Resources Coordinator

Resources Coordinator
Location: Hybrid United Kingdom (multiple locations)
Edinburgh, Salford, Cardiff, Belfast, London
Contract: Full time, 5 days a week. Permanent
Salary: £28,000 - £35,500 per annum plus benefits

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.

The charity also runs their 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.

Charity vision: Film enriches the life of every child and young person.

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

The charity operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford. They are open to flexible working and offer staff a health plan.

Role Summary

The Resources Coordinator role sits within the learning content creation team, which is responsible for the devising, commissioning and delivering of high quality, film-focused learning opportunities. These include the production of resources and online courses for teachers and their learners which are made available on the charity website, and the charity video-on-demand platform and on their learning platform.

Main Responsibilities

• To produce high quality, exciting and engaging resources for educators and young people, including commercial resources for film industry clients.
• To contribute to the planning and evaluation of resources within our three key areas of work: Teaching with Film, Careers and Progression, and Filmmaking
• To project manage the resource process from initiation to publication or delivery.
• To assist the corporate partnerships team by contributing to pitches for educational resources with partners to support new film releases.
• To contribute to the development of courses aimed at educators via an online learning platform.
• To evaluate resources, training, online materials and related areas of organisational interest through surveys, focus groups and other methods, to identify and implement changes and programme developments that meet the charity's and their audiences’ needs and priorities.
• To develop, with the rest of the team, reliable quality assurance processes and documentation for resources, training and online programmes.
• To carry out external and internal training to a range of staff and stakeholders, including supporting internal staff with advice and information.
• To assist the resources and training leads in collaborating with external organisations and individuals to create resources and training materials.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships across the organisation and provide training, educational insight and administrative support.
• To attend meetings across the charity and with external partners to provide resource and training guidance covering all areas of work.
• To complete administrative tasks including supporting educators, uploading resources to the website and assisting with reporting on resources to stakeholders.
• Copywriting, consultancy and research for Film News and Views and other marketing content.
• To develop and contribute to the planning and filming of video content for resources or courses.
• To support staff across the four UK nations with resource production.

General Responsibilities

• Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with the public, members, teachers, children and young people, partners, funders, supporters etc.
• 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.
• Commitment to equality of opportunity in line with the charity's Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Any other reasonable duties.

Person Specification

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of two years’ experience of teaching in the UK.
• Experience of creating resources which include moving image/film.
• Knowledge of the educational landscape across all four UK nations.
• Demonstrable creativity and commitment to making resources and training interesting and exciting for teachers/educators and students/young people.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to write accurately and correctly, and the ability to persuade and influence others and feedback ideas in a professional manner.
• Experience of chairing and guiding meetings.
• Experience of managing a range of projects, from initiation to completion, working with a range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrable understanding of monitoring and evaluation.
• Commitment to film as a powerful tool for education, both as a cultural art form and to engage young people and raise attainment.
• Current knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Desirable

• Experience in creating resources or opportunities which support young people’s careers education.
• Experience of filmmaking with young people.
• Experience of training teachers or other professionals.
• A love and knowledge of film.

Closing: 9:00am, 20th May 2024

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

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 organisation's expense; employment is dependent upon this.

No agencies please.