Education Programs & Events Coordinator

GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust); Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Professional development opportunities

Training grants for qualifications

Fee discount for GDST schools

Generous pension schemes

Life assurance

Travel/loan schemes

Cycle to Work

Other employment benefits

Job summary

Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) in London is seeking a Programs & Operations Coordinator to transform Education Directorate priorities into organised programmes, events and opportunities for students and staff.

You will coordinate administrative support across Education Directorate programmes, assist in planning and evaluating student events, and manage communications for flagship events and Trust-wide initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing high-quality administrative and organisational support in a professional environment.
• 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

Stakeholder management

Digital skills

Written communication

Tools

myGDST

Eventbrite

Mailchimp

Canva

TryBooking

Job description

Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) in London is seeking a Programs & Operations Coordinator to transform Education Directorate priorities into organised programmes, events and opportunities for students and staff.

You will coordinate administrative support across Education Directorate programmes, assist in planning and evaluating student events, and manage communications for flagship events and Trust-wide initiatives.