Engagement Specialist (STEM)

The Smallpeice Trust is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic STEM Engagement Specialist to join our team!
Principal Responsibilities
Project manage and deliver your allocated events within the Trusts STEM Day programme for schools in line with organisational quality standards. This will be typically 2

3 STEM days per week during term time, delivered all over the UK and are primarily delivered face to face with some virtual delivery. Responsibilities include:
Meeting funder requirements, collecting evaluation data etc.
Pre-event communications with the teacher prior to delivery
Liaising with STEM Ambassadors allocated to your events.
Working with our external deliverers to ensure all information is shared.
Project manage and deliver your allocated events within the Trusts programme of multi-day courses in line with organisational quality standards.

This is approximately 6-8 events per year, across the school holidays, each lasting 3-5 days. These may be delivered virtually or run as face-to-face residentials. Responsibilities include:
- undertaking risk assessments, supporting

overnight supervision of students, first aid cover/ hospital runs and general behaviour management.
- Liaise with university departmental staff and venue/course organisers on arrangements, i.e. site visits, bookings, course programme development and evening activities.
- Liaise with external course facilitators pre and during residential events.
- Enable supervisors to undertake effective management of students during residential events. This includes supporting their pre and on-event training, as well as effective monitoring and feedback to supervisors during events.
- Management of budgets for assigned events.
Support the development of on-going educational programmes for the Trust. This could include:
- Helping develop new products such as STEM days, Think Kits and new courses etc.
- Working with key stakeholders to ensure they are fully tested and evaluated ahead of implementation.
- Creating the resources required for each new product i.e. videos, handouts etc.
- Support the review of existing products to ensure they remain high quality and meet stakeholders needs.
To support the success of the wider Programmes Teams and their targets, including supporting the work in other teams as required and cross promoting other Trust programmes
Person Specification
Essential:
Graduate, preferably with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths degree,

OR

relevant experience within Industry, Education, or delivery of other STEM training.
Keen desire and enthusiasm to develop young people.
Possess excellent communication skills.
Possess excellent engagement and presentation skills.
Possess excellent organisational skills and strong IT skills, with competency in MS Office.
Mature and conscientious attitude to work with enthusiasm and eagerness to take on responsibility.
Willingness to travel UK-wide and stay away from home on a regular basis

this may be up to 3 days in any given week and can include overnight stays.
Driving licence and own car essential.
Desirable:
Experience of working with young people
Experience of developing and/or delivering educational content

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