SEPnet and SPECS Outreach and Public Engagement Manager

FTE: 1.0 FTE (Working 37 hours a week)

Salary: UH7 £37,099 pa with potential to progress to £44,263 pa on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: College Lane, Hatfield 

In partnership with the South East Physics Network (SEPnet), the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Maths (PAM), and the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS), seek to appoint an outreach and public engagement (OPE) manager to facilitate our outreach and public engagement agenda. 

Main duties and responsibilities: 

You will the lead the delivery of the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Maths Outreach and Public Engagement Strategy 2020-2025 and beyond (0.5 FTE), and support OPE efforts across SPECS (0.5 FTE). This includes: leading our outreach activities in local and regional schools; overseeing evaluation of PAM’s school outreach programme ensuring quality and effectiveness; planning and managing PAM research led public engagement events; advising and supporting SPECS staff on how to develop, run and evaluate impactful methods of engaging different audiences with their research; managing and training the team of PAM outreach assistants. Further details can be found in the Job Description.

Skills and experience required

This role requires strong interpersonal skills, excellent organisational and administrative skills, as well as the ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads in a busy environment and to meet agreed deadlines. You will be able to develop innovative, creative and engaging sessions for a range of publics. You will have previously worked with children or young adults in a physics/STEM context, and will have organised and delivered outreach or public engagement projects in physics/STEM. 

Qualifications required

BSc or equivalent/higher degree in physics and/or astronomy or have equivalent experience is essential for this role.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Our commitment to the University’s Safeguarding Policy requires that the recruitment of staff in this area, will require the minimum of a Basic DBS Check. In the course of our work and University-led activities, there may be external contractual obligations where a further Enhanced Check is required. DBS checks may require renewal in line with policy.

Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad

Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Dr Ben Burningham , Director of Outreach & Public Engagement (PAM): b.burningham@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 10^th September 2024

Interview Date: 24^th September 2024

Apply online via the above ‘Apply’ button.

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