School Engagement Coordinator - Northern Ireland, CHM

Guardian Jobs; eMakhazeni (Belfast); Hybrid; GBP 28 000 - 30 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity seeks a School Engagement Coordinator to enhance educational initiatives in Northern Ireland. The role involves engaging with schools, delivering workshops, and fostering partnerships in the creative arts sector. This position offers a chance to inspire young people through film and media, with a focus on collaboration and community engagement. The charity values flexibility and inclusion, providing various benefits and support for professional development.

Benefits

Annual Leave – 28 days

Pension – matched up to 5% of salary

Flexible working including compressed hours

Enhanced parental leave

Support for professional qualifications

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Wisdom health insurance cover

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering educational programmes.
• Knowledge of the Northern Ireland education system.
• Ability to manage projects and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Engage with schools and educators to promote charity initiatives.
• Deliver educational activities like workshops and screenings.
• Manage local partnerships and data analysis.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Project Management

Youth Engagement

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Microsoft Office

Job description

School Engagement Coordinator - Northern Ireland

Hours: Full time, 35 hours Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, 5 days a week

Location: Belfast, UK. The charity operates in a hybrid pattern, combining home working with attendance at the office

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 (GBP). Plus benefits

Team: Activation Team

Seniority: Mid-level

About The Organisation

Our client is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. They provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching.

They also run an annual film festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and their Film Awards - the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent.

The core programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery good cause funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.

Their vision – Film enriches the life of every child and young person.

Their mission – To inspire and support young people to learn, and to realise their creative, cultural and career aspirations, through film and the moving image.

Role Summary

The main function of the School Engagement Coordinator role is to

• The School Engagement Coordinator for Northern Ireland serves as a crucial liaison for the charity's programme in the region. This role involves actively engaging with schools and educators to promote and support their participation in various initiatives related to film, games, and creative media.
• The Engagement Coordinator will be instrumental in ensuring that schools and teachers have access to the full range of educational resources, training, and opportunities offered by the charity. They will collaborate closely with the Northern Ireland team to provide tailored support and foster meaningful connections between schools, the creative arts, and the industry.
  
  
  

Given the nature of the role, the Co-ordinator may need to work occasional weekends and extended hours, as well as travel regularly to designated regions and occasionally elsewhere in the UK.

Main Responsibilities:

• Proactively engage with schools, teachers, and educational stakeholders across Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the charity's programmes and resources.
• Deliver a range of educational activities, including school workshops, screenings and industry events, tailored to the needs of the local area.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with schools, creative organisations, and screen industry bodies to support the delivery of the charity's initiatives in NI.
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of Northern Ireland-specific programmes, including Story Builder, Games, Teaching with Film, Careers and Progression, and Young Creatives.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to ensure a joined-up approach to programme delivery, KPI achievement, and budgetary oversight.
• Ensure that the charity's programmes respond to local needs and reach across Northern Ireland, while also feeding into the organization's UK-wide initiatives.
• Manage local partnerships and relationships, utilising CRM (Salesforce) to input and analyse data, create reports, and inform programme design.
• Support the existing Northern Ireland team with the delivery of locally funded projects and initiatives.
• Any other reasonable duties assigned by the organisation
  
  
  

General Responsibilities:

• Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with stakeholders including teachers, children and young people, industry partners, funders, supporters, parents and carers, and members of the public.
• Commitment and active participation in helping the charity to live its EEDI values and ethos through everything it does.
• Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources.
• Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of the charity's work.
  
  
  

Person Specification:

Minimum Requirements:

• Significant experience in designing and delivering engaging educational programmes, including youth workshops and industry-facing events.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Northern Ireland education system, curriculum, and the local creative/screen industries.
• A track record of establishing and nurturing partnerships with schools, organisations, and industry stakeholders.
• Proven ability to successfully manage projects, including cross-departmental collaboration, budget oversight, and timely delivery.
• Experience in using data to generate reports, analyse programme impact, and inform future initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse audiences.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the capacity to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• This role involves frequent travel to schools, including rural areas. Applicants must have a full, clean UK driving license and access to a reliable vehicle. Unfortunately, the charity cannot consider candidates who do not meet these requirements.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and a demonstrated understanding of how to reach and positively engage underserved and underrepresented individuals and communities.
• This position involves regular travel to various locations across NI and occasional travel to other parts of the UK.
• Experience and full understanding of monitoring, reporting and evaluation to ensure the programmes continually improve and evolve.
• All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance and Access NI check, acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this.
  
  
  

Desirable:

• Project management
• Event management
• Partnership management
• Delivering training/workshops
• Understanding the Northern Ireland education system
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Youth Engagement
• Independent travel
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• A love and knowledge of film and or games
  
  
  

The charity is open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours. They also offer a range of staff benefits and perks which are detailed below

Employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Annual Leave – 28 days (full time/pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Additional long service holiday award – after 3 years staff are awarded one extra day of holiday for each additional year worked, with the total entitlement capped at 35 days, i.e. on your 4thanniversary at charity your leave entitlement will rise to 29 days, on your 5thanniversary, your entitlement will go up by another day to 30 days etc.
• Pension – matched up to 5% of salary(2% above statutory employer contribution).
• Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc. – all applications favourably considered, approval will be at the discretion of the organisation.
• Enhanced parental/paternity/shared parental leave.
• Support for professional qualifications – money towards courses and/or study days, if relevant to role.
• Interest-free non-essential study loans.
• Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan.
• Career break – up to 4 weeks' unpaid leave, after 2 years’ service (at team director's discretion).
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential wellbeing support, advice and guidance.
• Wisdom health insurance cover – non-contributory (apart from employee tax contribution).
• BenefitHub portal – offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services.
  
  
  

The charity is open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours

All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at the charity's expense; employment is dependent upon this.

Closing: 8:00am, 10th Jun 2025 BST

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