Learning and Engagement Officer (STEM)

Royal Air Force Museum; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Air Force Museum in London is seeking a Learning and Engagement Officer (STEM) on a fixed-term basis until April 2027. You will design and deliver engaging STEM learning experiences for school groups, online cohorts, and outreach audiences, both onsite and offsite.

As part of the Learning & Engagement team, you will create resources and programmes that inspire learners across ages, supporting curriculum-linked activities and widening participation.

Qualifications

• Deliver daily programmed activities for schools onsite, online and occasionally offsite.
• Develop activities, resources, events and experiences to engage a wide range of learners.
• Occasional weekend/bank holiday/evening work will be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead STEM provision across all Learning & Engagement activities.
• Deliver workshops for schools in lively and imaginative ways.
• Create resources and programmes to widen participation.

Skills

STEM provision

Public engagement

Job description

The Museum is looking to recruit a Learning and Engagement Officer (STEM).

Location: London

Salary: £33,616.83 per annum

Closing Date: 19/08/2026 12:00 pm

Interview Date: 02/09/2026

About the role

Learning and Engagement Officer (STEM)
Fixed Term (until April 2027)
Full-time
London
£33,616.83 per annum

About Us

The Royal Air Force Museum is as a national museum, a Government non departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.

We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story – past, present and future – using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.

Our vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story – the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

Our museum commitments are the golden thread that run through everything that we do. These are:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability

What We Are Looking For

The Royal Air Force Museum is looking to recruit a Learning & Engagement Officer (STEM). The postholder will deliver across the whole range of Learning & Engagement Department activities (all subject areas and audiences) while leading
on STEM provision.

The postholder will deliver daily programmed activities for schools (onsite, online and occasionally offsite), and there will be opportunities to work with families and other Museum audiences. In addition to delivering workshops for schools in a lively and imaginative way, the post holder will develop activities, resources, events and experiences which enable a wide range of learners to access and enjoy the Museum.

There is a requirement to work occasional weekends, bank holidays and evenings as necessary. The post is based at the London site but work at all Museum sites and at outreach venues may be required. This a fixed term position until April 2027.