• Commitment to the highest professional standards (Essential)
• A positive, can-do attitude (Essential)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, W1J 0BF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application deadline: 20/11/2022