Eastside Educational Trust

Arts Council England; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastside, based in London, is looking for a full-time Schools Engagement Coordinator to provide administrative and coordination support to our busy Schools Team for 12 months from January 2027 to January 2028, with the possibility of extension.

The role involves helping to deliver and grow our schools programmes, build relationships with schools, assist with communications and bookings, and keep projects running smoothly in a fast-paced cultural organisation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in an arts education setting, cultural organisation or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly proficient in Google Suite (Sheets), Mailchimp and Canva.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organised and capable of managing several busy programmes at once.

Responsibilities

• Administer Eastside School Workshops bookings end to end: enquiries, promotion, scheduling, artist/school liaison, evaluation.
• Support workshop resource reviews.
• Coordinate flagship programmes (Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence, Creativity Live): recruit facilitators and schools, schedule timetables, problem solve.
• Coordinate the BFI Film Academy programme.
• Support marketing and communications for the schools programme.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Organised / multitasking

Stakeholder relations

Tools

Google Sheets

Mailchimp

Canva

Job description

Job Summary

Eastside is looking for a full time Schools Engagement Coordinator (SEC) to provide administrative and coordination support to our busy Schools Team for 12 months from January 2027 - January 2028, with the possibility of extending beyond this period.

Job Description

Working closely with the Schools and Marketing Team, the SEC will support the delivery and growth of our schools programmes, in particular Eastside Schools Workshops, Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence and Creativity Live. The SEC will help to develop relationships with schools, designing and delivering marketing content for newsletters and social media, following up on enquiries and bookings, coordinating projects and keeping communications and administration running smoothly. This is a varied, hands‑on role suited to someone who is highly organised, proactive, confident communicating with schools and able to manage multiple priorities.

Experience in arts education, schools engagement, cultural engagement or a related field is desirable, alongside a genuine commitment to increasing access to creative opportunities for children and young people.

Eastside is committed to celebrating diversity and particularly welcomes applications from those who are currently under‑represented in the cultural sector.

Job Requirements

Knowledge & Experience
Minimum 2 years' experience in an arts education setting, cultural organisation or equivalent
Understanding of the day‑to‑day challenges in the educational and cultural landscape, and how schools, teachers and young people engage with creative providers

Skills & Abilities
Able to pick up workstreams quickly and hit the ground running
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly proficient in Google Suite (especially Sheets), Mailchimp and Canva (or similar)
Excellent attention to detail
Highly organised and capable of working on several busy, complex programmes at once

Qualities & Behaviours
Friendly, positive and helpful
Clear, confident communicator
Forward thinking, methodical and measured approach to work
Calm under pressure, with a practical approach to problem solving.
Able to work sensitively and effectively with diverse interest groups.
Committed to Eastside's aims and ethos.

Job Responsibilities

Programme Coordination
Administer Eastside School Workshops bookings end to end: enquiries, promotion, scheduling, artist/school liaison, evaluation.
Support workshop resource reviews.
Support coordination for our Flagship Programmes (Spoken Word Power, Artists in Residence, Creativity Live): recruiting facilitators and schools, scheduling timetables, proactively problem solving.
Support the coordination of the BFI Film Academy programme.

Communications
Confident contact for stakeholders connected to Eastside's schools programme.
Support the marketing manager in delivering comms.
Help promote income‑generating programmes.

Events
Support coordination of key Eastside events e.g. training, sharing, corporate and fundraising events.

Other Duties
Issuing and processing invoices for the schools team.
Visit projects and give feedback.
Assist with the delivery of systems for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

• Job Title: Schools Engagement Coordinator

Founded in 1994, Eastside empowers thousands of young people each year through the arts. We do this by running participatory workshops and programmes for young people both in and outside of school settings.