Education Coordinator - Northern Ireland

hireful; Belfast; Remote; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization is seeking an enthusiastic Education Coordinator to lead initiatives in chemistry education across Northern Ireland. This home-based role involves extensive travel, delivering workshops, and building partnerships with local education stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a degree in science, strong communication skills, and experience in stakeholder management. Flexible working arrangements are supported.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Home-based role

Opportunities for travel

Qualifications

• Experience working with schools with a teaching qualification.
• Understanding of UK and Ireland education systems.
• Ability to write effectively for different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management and delivery of education initiatives.
• Champion and advise on local curricula relevance.
• Build and maintain partnerships with local education stakeholders.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Project management

Education

Degree in science (chemical sciences preferred)

Job description

Location: Home based, UK
Job type: Full time
Salary: Salary Plan, 39,500.00 GBP Annual
End Date:September 8, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)

They're seeking an enthusiastic Education Coordinator to help shape the future of chemistry education.

With a focus on Northern Ireland, you'll lead regional initiatives, tailoring them to local needs and supporting teachers through workshops and online sessions. You'll build strong partnerships with local education authorities, schools, and teacher networks, and collaborate with national organisations to advance their education policy across the UK and Ireland. You’ll monitor educational developments, contribute to policy-influencing documents, and share their views with policy makers and other stakeholders.

This role will require extensive travel throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, including attending and running events for teachers and student teachers, working with members, and meeting key education contacts. Expect to travel about twice a week, depending on the academic timetable, and occasionally work weekends and non-core hours.

Responsibilities:

Regional engagement and delivery: Lead the project management and delivery of education initiatives tailored to the needs of the local education community, aligned with our strategy. This includes understanding teacher needs, delivering direct support (e.g, workshops, online sessions), advising on the use of their resources, and commissioning internal support to enhance the impact of our services.

Local curriculum expertise and relevance: Champion and advise on local curricula to ensure our education programmes remain relevant and impactful for all teachers across the UK and Ireland. This includes providing guidance and advice to colleagues and partners on best practices for local curricula.

Partnership and stakeholder engagement:

• Develop and maintain successful partnerships and relationships with organisations and education stakeholders in the region (including local education authorities, schools, and teacher networks) to support the effective delivery of our programmes and initiatives. This also includes engaging with local members to act as advocates for chemistry and showcase best practice in school engagement activities.
• Build and maintain strategic links and collaborations with national organisations, government agencies, sister societies, and other policy influencers to inform the development and advancement of our education policy and resources.

Contribution to education policy and intelligence: Contribute to their education policy activities by monitoring educational developments, compiling and analysing relevant information, and drafting policy-influencing documents such as consultation responses and position statements.

What they are looking for:

• A degree in science, preferably in the chemical sciences, or an equivalent qualification, together with evidence of working with schools, ideally with a teaching qualification.
• An understanding of school level, further and higher education and a breadth of knowledge of the education systems in the UK and Ireland together with a deep knowledge of the local curricula.
• Experience of stakeholder relationship management and an understanding of customer requirements, including those of: school teachers; FE teachers, HE academics and support staff; careers advisors; employers; governments and its agencies, and non-government bodies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a proven ability to write effectively for different audiences and deliver clear and engaging presentations both online and in-person.
• Good project management and team working skills and experience, with the ability to work independently.

They embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means their teams come together when they need to collaborate. This role is home-based with the expectation that you will attend the office as needed for your role. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.

If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and as a cover letter (in no more than 500 words) telling them about your relevant knowledge, skills and competencies and why you are applying for this role.

About their organisation

An organisation with a heritage that spans over 175 years, they have an ambitious international vision for the future. Around the world, they invest in the education of future generations of scientists. They raise and maintain standards. They partner with industry and academia, promoting collaboration and innovation. They advise governments on policy, and they promote the talent, information and ideas that lead to great advances in science.

They provide advice, resources, and practical support to learners and educators in schools, colleges, and universities around the world. In the UK, they are the largest non-governmental funder of chemistry education and they influence government policy to ensure that opportunities to develop skills meet the unique needs of chemistry

Visit their website to learn more about them, their benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.

They recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. They particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, they endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

You may also have experience in the following: Chemistry Teacher, Science Teacher, Science Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Lecturer, Science Lecturer, Chemistry Academic, Science Academic, STEM Teacher, STEM Coordinator, Education Advisor, Education Coordinator, Teacher Training, Community Development

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