Senior Learning Manager - Schools and Young People, The Design Museum

Strategic and programming planning

• Create programmes that demonstrates the relevance of design to the broadest range of schools and young people possible, young people from underrepresented backgrounds and schools with typically low participation rates.
• Ensure the successful ongoing delivery of existing strand 'Pathways into Design' learning programmes, including Design Ventura, Ardagh Young Creatives, school programmes and teachers' events.
• Build on, develop, and maintain meaningful relationships with schools, local authorities and youth groups in London and across the UK.

Management

• Manage the team and ensure that ambitious participant targets are met.
• Oversee agreements relating to these programmes, negotiating contractual conditions when working in partnership including IP, fees, insurance, and costs.
• Plan, set and meet financial targets and manage associated budgets to ensure robust accountability.
• Prepare reports and feedback for senior leadership, committees, and funders as necessary.
• Ensure health and safety of visitors and other staff in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Deputise for the Head of Learning on safeguarding.

Development and future planning

• Work with the Head of Learning to continue to develop an innovative, relevant, and varied schools and young people's programme.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders including Curatorial, Learning, Communications, Collections and Research to ensure that the programmes deliver to the museum's priorities and stakeholders

Sector knowledge, museum profile and advocacy

• Participate in talks, debates, specialist networks, and conferences to raise the profile of the museum's schools and young people's programmes.
• Advocate for the programmes across the museum by contributing to cross-organisational teams.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of key cultural, educational, and social policy contexts at government, regional and local level.