Communications and Events Officer
Contract type: Fixed-term contract (3 years)
Hours: 5 days a week
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Reports to: Digital Communications Manager
Working pattern: Hybrid, with occasional travel across the UK
The role
At Education Support, we improve the mental health and wellbeing of everyone working in education. Through our helpline, counselling, guidance, organisational support and professional development services, we support thousands of education staff every year.
We have secured full funding for an ambitious new three-year programme, Love Teaching: Time for Change, designed to improve wellbeing, sustainable leadership and organisational culture across the education workforce. This is a flagship investment and a first-of-its-kind programme for Education Support, bringing together digital wellbeing resources, webinars, regional events, communities of practice and a national conference to create a sustained pathway of support for education professionals.
The Communications & Events Officer will have a unique opportunity to help shape and grow this major initiative You will play a key role in building engagement, developing participant experiences and influencing how the programme evolves over its three-year lifespan.
Working closely with the Digital Communications Manager, you will help deliver engaging communications, coordinate events, support stakeholder relationships and ensure participants experience a seamless journey from first engagement through to deeper involvement.
Your work will directly contribute to the success, reach and impact of a nationally significant programme designed to create lasting change across the education sector.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining communications, event delivery and relationship management, and who wants to be part of a well-funded, high-profile programme with the potential to make a real difference to the wellbeing of the education workforce.
How to apply
Please apply via our recruitment portal with a CV and a supporting statement outlining:
Your experience delivering communications and audience engagement activity
Your experience coordinating events, webinars or stakeholder engagement programmes
Your ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
Your interest in supporting the wellbeing of education professionals
You can download the Job Description below.
Deadline to apply: Thursday 29 October at 9am
Interviews will be held week commencing 9 November
No agencies, please.
