Education Programmes & Events Coordinator

eTeach UK Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and pay progress

Professional development opportunities

Training grants for qualifications

Discount on GDST school fees

Generous pension schemes

Free life assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Competitive employment terms

Job summary

The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is seeking a Programs & Operations Coordinator to turn Directorate priorities into well-organised programmes, events and opportunities for students and staff across GDST. You will coordinate across teams, consultants and partners to ensure opportunities are clearly communicated and easy to engage with.

This role involves coordinating events, managing calendars, budgets and communications, and supporting network chairs and teachers to strengthen collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing high-quality administrative and organisational support.
• A track record of coordinating programmes, projects or events involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to build positive working relationships across different teams and settings.
• A high level of digital confidence, including experience using online collaboration, event or communications platforms.
• A collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the initiative to improve processes and ways of working.
• Experience in education, a membership organisation, charity or not-for-profit environment would be helpful, but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate high-quality administrative and operational support across Education Directorate programmes, projects, events and communications.
• Support the planning, promotion, administration and evaluation of student events and programmes, including maintaining the student events calendar and supporting budget and expenditure tracking.
• Coordinate GDST Learn activity and flagship Education Directorate events, including delegate communications, registrations, venues, materials, logistics and technical arrangements.
• Support Trust-wide initiatives including GDST Prizes and Scholarships, Peer Reviews, Ideas Exchanges and the Directorate’s evidence-informed practice work.
• Manage and promote programme communications and digital content across platforms including myGDST, Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Canva and TryBooking.
• Provide responsive coordination support to Network Chairs and Trust Consultant Teachers, helping strengthen collaboration and participation across the GDST network.

Skills

Administrative support

Programme coordination

Event coordination

Stakeholder management

Digital literacy

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

MyGDST

Eventbrite

Mailchimp

Canva

TryBooking

Job description

The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is seeking a Programs & Operations Coordinator to turn Directorate priorities into well-organised programmes, events and opportunities for students and staff across GDST. You will coordinate across teams, consultants and partners to ensure opportunities are clearly communicated and easy to engage with.

This role involves coordinating events, managing calendars, budgets and communications, and supporting network chairs and teachers to strengthen collaboration.