STEM and Event Coordinator

Are you looking to use your organisation and event co-ordinator skills to make a real impact on the lives of young people? Are you passionate about the STEM subjects?

In this role, you will be working with schools, colleges, out-of-school groups, businesses and other organisations to ensure that all young people in the area have the opportunity to understand the variety of STEM careers available to them if they pursue and achieve qualifications in STEM subjects.

• Full-time, permanent position
• Salary - £26,000 to £28,000 per annum
• 25-days Holiday plus 8 bank public holidays
• Time off in Lieu flexible working system
• Mileage paid at 45p per mile
• Home-based, with 4 days a month at LEBC's City Centre office with free parking
• The role covers the East Midlands, with responsibility for a specific territory, for example, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
• Driver's licence essential

Together with the Careers and STEM Manager and colleagues you will primarily work to deliver the STEM Learning contract targets for the East Midlands STEM Ambassador Hub, along with bespoke projects. This will include:

• Supporting and developing relationships with teachers, through emails, meetings and networking events, in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Further Education Colleges and out-of-school groups, to ensure they have the knowledge and tools to promote STEM careers to their students
• Growing the number of STEM activity requests received from teachers and out-of-school group organisers for support from our volunteer bank of STEM Ambassadors
  . When requests come in, finding and matching suitable volunteer Ambassadors, helping to develop suitable activities when necessary and facilitating a self-managing relationship between STEM Ambassador and teacher/organiser
• Organising and facilitating teacher and STEM Ambassador network meetings or events, and arranging Ambassador support for teacher CPD activities
• Supporting and building on existing relationships with volunteer STEM Ambassadors and STEM organisations and businesses within the area, and helping them to extend the type and number of activities that they support and extend their engagement to new schools, colleges and out-of-school groups
• Recruiting new companies and STEM Ambassadors to extend the range of occupations represented and showcased by the scheme locally and ensuring that the volunteer population is diverse in terms of background, gender and ethnicity
• Supporting and developing individual STEM Ambassadors
  , including induction (and other training) and helping them to develop their confidence and skills to enable them to engage effectively with young people
• Collecting evaluation data on STEM Ambassador activities as required by STEM Learning and LEBC to evidence the positive impacts of the support on young people, including regularly writing and publishing case studies/testimonies of successful interventions and PR articles via web and social media
• Working closely with other local and regional STEM Partners, including Local Universities, Local Skills and Enterprise Partnerships, The Careers and Enterprise Company, and Maths and Computing Hubs, to grow STEM Ambassadors' involvement in STEM inspiration activities beyond the school/college environment
• Working with other local and national STEM enrichment providers such as the British Science Association, Museums, and professional institutions to provide a wide range of opportunities for STEM Ambassadors to engage in, as well as promoting their schemes and opportunities to schools and teachers
• Recording all data on the STEM Learning Digital Platform
• Carrying out other duties and reporting progress as required
• Any other reasonable requests in accordance with the position, both within the team and/or supporting other LEBC projects where required

The post holder will be home-based, with travel to LEBC's office in Leicester on a regular basis. The post holder should be willing to travel extensively to schools and other sites across the East Midlands. On occasion, there may be a requirement to attend meetings and training further afield. Expenses will be paid in accordance with LEBC guidelines.

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