Reports to: Head of Public and Family Programmes
Location: Albemarle St, London with opportunity for some remote working
Contract type: Permanent, Part- Full-time, 35 hours per week including evening and weekend work - requests for flexible and part-time patterns will be considered
Salary: c.£36k per annum
About the Ri
The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. The Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries have helped shape our modern world.
The Ri has a clear vision that ‘Science is for Everyone’ and it is our belief that everyone should have equitable access to science. Through our packed event programme available in person or online, our UK schools outreach and social impact initiatives, and our global digital reach including over 1.6m YouTube subscribers we achieve our mission by connecting people with scientists to explore science together
About the Role
We are now looking for a Family Programmes Manager to coordinate the planning, developing and delivery of original, engaging and entertaining content for children, families and young adult audiences as part of our year-round events programme to empower young people to explore and get involved in science.
About you
Are you enthusiastic about inspiring awe and wonder about science via live events for families and young people?
Do you have;
- Experience in science communication and of increasing creative opportunities for new and diverse audiences
- Experience of the planning and delivery of live events, ideally for family audiences
- An interest in science and an understanding of how it affects the world around us
- Fantastic communication skills and a confident, engaging approach to public speaking and ability to engage with a variety of audiences
- Ability to analyse data and produce reports
- Excellent client relationship management skills to develop a wide network of contacts to devise and deliver events?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Experience of coordinating social media campaigns around event promotion and live coverage, working with Risk Assessments and using CRM and/or ticketing systems would be an advantage.
Interested?
If so, please download the full job description and person specification and email your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 500 words setting out why you want the job and how your skills and experience meet the criteria set out in the person spec to recruitment@ri.ac.uk by the closing date of: 10am on Tuesday 22 April.
We plan to interview w/c 28 April