Astronomy Public Engagement Officer

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Astronomical Society Full time

About the Role

The Royal Astronomical Society is seeking a Public Engagement Officer to help deliver our new strategy. This role will involve working with our Deputy Executive Director and education and events colleagues to deliver this ambition nationally, with a focus on our building and locality.

Key Responsibilities

  • Organising components of this programme, including bringing in external speakers, running workshops for families, teaching school students, and delivering CPD for teachers.
  • Developing this programme with external partners, including other learned societies, research councils, the UK Space Agency, and community organisations representing underserved groups.
  • Ensuring that all our events are assessed through a suitable evaluation process and reporting on this to colleagues and to our education and outreach committee.

Essential Attributes

  • Educated to graduate level in a physics, astronomy, or Earth sciences related discipline.
  • A self-starter happy to work autonomously and in ad hoc collaborations as required.
  • Experience of committee work, including preparing papers and agendas for meetings, taking minutes, and writing formal reports.
  • Comfortable with engaging different audiences, and possessing a good understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion.
  • Happy to work with colleagues and collaborators at different levels of seniority, from students to senior academics and managers in industry.
  • A good understanding of safeguarding policy, particularly covering children and young people and vulnerable adults.

Desirable Attributes

  • A teaching qualification such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, or equivalent experience in the state education sector.
  • An understanding of education and public engagement policy, including curriculum change.

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