Makerspace Programmes Manager (Maternity cover)

White City Campus - Hybrid

About the role

Are you passionate about making and hands-on learning? Are you an experienced manager with the ability to showcase and lead a creative workshop and dynamic team? Do you love working with a range of people from all walks of life and particularly, with young people? If so, you could join Imperial as the Makerspace Programmes Manager.

What you would be doing

You will manage the Makerspace workshop and Makerspace team who are responsible for creating and delivering the range of the ‘Maker Challenge programmes’. This includes line management of the Makerspace team, oversight of Makerspace budgets, overseeing health and safety and safeguarding for the space, programmes and staff, overseeing the recruiting, training and management of casual staff and managing the relationship with local schools, pupils and community groups. This also requires working with internal and external stakeholders, evaluating and reporting on funded projects, identifying new potential partners and opportunities for the Makerspace, raising the profile of the Makerspace and its projects and keeping abreast of innovations in makerspace technology to ensure that this makerspace is an exemplar.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a candidate who has experience in managing a team, a passion for hands on-learning and experience of working with internal and external stakeholders and across a variety of expertise and backgrounds.

• Experience of line managing and developing staff, ideally in a community or informal learning environment or equivalent
• Experience of designing and coordinating innovative programmes in STEM-related field or equivalent
• Experience of working with, communicating and influencing colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership
• Experience of independent project management from planning, through to delivery, evaluation and reporting
• Experience of high-level report writing and data analysis
• Experience developing and writing funding proposals and relationship management
• Experience of outreach activities and Widening Participation agendas
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of UK school curriculum and working within Higher Education sector

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to lead a dynamic team running a unique learning environment, offering amazing opportunities for diverse young people.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
• Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further information

The Reach Out Makerspace is a state-of-the-art educational facility at our White City Campus. It is dedicated to hands-on activities aimed at engaging school children creatively in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.

The workshop is run by a small and passionate team of people who are dedicated to helping young people innovate through hands-on learning experiences. The workshop has a variety of tools from 3D printers and laser cutters to sewing machines and woodworking tools. This unique immersive environment provides young people with a space to experiment, design and innovate.

This is a maternity cover full-time post, fixed term until May 2027.

This post will be responsible for overseeing activities delivered on evenings, weekends, and school holidays, so flexibility in the approach to work is required.

If you require further details, please contact: Professor Maggie Dallman, Associate Provost (Societal Engagement)

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