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We’re currently looking for a Education Community Coordinator to help us deliver our mission. This is a full time permanent position, working 35 hours per week.

What’s it like working at the IOP?

The IOP is a friendly, inclusive and ambitious organisation. Diversity and inclusion are central to how we work. We focus on supporting our people to thrive, offering competitive pay, great development opportunities and a generous benefits package. 

Some of our benefits include:

- An excellent pension scheme

- Eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards and access to an employee assistance programme

- 25 days’ annual leave as a standard, in addition to floating bank holidays

- Flexible working opportunities 

- Private medical insurance, life assurance plus much more

The Role

What will I be doing?

Help us connect and support physics teachers across the UK and Ireland. You'll coordinate events, awards, communications and community programmes that make a real difference to teachers and students, while building strong relationships with schools and education partners.

The project you will work on:

You'll be at the heart of the IOP's work with teachers and schools, helping deliver programmes that inspire, support and grow the physics teaching community. No two days are the same, and you'll have the chance to contribute to a variety of exciting projects with national reach.

Who will I work with?

You'll collaborate with passionate colleagues across the Education, Workforce and Higher Education Department, work alongside teachers and school leaders, and engage with partners from across the education sector. It's a highly collaborative role with plenty of opportunities to learn and build your network. 

Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if you bring:

Essential:

• Excellent organisation and coordination skills.

• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and great attention to detail.

• Confidence working with data, systems and digital tools. 

• A genuine interest in education and supporting teachers. 

At the IOP, we know that great candidates don’t always tick every box. If your experience looks a little different, but you bring enthusiasm, curiosity and a willingness to learn, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply

Alongside your CV, please include a cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

How will I be working?

We operate a flexible, trust-based working model that gives colleagues autonomy over how, when and where they work, while recognising the value of in-person collaboration. You will be assigned a base office, with hybrid working offered as standard.

You will engage in regular in-person collaboration with your team (as operational appropriate), as well as with colleagues across the wider organisation, to ensure effective operational alignment and to support our inclusive approach to working. 

As an organization we meet in-person once a quarter at our Head Office in Kings Cross, London. 

Why join the IOP?

The IOP is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. As a charity, we’re passionate about increasing public understanding of physics and supporting a diverse and inclusive physics community. There’s never been a better time to join us, watch our film to find out more about the difference we make.

We’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive culture for everyone. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know. We are always happy to help. 

Please note whilst we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role, we warmly encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK and Ireland.