We have an extraordinary platform for growth: a talented, highly motivated and supportive team, a collaborative, professional, high-trust culture, and clear strategic focus. We are seeking a leader who can build on this platform and help realise our potential for growth, at the same time as deepening our impact, ensuring that we always stay focused on the most disadvantaged young people and the difference we are making in their lives.
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**Position filled** We’re looking for freelance discussion moderators!
We’re looking for freelance online discussion moderators to support Topical Talk Festival – a ten-week global discussion between schools and topic experts on the top news stories and issues of our time.
**Position filled** We’re hiring an Educational Content Lead
We’re looking for an outstanding content creator who is passionate about bringing young people into discussions on current affairs.
**Position filled** We’re hiring a Head of Development
We have ambitious plans to scale up globally, and we’re looking for a brilliant, entrepreneurial person who is excited to play a lead role in making this happen. This is a new role with scope to make it your own. If you are passionate about changing outcomes for disadvantaged children, looking for an opportunity to make a big impact and ready for a challenge, then we would love to hear from you.
**Position filled** We’re looking for new Trustees!
We have ambitious plans to scale up our impact and we are looking for up to two new Trustees to support us with achieving our goals.
**Position filled** We’re hiring a mid-weight Graphic Designer
We are looking for a versatile, curious and creative mid-weight graphic designer with demonstrable skills in layout and information design.
You’ll work on a wide range of content for our team, from creating all our inspiring classroom resources, to designing vibrant marketing materials that will help to grow our reach.
Our partnership with Hogan Lovells to create a teaching resource on rewilding
We’re proud to be working with the global law firm Hogan Lovells to create a teaching resource on rewilding. The resource helps students understand the importance of rewilding by exploring how different countries are protecting, restoring and creating habitats, supporting species and exploring natural solutions to climate change. Students discuss […]
**Position filled* We’re hiring a Marketing Manager
The Economist Foundation is looking for a superstar Marketing Manager to play a lead role in scaling up our innovative educational programme globally. This is a new role, with scope to make it your own. You’ll join a passionate team with a supportive, creative culture and ambitious growth plans. You’ll […]
The Burnet News Club Awards Ceremony 2021
On July 1st, we held our annual awards ceremony for young people taking part in the Burnet News Club. For the second (and hopefully last time!) we hosted it online. We asked teachers to send us photos and videos of their students celebrating the awards ceremony. For a guaranteed smile, […]
We’re launching our new programme – Topical Talk!
Our team have been busy developing exciting plans to scale our reach and increase the impact of our work. We’re passionate about making high-quality discussions about current affairs a normal part of growing up. That’s why we’re launching Topical Talk, our most ambitious programme yet! Any school, anywhere in the […]