Education Officer

Basis: Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week

A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.

London-based employees receive an additional £3,217 London weighting.

Location: England - Remote (UK)

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

As we continue to deliver our five-year Corporate Plan, the Commission is building on a period of growth and change, expanding our workforce and modernising how we deliver our services to better support the needs of a changing democracy. As our organisation develops and adapts to meet future challenges, this post will play a vital part in supporting that progress and helping ensure we remain responsive to the democratic needs of voters, campaigners, parties and electoral administrators across the UK.

We believe people do their best work when they have the flexibility, support and recognition they need to thrive. That's why we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements that help colleagues balance work and personal commitments, supported by a flexi-time scheme that gives greater autonomy over the working day. With generous leave allowances, a highly competitive Civil Service pension and performance-related pay, our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, reward your contribution and provide security for the future.

About the role

As an Education Officer, you will play a key role in helping the Electoral Commission increase young people’s understanding of democracy and participation in elections. Working as part of the Voter Engagement team, you will develop and deliver education projects, resources and learning activities that help young people build the knowledge and confidence needed to participate in the democratic process.

You will work closely with schools, colleges, universities, youth organisations, charities and community partners to deliver impactful voter engagement activity. This will include developing educational content, facilitating workshops and training sessions, supporting stakeholder engagement and gathering insights to evaluate and improve our work.

The role makes an important contribution to the Commission's objective of increasing participation in democracy by ensuring that voters have access to accessible, engaging and evidence-based information that supports informed democratic engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering education and engagement projects for young people and community audiences.
• Building and maintaining relationships with education and community sector partners.
• Developing and maintaining educational resources and voter engagement materials.
• Supporting training sessions, webinars, workshops and events.
• Gathering feedback and evaluating project effectiveness to inform continuous improvement.
• Supporting wider voter engagement campaigns and partnership activity.

About the team

The Education Officer will join the Voter Engagement team, which is responsible for helping voters understand how to participate in elections and encouraging engagement in the democratic process.

The team works with a diverse range of partners, including schools, colleges, universities, youth organisations, charities and community groups, to develop and deliver voter education and engagement initiatives. Through these partnerships, the team helps ensure that democratic participation is accessible and relevant to audiences across the UK.

You will become part of a supportive, collaborative and highly engaged team that values knowledge-sharing, continuous improvement and innovation. The team works flexibly and collaboratively, providing colleagues with opportunities to contribute ideas, influence projects and take ownership of meaningful work that has a direct impact on democratic participation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team and contribute to nationally significant work that helps ensure more people understand and engage with democracy.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

Do not include:

• Your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details
• Your date of birth or age
• Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers
• A photo of yourself
• Remove educational dates as these are a clear indication of your age
• There is no requirement to include your primary education details.

Do include:

• Your employment history including employers and dates of employment
• Explanation for gaps in your history
• Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Supporting disabled applicants

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.

If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Key dates

• Application deadline: 20th November (23:59)
• Interviews (1st stage): Week commencing 30th November
• Interviews (2nd stage): Week commencing 14th December
• Anticipated start date: 1st February

For applicants in other locations, interviews may be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.