About This Role
This remote position involves leading the Education strategy, managing a team of Education Officers, and overseeing the delivery of accessible education initiatives. The role suits an experienced professional with a background in education and engagement activities, committed to fostering positive behaviour change.
Responsibilities
- Lead one of the Education pillars, turning strategy into plans, programmes and outcomes
- Manage and develop a team of Education Officers, creating an inclusive and high-performing culture
- Lead and support the Education service development and change, working collaboratively with Officers and colleagues to test, learn and improve how Education is delivered
- Oversee the delivery of accessible, evidence-informed education initiatives that build knowledge and understanding, support engagement and contribute to the conditions for positive behaviour change
- Build strong relationships with colleagues, volunteers and stakeholders to maximise impact
- Act as a senior Education contact for designated geographic areas, ensuring local insight informs planning and delivery
- Manage competing priorities, workloads, resources, risks and dependencies across the pillar, ensuring activity remains focused on agreed outcomes
- Use audience insight, feedback and evaluation to improve resources, programmes and services
- Champion innovation, continuous improvement and the sharing of good practice
- Create an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture that draws on Education Officers' professional expertise and supports appropriate autonomy, development and accountability
- Work with the Head of Education and fellow Education Managers to deliver an impactful Education service
Requirements
- A track record of developing and delivering high-quality education, engagement or public-awareness activities for a range of audiences
- An understanding of how effective education and engagement can contribute to positive behaviour change
- Experience leading and developing people, projects, programmes or services and delivering high-quality outcomes
- The ability to translate strategic objectives into practical plans and successfully implement them
- Experience of planning and coordinating a range of work, balancing competing priorities, capacity, risks and dependencies to achieve agreed outcomes
- Experience influencing, relationship building and engaging stakeholders to build commitment and achieve shared goals
- Experience using feedback, evaluation and insight to improve services, programmes or resources
- An inclusive and supportive leadership style, with a commitment to accessibility, safeguarding and continuous improvement
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