Education coordinator

The Education Coordinator’s role is to lead and coordinate Christian Aid’s education programme at national and regional level to build knowledge and understanding of global justice amongst young people in the English schools’ sector. The role has a particular focus on deepening Christian Aid’s partnership with the Church of England’s schools and academies to promote and resource effective teaching and learning about global justice as part of their distinctive Christian ethos.

The Education Coordinator will need to work closely with colleagues in Christian Aid, including supporting Christian Aid’s volunteer teachers and regional staff. He/she will work at a national level with the Church of England and will need to be active in networks and coalitions that support the education programme and represent Christian Aid when required within specific education projects and programmes. He/she will need to be active in promoting Christian Aid within the education sector.

You will be working as part of the Church Relations Team to help Christian Aid build its partnership with the churches in England to end poverty. Excellent communication skills, backed by sound knowledge and experience of education, will be essential in working closely with national structures. You will need to be imaginative, creative and able to develop strong relationships with partner organisations. At the same time you will need to be an able team player who is able to work collaboratively with colleagues.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Building relationships

Tell us about a time when you had to build relationships with different individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation’s goals.

Communicate effectively

Give us an example of a time when you communicated something complex in a way that could be easily understood by others in an education environment.

Deliver results

Tell us about a time when you planned, prioritised and monitored your own work to meet the team’s objectives to the standards required.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

You will be required to have a standard disclosure check from the CRB.

As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

Download the role profile (69 KB pdf)

To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed UK & Ireland application form to: recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number). Alternatively, your completed application form can be printed out and posted to us at:

Christian Aid 
35 Lower Marsh 
Waterloo 
London 
SE1 7RT

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 395-MA

Closing date: 9am, Friday 8 March 2013

Interview date: Monday 18 March 2013

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.