Early Years Evidence Mobilisation Officer
Central London (Hybrid working with at least one day of work in the office per week)
The Organisation
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.
We do this by supporting schools, colleges, and nurseries to improve teaching and learning through better use of evidence. We generate research evidence on effective practice in supporting learning outcomes and narrowing the socioeconomic attainment gap, and we work with education professionals to ensure this evidence is applied to achieve the maximum possible benefit for children and young people.
The EEFs reach and impact have been tremendous: the English education system is now one of the most evidence-informed in the world. Over half of state primary and secondary schools have taken part in an EEF-funded trial, and 70% of all school leaders use the Teaching and Learning Toolkit to inform their decision-making.
We are now looking for an Early Years Evidence Mobilisation Officer to join us on a full-time basis, for an 18-month fixed-term contract, working 40 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £33,750 per annum
- Flexible start and end working times (core hours between 10am and 4pm)
- Flexible working opportunities
- 27 days holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays including 3 which can be taken flexibly and 2 festive season closure days)
- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution
- Life insurance cover
- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)
- Confidential access to Employee Assistance Programme
This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly organised individual with experience supporting projects or organisations in the educational, charity or non-profit sectors to join our mission-driven organisation.
Youll join a well-regarded charity at the forefront of education research, leveraging your unique skillset to contribute to work that creates brighter futures for young children across the country.
Whats more, youll develop sought-after expertise in evidence-informed practice while strengthening your portfolio of experience with nationally recognised education initiatives.
So, if you want to support meaningful change across the early years sector, read on and apply today!
The Role
As an Early Years Evidence Mobilisation Officer, you will support the Department for Educations (DfE) Stronger Practice Hubs (SPH) to enable early years education.
Specifically, you will support the Senior Early Years Evidence Mobilisation Manager to create and support systems and processes to co-ordinate early years activities.
Providing project and administrative support, you will co-ordinate events, meetings and training, maintain governance and financial records, and ensure key resources and communications are delivered on time.
You will also act as a key point of contact for the SPH delivery partner, managing communications, scheduling meetings, and handling queries to support smooth collaboration.
Additionally, you will:
- Attend DfE meetings
- Support training delivery
- Contribute to newsletters and materials that strengthen our work
About You
To be considered as an Early Years Evidence Mobilisation Officer, you will need:
- Experience providing logistical and administrative support to a project or organisation within an educational, charity or non-profit setting
- A track record of project management and supporting complex initiatives
- Experience using office management software, such as MS Office
- The ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- A willingness to travel regularly including to London, with occasional overnight stays
The closing date for this role is 20th May 2025.
Other organisations may call this role Early Years Project Officer, Early Years Co-ordinator, Programme Officer Early Years, or Education Support Officer.
Webrecruit and the Education Endowment Foundation are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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