At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead initiatives to identify and address skills needs in the physics sector.
- Company: Join the Institute of Physics, a friendly and inclusive organisation dedicated to promoting physics.
- Benefits: Enjoy a generous benefits package, including private medical insurance and flexible working options.
- Other info: Flexible working model with opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the future of physics and its role in society.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and stakeholder engagement, ideally in STEM fields.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
The Institute of Physics (IOP) exists to help our lives, our society and our planet through promoting physics applications and supporting the people behind it. Working alongside our members and leaders from across the physics community and beyond, we’ve identified three priorities that will shape our work over the next five years: Skills, Science and Society. These priorities sit at the heart of everything we do.
Benefits
- An excellent pension scheme
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance and a healthcare cash plan
- Eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards and access to an employee assistance programme
- 25 days’ annual leave as a standard, rising to a maximum of 30 days with continued service, in addition to floating bank holidays
- Flexible working opportunities
The Role
We’re currently looking for a Manager, Physics Workforce, offered on a full time, permanent basis to help us deliver our mission.
Working Environment
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify the skills needs of physics powered sectors and champion new ways to meet them.
- Highlight the often-hidden contribution of physics skills to our economy.
Projects
- A multi‑year, Physics Workforce programme that delivers evidence and insight on physics skills across the UK and Ireland.
- Development of sector deep dive projects to identify impactful policy, industry and IOP/partner‑led solutions to identified shortages and challenges (with associated reports and stakeholder engagement).
- Supporting the workforce and skills elements of policy submissions and other initiatives across IOP’s strategic pillars of Skills, Science and Society.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic influencers across the skills ecosystem.
- Physics-based sector and industry stakeholders, including those holding IOP Membership.
- A wide range of colleagues across the IOP – Policy and Public Affairs; Membership; Science, Business and Data Insights; Communications and Marketing; Nations; and EDI.
Essential Qualifications
- Credible evidence of translating data, evidence, and stakeholder insight, into compelling narrative (through the writing of reports and similar communication assets).
- Project management competence and experience, including leading high profile, initiation-to-evaluation, multi-stakeholder programmes.
- A strong background of leading stakeholder and desk‑based research to drive influence and engagement, ideally developed through a STEM‑based policy, public affairs or research role.
Nice to have
- An understanding of the skills ecosystem and the challenges faced by STEM‑based sectors.
- Line management experience.
Working Conditions
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 and colleagues across the wider organisation, to ensure effective operational alignment and to support our inclusive approach to working. As an organisation we also meet in person once a quarter at our Head Office in Kings Cross, London.
Commitments
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’re 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.
Manager, Physics Workforce employer: Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its staff, offering a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, generous annual leave, and flexible working opportunities. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, IOP fosters a collaborative and supportive work environment where employees can thrive and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of physics in society.
