Education and Community Manager Full Time

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Location – Cheadle, Glasgow or Crawley with travel to other Thales UK sites and external events – weekly travel

This role will require regular weekly travel across the UK to deliver and manage outreach activities, events, and partnerships.

Are you passionate about educating the next generation? Do you thrive on inspiring others and unlocking their potential? Do you believe in the impact we can achieve when we work together?

Role

What the role has to offer

• Drive innovation in how we attract and inspire young people to explore the world of science and technology
• Build your network both within Thales and across external organisations
• Join a team dedicated to giving back to our communities, supporting business, and developing employees

Core Benefits:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes.

• Performance-related bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
• 24 hours volunteering paid for
• Private healthcare (grade dependent)
• Pension scheme
• Life cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts

Our Opportunity

At Thales, we are committed to championing STEM subjects and careers, proactively shaping the future talent pipeline and igniting the career aspirations of young people across the UK. This role is pivotal in advancing our approach to societal impact and fostering employee engagement through volunteering, supporting both local and national communities.

As an ambassador for accessible career pathways, you will promote STEM subjects and career opportunities to young people throughout the UK, helping to inspire their ambitions and nurture the next generation of talent.

Your day-to-day activities will be diverse, ranging from designing innovative outreach initiatives and leading major partnerships, to running hands-on workshops, visiting schools, supporting volunteers, and evaluating the impact of your work.

You will work across Thales to connect our business’s future skill requirements with opportunities available today. This role is equally internal and external facing – you will motivate colleagues to engage in volunteering, and collaborate with educational organisations to demystify STEM for educators and young people alike.

Some of the Key tasks/Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Future Talent team and the wider business to create an early talent pipeline that directly supports strategic skill needs
• Develop creative resources and initiatives for young people, parents, and teachers, which can be delivered by Thales employees to promote STEM and Thales careers
• Plan and project manage key activities and events aligned with outreach and Future Talent campaigns, including National Apprenticeship Week and International Women in Engineering Day
• Promote, recruit, and retain volunteer ambassadors from within Thales, ensuring they contribute to outreach and benefit from accessible training opportunities
• Research and implement innovative activities to inspire young people at STEM events
• Work with internal and external communications teams to share good news stories and successes across social media platforms

About You

You have significant experience in volunteering, careers, or education and can demonstrate your ability to influence others and bring them ‘on the journey’.

You are creative, solution-focused, and believe in making a difference through robust strategy. You are proactive in identifying challenges and will actively seek out workable solutions to barriers that may arise.

You will have experience in successfully leading projects, even if you do not hold a formal project management qualification. You will promote Thales’ vision of being a leader in fostering opportunity and developing aspirations in young people, and you are committed to continually improving products and processes to drive efficiency.

You bring a unique approach to solving business problems, drawing on multiple perspectives and actively questioning and listening to others to formulate collaborative solutions. Key attributes and requirements include:

• Ability to construct, implement, evaluate, and communicate effective strategies
• Capacity to anticipate future business needs and design new, innovative, and simplified solutions to maximise business impact
• Skill in sharing a compelling vision both internally and externally regarding social impact, and in engaging multiple stakeholders
• Expertise in presenting, developing training materials, and delivering and facilitating events
• Experience in building education or training programs for diverse audiences, with strong knowledge of STEM subjects
• Strong aptitude for data gathering and analytics
• Willingness and ability to travel across Thales UK’s footprint

Security Clearance Requirement:

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.

In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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