Do you have experience of working with large groups of volunteers and a passion for inspiring young people through education? Do you want to work with STEM Ambassadors to engage with young people with STEM subjects across Greater Manchester?
About us
The Science Museum Group is passionate about growing science capital through informal, science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) focussed learning. Linking to this priority, we currently hold the contract for the TransPennine STEM Ambassador Hub via STEM Learning.
The Hub manages over 3500 volunteer role models from STEM backgrounds to engage and inspire young people with STEM and STEM careers.
We are now recruiting for a STEM Ambassador Hub Manager (Greater Manchester) to join the team on a full-time, fixed term contract until September 2023.
About the role
As STEM Ambassador Hub Manager you will be responsible for running an active and dynamic STEM Ambassador hub in the Greater Manchester region, working with stakeholders to ensure ambassadors volunteer with young people in creative and impactful ways and they are fully representative of local STEM industries.
You will lead and manage your team on the direction of the STEM Ambassador Hub in your area ensuring collaboration and consistency with the wider STEM Ambassador Hub across the group. Working with your team, you’ll be responsible for ensuring an active and representative group of STEM Ambassadors across your region, including recruitment processes, support and training for volunteers, and all aspects of reporting of KPIs.
About you
Joining us you will have experience of managing large groups of volunteers and working with schools. You will have experience building relationships, engaging and working with stakeholders and local employers and businesses.
You will be committed to developing and planning learning experiences and programmes with the aim of addressing the STEM skills gap. Crucially you will have the initiative and creativity to work with STEM Ambassadors, schools and community groups in an effective and engaging way.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under ‘Attachments’ on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click ‘Apply Online’ to submit an application.
Don’t feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn’t fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We know work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we currently offer up to 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays; BUPA medical and dental care; employee assistance programme; enhanced contributory pension; enhanced occupational sick, maternity, paternity and adoption leave and career breaks.
‘Open for All’ is one of the Science Museum Group’s five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. As a national museum group, we have an ability to reach a wide and diverse population of audiences, colleagues and partners through our geography and scale.
We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation and ultimately will be able to inspire more futures. We therefore welcome applications from those who bring difference.
