Education & Outreach Executive
Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining
- Contract type
- Full-time/Permanent
- Location
- Grantham, UK
- Closing date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Salary
- £25-30K
IOM3 is the leading membership organisation for the materials, minerals and mining sectors.
This new role will be responsible for developing and delivering the Institute’s activities for 5 to 19 learners and their teachers. This is an exciting opportunity to support IOM3 in delivering its commitment to supporting the teaching of materials, minerals and mining in schools. The role will involve the creation of resources in a variety of formats and the delivery of presentations to groups of teachers and young people across the UK.
The ideal candidate will have technical knowledge within the Institute's sphere of influence, including materials, minerals and mining, and a driver’s license, as well as excellent communication, organisational and project management skills with a passion for spreading knowledge to younger people.
Our team work on a hybrid basis from our Grantham hub two days per week, with an excellent benefits package including:
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Hybrid working policy (2 days per week at the Grantham hub)
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Generous holiday (30 days + bank holiday)
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Life assurance
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Health benefits, including flu jabs and eye care vouchers
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Shopping and cinema discounts
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Gym discounts or online classes
Responsibilities:
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Support subscribers to the IOM3 School Affiliate Service by producing regular newsletters and promoting and delivering activities for schools.
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Identification, development and delivery of online resources to support the materials, minerals and mining topics within the 5-19 curriculum. This will involve using your technical knowledge to write, but may include the help of technical communities and other stakeholders as necessary
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Identification, development and delivery of the annual IOM3 Teachers Conference, which typically takes place during the summer term. This will involve running sessions for teachers and working with others to identify suitable speakers.
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Identification, development and delivery of 2-day CPD courses for teachers. This will involve delivering technical presentations to teachers and identifying other experts to support the activity. These courses typically run on Friday and Saturday.
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Supporting the organisation and delivery of the Polymer Study Tours, including giving technical presentations and running practical sessions on polymers.
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Supporting the organisation and delivery of competitions for schools, this will involve creating learning materials to support the competition theme that are relevant to the target audience.
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Supporting the organisation and delivery of the Magic of Materials course in collaboration with St Paul’s School. This will involve delivering presentations and running materials-themed practical activities.
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Scoping, developing and delivering initiatives to support primary school teachers as a subject specialist.
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Liaising with members, ALS and other stakeholders to encourage and support involvement in outreach.
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Collaborating with Discover Materials, Minerals Matter and other initiatives to identify and support outreach activity within the materials cycle
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women, people of colour and those who are disabled (physical, invisible or neurodivergent conditions) are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. IOM3 is a forward-looking, diverse and inclusive Institute, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the role description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. Should you need reasonable adjustments, please do not hesitate to contact us to make suitable arrangements.
For more information or to apply, please get in touch with Collette Marriott, Director of Business Support [email protected] by 22 April 2025.
At IOM3, we are committed to creating a positive, inclusive, and supportive working environment. We believe in investing in our team’s well-being and development, and this belief forms the core basis of our benefits package.