Project Coordinator Role

Stand Up Education; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Stand Up Education seeks a Project Coordinator to deliver informal educational workshops in secondary schools and to manage day-to-day administration for the Stand Up! programme in London. You will collaborate with anti-discrimination partners and social media companies such as Meta to expand reach.

The role focuses on addressing antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice, with extensive training and a chance to contribute to a nationwide youth education initiative in partnership with Maccabi GB.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a real passion for working with young people.
• A good grasp of Judaism and issues of discrimination affecting Jewish communities in the UK.
• Eagerness to work in an interfaith Muslim and Jewish partnership project, formally employed by Maccabi GB.

Responsibilities

• Delivering educational workshops in secondary schools
• Developing a range of dynamic and interactive educational resources
• Coordinating, administering and managing a busy calendar of activities
• Extensive training on the topic of discrimination, anti-Muslim hatred and antisemitism
• Proactively establishing and developing relationships with project partners, schools and other stakeholders
• Ongoing development and growth of the Stand Up! programme
• Supporting with social media campaigns throughout the year
• Travelling to facilitate sessions (across London and occasionally outside of London)

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Judaism knowledge

Interfaith work

Experience in informal education

Self-management

MS Word

MS Excel

Driving licence

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Are you an ambitious educator who is passionate about interfaith work? Do you want to empower young people? Are you concerned by antisemitism and anti - Muslim prejudice?

We are searching for a motivated educator who is driven to create social change in society to join our team. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of antisemitism and how this affects young people in the UK today. This growing project has already reached around 150 ,000 students in over 290 schools since January 2017 with overwhelmingly positive feedback from teachers and students. We are looking for someone who is excited to help expand and develop this project even further. As a Project Coordinator, you will be delivering informal educational workshops in secondary schools, working within a vibrant team of experienced educators, as well as managing day to day administration to ensure the smooth running of the project. Moreover, you will have the chance to collaborate with a range of exciting partners including other anti-discrimination organisations and social media companies such as Meta.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivering educational workshops in secondary schools
• Developing a range of dynamic and interactive educational resources
• Coordinating, administering and managing a busy calendar of activities
• Extensive training on the topic of discrimination, anti-Muslim hatred and antisemitism
• Proactively establishing and developing relationships with project partners, schools and other stakeholders
• Ongoing development and growth of the Stand Up! programme
• Supporting with social media campaigns throughout the year
• Travelling to facilitate sessions (across London and occasionally outside of London)

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a real passion for working with young people
• A good grasp of Judaism and issues of discrimination affecting Jewish communities in the UK
• Eagerness to work in an interfaith Muslim and Jewish partnership project, formally employed by Maccabi GB
• Experience in informal education or within a classroom environment (eg. youth worker or teaching assistant)
• Effective self-management, personal initiative, and creativity, to develop this exciting project
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Preferably, a full clean UK driving license and have access to a car