Project Coordinator - Guardian Foundation (22 Month FTC)

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Contract type: 22 month fixed term contract, part time 4 days a week

Salary: We strive for transparency in remuneration. The salary range for this position is £24,800 - £26,400 based on a 4 day week or 80% FTE, which is the equivalent of £31,000 - £33,000 per year on a 5 day week or 100% FTE.

Hybrid working: 2 days per week at Kings Place, London / 2 days per week working from home.

The Guardian Foundation is a charitable body whose purpose is to promote global press freedom and access to liberal journalism. Our vision is a world where people have access to reliable information, from a diverse range of sources, strengthening their ability to hold power to account. Through our news and media literacy programmes, we empower children and young people with the critical skills they need to navigate and engage with news in an informed way.

We're now looking for a highly organised and proactive project coordinator for a multi-faceted and varied role working across the news and media literacy teams, Behind the Headlines and NewsWise . The role will focus on our project which supports young people aged 7-18 in developing media literacy skills, creating their own news reports, and sharing them with a wider audience.

This role requires excellent project management, organisational, and communication skills. The successful candidate will be adept at working with a range of stakeholders, handling multiple tasks simultaneously and will thrive in a fast-paced environment. The Guardian Foundation is committed to safeguarding the children and adults at risk with whom it works and this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About the Role:

• Manage the day-to-day coordination and delivery of a new news and media literacy project, ensuring project plans are delivered effectively, meeting key targets and milestones
• Support the recruitment of participating organisations including schools and colleges and liaising with schools, teachers, regional media organisations and journalists to facilitate project delivery
• Organising diaries, processing expenses, booking meeting rooms, arranging travel, catering and other logistics for the project as required
• Administering webinars, including setting up event pages, scheduling emails and looking after registration
• Working with colleagues to ensure safeguarding procedures are upheld, and all processes are GDPR compliant
• Collection of evaluation information from project participants, collation of results and supporting internal and external reporting
• Provide ad hoc project support to programme managers as needed.

About You:

• Experience in a similar role, ideally in the education and/or non-profit sector, with an understanding of project management and enthusiasm for the Guardian Foundation's work.
• Communicates clearly and confidently, presents information effectively, surfacing any issues as they arise
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confident in liaising with a range of stakeholders including teachers, journalists, and young people. Sensitivity and discretion in dealing with confidential information
• Experience with financial administration and budget tracking.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and manage a varied workload, taking initiative and often working to conflicting deadlines
• Strong digital skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (in particular Excel) and Google applications (in particular Google slides, documents and sheets), as well as video conferencing platforms such as Zoom.
• This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Guardian Foundation is committed to safeguarding the children and adults at risk with whom it works. The successful candidate will be expected to adhere to our policy and code of conduct.

We value and respect all differences in all people (seen and unseen) at The Guardian Foundation. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. The Guardian Foundation actively encourages applications from candidates underrepresented within the media and not for profit sectors.

In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within The Guardian Foundation.

How to Apply

To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you'd love to take on this role, and why you're a great match for what we're looking for.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 6th March 2025.

All roles at the Guardian Foundation are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Anna on to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.

Benefits at the Guardian Foundation

Although this role is within The Guardian Foundation registered charity, staff are entitled to all benefits made available to Guardian News & Media employees, detailed below.

Culture & Wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian Foundation and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace.

You will also have the opportunity to hear unique insight from our journalists in our morning conference, a live discussion on the news story of the day.

We offer great tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including free yoga and pilates. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Learning & Development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.

Our Working Environment

We take pride in our surroundings and are pleased to offer versatile meeting rooms and colourful communal areas. We have a brilliant canteen that caters to breakfast, lunch and dinner, with views overlooking Regent's Canal.

Additional Benefits & Policies

We offer 30 days annual leave per annum, plus an additional 5 day holiday purchase scheme. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.

You are entitled to life cover, income protection, healthcare, sick pay and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.

We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.