Education and Community Manager

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

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?

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.

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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.

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