Director of Delivery

FIRST UK

. Lead growth and scalability for FIRST UK, an EdTech charity using robots, role models and competitions to make STEM more approachable and inclusive .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeUnited KingdomLead💰 £75,000 - £84,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in scaling educational programs while maintaining quality and safety, with a strong focus on building relationships within the UK STEM education landscape. Proven ability to lead teams through growth and change, utilizing data-driven insights to enhance engagement and participation.

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Program Growth ManagementStakeholder Relationship BuildingTeam Leadership and DevelopmentMonitoring, Evaluation and LearningSafeguarding and Risk Management

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Hard Skills

Program ScalingOutcomes Framework DesignVolunteer Programme DevelopmentPipeline ManagementData AnalysisCRM ManagementPublic SpeakingEngagement StrategyQuality AssuranceImpact Measurement

Soft Skills

CredibilityEmpathyAttention to DetailTenacityEnergy

Tools & Technologies

SalesforceAI Technologies

Certifications & Qualifications

Enhanced DBS CheckLevel 3 Leading on Safeguarding Training

Industry Keywords

EdTechSTEM EducationMATsAcademy TrustsYouth-Facing ProgramDfE StandardsVolunteer MatchingRegional HubsSocial EnterpriseInstitutional Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead growth and scalability for FIRST UK, an EdTech charity using robots, role models and competitions to make STEM more approachable and inclusive
Identify, build and retain relationships with educators, employers and government
Drive proactive, targeted growth in regional hubs aligned to strategic objectives
Improve earlier and sustained engagement with schools and educators
Develop system-level entry points through MATs, educator networks and strategic partners
Build retention mechanisms that embed participation institutionally
Own quality and impact measures supporting participation, completion and return
Build, convert and steward regional industry partner/employer pipelines
Oversee volunteer and alumni communities, their experience and quality
Ensure safe, high-quality, efficient and replicable delivery
Represent FIRST UK at senior education, industry, funder, government and policy forums
Lead and develop teams through organisational growth and change
Design or commission outcomes frameworks and translate evidence into actionable insights
Improve systems, enhance journeys, interrogate data and deliver events
Travel to maximise growth opportunities and attend regular team collaboration days and events

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven track record taking a programme or service and systemising growth through prioritised stages of engagement, pipeline management, conversion and retention
Demonstrable experience scaling a programme without diluting quality, impact or safety
Credibility at C-suite and boardroom level
Confident public representative comfortable with diverse public speaking/media engagements
Experience opening institutional routes into schools through MATs, academy trusts, regional groupings or system-level partners
Experience leading a growing delivery function and defining, achieving, embedding and improving delivery standards across a distributed team
Fluency in monitoring, evaluation and learning
Ability to design or commission an outcomes framework and use it to guide programme decisions
Track record leading and developing teams through growth and change in a lean organisation
Experience working within a regulated youth-facing programme/activity/organisation with safeguarding and risk management
Enhanced DBS check required
Level 3 Leading on Safeguarding training required; can be completed post-appointment
Passion for STEM, diversity and using tech for good
Existing network within the UK STEM education or EdTech landscape
Understanding of the UK school landscape, including schools, MATs, UTCs, LEAs and enrichment providers
Experience designing or scaling large volunteer or mentor-matching programmes
Experience building or scaling a regional, cluster or hub-based operating model
Track record helping a charity or social enterprise scale participation while maintaining quality
Familiarity with DfE Standards for Teachers’ Professional Development and accrediting or commissioning CPD pathways
Experience using a CRM such as Salesforce or equivalent to manage, forecast and report on pipelines
Experience using AI and other technologies to achieve more, better, sooner
Track record building local employer and industry partnerships
Ability to make the case for in-kind support and use sponsorship as a downstream by-product
Credibility, energy, tenacity, persistence, attention to detail and empathy

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary: £75K - £84K per annum
28 days annual leave
Remote/flexible working
3% pension + death in service (4 x annual salary)
Generous enhanced maternity/paternity
Staff wellbeing programme
Leadership, autonomy and sense of purpose
A compelling value proposition and strong operational platform to build on
A well-defined strategy to execute against
Sector credibility, positive reputation and relationships to grow