Project Officer

Hybrid - Within commuting distance of Birmingham (B15 2HU), Blackburn (BB1 2HT), Bradford (BD4 6NR), Bristol (BS10 5PY), Doncaster (DN6 7EQ), Beckenham (BR3 1QP) or Redcar (TS10 4AB) Temporary until 31 August 2030 An exciting opportunity to contribute to a mission that values teaching as a fundamental societal good.

The National Institute of Teaching (NIo T) has an unswerving commitment to high quality, evidence-informed teacher education, and is on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system.

Our programmes are designed by teachers and leaders who understand the joys and pressures of school life.

We work in collaboration with schools across the country, ensuring that findings from our research benefits all schools, teachers and leaders.

About the role

At the NIo T, we believe teaching is a fundamental societal good, a privilege and a responsibility.

This belief sits at the heart of our work to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system.

As Project Officer, you will play an important role in helping our projects run smoothly, ensuring plans, records, meetings, communications and reporting are well organised, accurate and delivered to agreed timescales.

This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys working with people, keeping activity on track and making sure the detail is right.

You will support project planning and monitoring, coordinate meetings and actions, maintain project documentation, gather and present information, and work collaboratively with colleagues across teams and campuses.

You will also support regional delivery activity at your local campus, contributing directly to the experience of our participants, trainees and partners.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and a positive, solutions-focused approach.

You will be a confident communicator, able to build professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, and comfortable managing a varied workload in a busy environment.

If you are excited by the opportunity to support meaningful projects, work collaboratively across a national organisation and contribute to a mission that values teaching as a fundamental societal good, we would love to hear from you.

Essential Criteria

• A commitment to the aims, mission and values of the National Institute of Teaching, including the belief that teaching is a fundamental societal good, a privilege and a responsibility.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records, trackers, plans and project documentation.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Experience of providing effective administrative or project support in a busy team or organisational environment.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office or similar tools to create documents, maintain spreadsheets, manage information and support reporting.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams, build positive working relationships and follow up on actions in a constructive way.
• A proactive, flexible and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to identify risks, delays or issues and escalation appropriately.
• Willingness to support occasional delivery activity, events and travel as required by the role.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working in an education, public sector, charity or mission-led organisation.
• Experience of supporting projects, contracts, events or programme delivery.
• Experience of coordinating meetings, preparing papers, taking notes and tracking actions.
• Experience of collating, analysing or presenting information to support monitoring, reporting or decision-making.
• Familiarity with project management tools, systems or approaches.
• Key Benefits
• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• Flexible start and end working times.
• Flexible working opportunities, including significant scope for hybrid working.
• At least 27 days' holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays) rising to 33 days after five years' service (with an annual discretionary office shutdown between Christmas and New Year).
• Entry to the highly valued Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of likeminded professionals.

We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Closing date: 5.00pm on 3 September 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This post requires a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children's Barred List Check and Occupational Health Check is required as a condition of employment.

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