Learning Project Officer - London, United Kingdom - Transport for London

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Description

Organisation

  • London Transport Museum

Job

  • Project Management

Position Type

  • Full Time

Job title:
Learning Project Officer
  • London Transport Museum
(LTM)


Salary:
£29,250 - £33,650 PA, free travel on TfL services plus benefits


Location:
Albany House - St James', London


Contract Type:
FTC - 12 Months


Band:2A - LA


About London Transport Museum (LTM)
Based in Covent Garden, we are the world's leading museum of urban transport and an award-winning day out. But that's just part of our story. We are passionate. We are curious. We are adventurous.


As a heritage and education charity, we reach every primary school in the capital to fire the imaginations of tomorrow's engineers, designers, scientists, and arts enthusiasts.

With business partners and industry decision-makers, we tackle the topics that matter to London, from smart cities to green innovation.

We want to close skills gaps, redress gender imbalances and create opportunities for under-represented and disadvantaged communities.

We want to ignite curiosity to shape the future.


Overview of project/role


The Schools Team deliver a busy programme of activities and projects for EYFS, primary and secondary school students and teachers.

The activities take place at the Museum in Covent Garden, the Museum Depot in Acton, off site and online.

The post holder will work alongside a dynamic team of Learning staff which encompasses the Young People's Skills and Community Team and the Adult & Family Team.


The Learning Officer, Acton Schools will manage the delivery of London Transport Museum's Acton Schools Partnership with a particular focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths.

They will lead on linking partner schools with the Depot.

The post holder will be accountable for embedding best practice in museum education and will give training and support to a team of freelancers and volunteers who help deliver the programme.

A flexible approach to working is required, with evening and weekend working sometimes necessary. The post does not qualify for overtime payments but leave in lieu is granted for evening and weekend working.


Key Accountabilities

  • Develop and manage, efficiently and to budget, a relevant and high impact learning programme and specially funded projects with the collection and stories of London Transport at its heart.
  • Manage freelancers, actors and volunteers to deliver the programme as needed.
  • Develop a programme that links to the wider work of the museum, ensuring that it is visible to and valued by staff and other audiences
  • Report and celebrate the success of the programme
  • Build strong relationships across our two sites in Covent Garden and Acton Depot with a diverse group of stakeholders, including schools, community organisations, other LTM departments, funders and Transport for London.
  • Ensure that audiences and communities have a range of opportunities to be involved with LTM and that all work seeks to build lifelong relationships and future visitors
  • Work closely with key internal stakeholders particularly Development, Marketing, Operations and Visitor Services teams to ensure that the programme is visible, valued and integrated with the wider work of the Museum
  • Fully and consistently evaluate and measure impact of the programme to inform its ongoing development

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

  • Effective interpersonal skills to engage and work with a range of stakeholders in a clear and confident manner. Exceptional ability to build personal and organisational relationships at all levels (Essential)
  • Strong organisational skills: a proven ability to work on own initiative and in a team, to prioritise and manage own time and that of others to meet deadlines (Essential)
  • Excellent communication skills: the ability to effectively represent the Museum through formal presentations, onetoone meetings, written proposals, reports and promotional copywriting (Essential)
  • Demonstrable flexibility in approach to work; able to adjust plans as necessary to meet overall ambitions of the Learning team and the Museum (Essential)
  • Ability to successfully articulate, plan and deliver a coherent programme of varied projects (Desirable)

Knowledge

  • Proven knowledge of learning in museums, and passionate about engagement and participation best practice (Essential)
  • Proven knowledge of working with a range of learners, including SEN audiences (Essential)
  • Proven knowledge of the requirements of delivering and evaluating successful projects (Essential)
  • Proven knowledge of working alongside colleagues and partners to deliver a learning programme (Essential)
  • Computer literate with experience in the use of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint (Essential)
  • A good working knowledge of Transport for London's services and the history of public transport in London or demonstrably prepared to acquire this (Desirable)

Experience

  • Experience
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