Careers Coordinator

Careers Coordinator Hours: Full time (35 hours per week) Contract: 12 months, fixed term contract Location: Hybrid – home and office working (hours by agreement), travel will be required at times. Offices: Edinburgh, Salford, Belfast, Cardiff, London Salary: £28,000 – £35,500 per annum, plus Into Film benefits About Into Film Into Film is the UK’s 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 UK’s 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. Role Summary The main function of the Careers Coordinator role is to develop, support and deliver Into Film’s Screen Careers Programme. The post holder will work closely with the Careers Lead, Industry Partnerships Lead and other members of Into Film staff who conceive, create and deliver our Screen Careers Programme. Alongside internal teams including Marcomms, the Careers Coordinator will develop content that supports careers professionals, teachers, young people and their parents, ensuring they can access what they need to become aware of the breadth of screen careers and how children and young people might go about entering these industries. The Careers Coordinator will manage various deliverables across the programme including but not limited to work experience pilots directly with young people, development of resources and training for careers professionals, and speaking slots at careers conferences UK-wide. The role will have a focus on reaching those young people who are underserved and under-represented. Main Responsibilities: As directed by the Careers Lead, support the implementation of the Screen Careers Programme Plan through colleagues, partners and supporters. Project manage the work experience deliverable alongside the local Activation Coordinators. Assist the Careers Lead and UK-wide activation team to plan and deliver Screen Careers events. Support the Learning Content Creation team with the development of Screen Careers resources, training and courses. Support the Careers Lead and Industry Partnerships Lead to manage stakeholders and industry partner relationships utilising our Customer Relationship Management tool, Salesforce. Generate ideas and organise existing content for the Get Into Film social media channels and young people hub on the Into Film website. Monitor content about careers on our resources, training programme and website to ensure that it's up to date and remains relevant. Monitor and evaluate the programme utilising internal and external feedback to help shape future Screen Careers annual programme plans. Contribute to quarterly reports to funders and the Into Film board. 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: Experience, knowledge and understanding of the careers education, information, advice and guidance landscape for 11–18-year-olds across the UK. At least one year's experience working in careers, education or the screen industries. Understanding and experience of what careers professionals and educators need to be able to support young people to explore the breath of opportunities in the screen industries, particularly those currently underrepresented in the industry. Experience, knowledge and understanding of the screen industries across the UK. Organisational project management skills, strong communication style and the ability to juggle multiple projects. Strong collaborative skills working across multiple teams and disciplines. Strong evaluation and reporting skills. Experience of event management and high-profile engagement. Knowledge of fundraising and how Into Film’s careers work could feed into successful applications. Familiarity with Microsoft Office. A love and knowledge of film. Into Film employee benefits: Enhanced annual leave – 28 days (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, i.e. on the 4th anniversary of working at Into Film leave increases to 29 days, and continues to increase on the anniversary of employment annually, to a maximum of 35 days. Pension – matched up to 5% of salary (2% above statutory employer contribution). Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc. – all applications favourably considered, approval will be at the discretion of Into Film. 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 (at managers’ discretion). Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential advice and guidance. Wisdom health cover – including £75 annual eye care cover, as well as health insurance (non-contributory, apart from employee tax contribution). BenefitHub portal – offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services. 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. 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 Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this. Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 9th March 2025 Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. 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