Design Officer - TEACH FIRST | Work In Charities

TEACH FIRST

Head of Early Years and Primary

Part-time

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Teach First is a charity that believes education is
the most powerful tool to help a child fulfil their
potential. We find and train teachers to work in the
schools that need them most, we equip school
leaders with evidence-led training, we support local
teacher training providers, and we plug education
leaders into supportive professional networks. We
are a community, working within the classroom and
beyond, to bring an end to educational inequality.
Because a child's future shouldn't depend on
their postcode.

The role

The rundown: As Design Officer, you will play a key
role in supporting the design, improvement, and
optimisation of Teach First’s programme materials and
digital resources. You will work collaboratively with
designers and other colleagues to ensure our pro-
grammes are engaging, accessible, and continuously
improving. Your work will help ensure that our resources
and experiences are high-quality, user-friendly, and
aligned with Teach First’s mission.

The detail: day-to-day work

· Support the design and development of programme
materials, resources, and digital content for Teach
First programmes.

· Gather and analyse feedback from users and

stakeholders to inform continuous improvement of
resources and experiences.

· Create and maintain accurate documentation of

design processes and updates, and review process-
es, suggesting improvements as needed.

· Contribute to the visual and digital design of re-
sources, using appropriate tools and platforms

· Ensure all resources and communications reflect

Teach First’s values and commitment to diversity and
inclusion including suggesting improvements where
required.

· Support, and when required lead on, the adoption

and effective use of technology and online platforms
within the team.

· Contribute to the overall coherence, collaboration and

quality of programme design

You’ll take ownership for:

· Designing tracking processes to map our curricula

against national frameworks, ensuring coverage and
compliance.

· Managing version control and documentation of
design iterations, updates, and improvements.

· Coordinating internal feedback loops within our

Design teams to inform continuous improvement of
learning experiences.

· Collaborate with designers to create engaging,
accessible, and effective learning experiences.

· Collaborating with colleagues to plan impactful design

projects from concept to completion.

· Assist with the strategic work of sequencing and

organisation of programme content, ensuring clarity
and consistency.

· Improving efficiencies of processes relating to the
continuous improvement of our progammes.

About you

The Essentials: make sure you demonstrate these in
your application. Even if you think you don't quite
tick all the boxes we want to hear from you.

More info on how the role fits in with the rest of the
team and charity:

You’ll report to: Head of Early Years and Primary

This position is a level 2 role. Take a look at our role
levels and where you’ll fit in.

Essentials:

· You have the ability to plan, prioritise, and manage

workload in a fast-paced environment.

· You have excellent attention to detail and, written and

verbal communication skills.

· You have experience with digital platforms and basic

design tools

· You have an aptitude for learning new systems and

supporting others in their use.

· You have the ability to work collaboratively and build

effective working relationships across teams.

· You have an understanding and experience in

supporting process improvement and documentation.

The nice to haves: we want to hear from you even if
you can’t demonstrate these yet. We’re looking for
potential, so tell us about what you can bring to
the role.

· You have experience in designing or improving

learning resources, digital content, or programme
materials.

· You have experience in using project management

tools to support team deliverables and collaboration.

· You are comfortable working autonomously in a

geographically dispersed team.

The main responsibilities of this role are described here.
As our needs as a charity change, we may need to make
reasonable changes from time to time.

We succeed when we work together. Here’s who
you’ll be working with regularly:

· Head of Early Years and Primary

· Primary and Secondary design teams

· Digital Learning team

More about working for us

There’s lots of great stuff about working here. For full details pop over to our webpages.

Our culture: We live by our principles. They underpin our culture and identity. And inform everything we do.
Find our more about our cultural principles

Diversity and inclusion: We want to be a place where everyone can perform, learn and contribute with the confidence
to be themselves. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled; Black, Asian or Minority
Ethnic; Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary, and related communities; and candidates whose socio-economic
background reflects that of the pupils we work with. We’re committed to better representing the communities we serve.

Find out more about what we’re doing to improve our diversity and inclusion.

This role is suitable for agile and flexible working

Our agile way of working gives you flexibility. Need to start late, finish early or fancy a change of scenery? That’s fine, our
Agile Working policy focuses on what you achieve, not presenteeism.

If you need a set and regular working pattern to support your life have a chat with us about flexible working options. Over
100 of us already have a flexible working agreement, with more than 70 different working patterns in place. We’re ready
to hear your request. Find out more via our flexible working policy on our webpages.

Our benefits: Our mission is critical and the work’s important, but so’s your life. We’ve put together a benefits package
that means you can live and work well. Find out more on our Working at Teach First webpages.

Registered charity no 1098294