Senior Executive/Executive (Education and Outreach)

Job Description

 An Executive/Senior Executive is required to lead education and outreach programmes at the St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory (SJINML)

• The primary location of this job is at SJINML on St John's Island.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop, organise and carry out of education and outreach programmes at SJINML
• Organise and lead stakeholder engagement activities (e.g., meetings, visits etc) at SJINML
• Liaise with local and international scientists for education, outreach and other stakeholder events/programmes
• Develop effective strategies for communicating marine science research conducted at SJINML
• Support the management and operations of the Marine Park Outreach and Education Centre at SJINML
• Administrative and safety management duties as pertaining to education and outreach activities and facilities at SJINML
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Education, Environmental Science or related disciplines preferred. Candidates with Degrees in with relevant knowledge of marine science and/or science communication will also be considered.
2. Strong communication skills and a positive attitude is required.
3. Strong command of spoken and written English language
4. Candidate should be self-motivated and able to work in a team.
5. Due to nature of education and outreach activities and operations, candidate must be prepared to work on weekends (rostered).
6. Job location is St John's Island and travel to work includes ferry ride. Candidate must be able to swim. He/she should be prepared to work in offshore location.
7. Some IT knowledge and interest in online media development will be an advantage.