School Engagement Coordinator

About Into Film

Into Film is the UKs leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards - the UKs leading showcase for young filmmaking talent. The core Into Film 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.

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

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

Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford. We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours. We also offer a range of staff benefits and perks which are detailed below.

Role Summary

The School Engagement Coordinator for Northern Ireland serves as a crucial liaison for the Into Film programme in the region. This role involves actively engaging with schools and educators to promote and support their participation in various initiatives related to film, games, and creative media. The Engagement Coordinator will be instrumental in ensuring that schools and teachers have access to the full range of educational resources, training, and opportunities offered by Into Film. They will collaborate closely with the Northern Ireland team to provide tailored support and foster meaningful connections between schools, the creative arts, and the industry. Given the nature of the role, the Coordinator may need to work occasional weekends and extended hours, as well as travel regularly to designated regions and occasionally elsewhere in the UK.

Main Responsibilities:

• Proactively engage with schools, teachers, and educational stakeholders across Northern Ireland to raise awareness of Into Film's programmes and resources.
• Deliver a range of educational activities, including school workshops, screenings and industry events, tailored to the needs of the local area.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with schools, creative organisations, and screen industry bodies to support the delivery of Into Film's initiatives in Northern Ireland.
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of Northern Ireland-specific programmes, including Story Builder, Games, Teaching with Film, Careers and Progression, and Young Creatives.
• Collaborate with teams across Into Film to ensure a joined-up approach to programme delivery, KPI achievement, and budgetary oversight.
• Ensure that Into Film's programmes respond to local needs and reach across Northern Ireland, while also feeding into the organisation's UK-wide initiatives.
• Manage local partnerships and relationships, utilising CRM (Salesforce) to input and analyse data, create reports, and inform programme design.
• Support the existing Northern Ireland team with the delivery of locally funded projects and initiatives.
• Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film.

General Responsibilities:

• Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with Into Film's stakeholders including teachers, children and young people, industry partners, funders, supporters, parents and carers, and members of the public.
• Commitment and active participation in helping Into Film live its EEDI values and ethos through everything it does.
• Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources.
• Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of Into Film's work.

Person Specification:

Minimum Requirements:

• Significant experience in designing and delivering engaging educational programmes, including youth workshops and industry-facing events.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Northern Ireland education system, curriculum, and the local creative/screen industries.
• A track record of establishing and nurturing partnerships with schools, organisations, and industry stakeholders.
• Proven ability to successfully manage projects, including cross-departmental collaboration, budget oversight, and timely delivery.
• Experience in using data to generate reports, analyse programme impact, and inform future initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse audiences.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the capacity to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• This role involves frequent travel to schools, including in rural areas; applicants must therefore have a full, clean UK driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
• A commitment to equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and a demonstrated understanding of how to reach and positively engage underserved and underrepresented individuals and communities.
• Experience and full understanding of monitoring, reporting and evaluation to ensure the programmes continually improve and evolve.

All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance and for this role, a clear AccessNI check, acquired at Into Film's expense; employment is dependent upon this.

Desirable:

• Project management.
• Event management.
• Partnership management.
• Delivering training/workshops.
• Collaboration.
• Communication.
• Youth engagement.
• Independent travel.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite.
• A love and knowledge of film and/or games.

All Into Film staff work in a hybrid pattern, combining home working with attendance at their local and national office when required, along with some travel across the UK, as appropriate to the role. We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours.

We also offer a range of staff benefits and perks, including:

• Annual Leave: 28 days (full time/pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Additional long service holiday award after 3 years at Into Film, staff are awarded one extra day of holiday for each additional year worked, with the total entitlement capped at 35 days.
• Pension matched up to 5% of salary (2% above statutory employer contribution).
• Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc.
• Enhanced parental/paternity/shared parental leave.
• Support for professional qualifications money towards courses and/or study days, if relevant to role.
• Interest-free non-essential study loans.
• Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan.
• Career break: up to 4 weeks' unpaid leave, after 2 years service.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7 confidential wellbeing support, advice and guidance.
• Wisdom health insurance cover non-contributory (apart from employee tax contribution).
• BenefitHub portal- offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services.

Benefits: Flexitime Paid Holidays