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Community and Projects Officer

Institute of Physics, West Norwood, Lambeth

Community and Projects Officer

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Institute of Physics, West Norwood, Lambeth

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 17 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

  • Foster a professional and welcoming environment that facilitates high satisfaction with members and community
  • Manage our IOP Medals and Prizes and support our strategic engagement with academia, universities, national research facilities and independent research organisations.
  • Play a critical role in our physics programme that will annually deliver up to four strategic impact projects to shape the debate on matters of importance to the physics community in academia and business across the UK and Ireland in order to influence and drive impact.
    • Projects you work on may include:
  • Support our impact projects in science and innovation. Past projects include Green Economy, Quantum and Semiconductors.
  • Manage the IOP Medals and Prizes, including execution of the engagement plan, managing key stakeholders including Awards Committee and providing customer service to nominees and winners.
  • Manage and engage with key stakeholders in academia, including IOP Fellows and Members, award winners and universities, bringing new members into the fold.
    • Who will I work with?
  • Members, including Council Trustees and Special Interest Group Committees.
  • Senior individuals within academia and business.
  • Staff within the Science and Innovation Department, and across the IOP and IOPP., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

    Organisational skills - ability to work with minimum supervision, prioritise workload, and handle multiple tasks.
  • Interpersonal skills - ability to positively communicate with others; the confidence to listen and understand.
  • Communication skills - ability to express information clearly and effectively in written and oral form.
    • Nice to have
  • Understanding of physics/a physics undergraduate degree or equivalent.
  • Experience of a membership organisation.

    The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work and we have a 'work anywhere' policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries and generous benefits., The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a 'base' office which can also be a chosen place of work.
    • Why should I want to work for the IOP? The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we're here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society. We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and you'll play a part in helping us to deliver it. There's never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work.

    As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including:
  • An excellent pension scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Generous annual leave (25 days starting as a standard pro rota where required)
  • Floating bank holidays
  • Gym Membership (Via salary sacrifice) and much more!