Chief Learning Officer
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Cambridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity at the forefront of a global movement to democratise access to computing and computer science.
In just over five years, the Foundation has sold over fifteen million Raspberry Pi computers, trained thousands of educators, and engaged hundreds of thousands of young people in its educational programmes and clubs. Millions of people have used the Foundation’s free learning resources to learn computer science, programming, and digital making.
The newly created role of Chief Learning Officer will lead the development and implementation of the Foundation’s learning strategy, ensuring that everything the Foundation does contributes to its educational mission. The postholder will oversee the teams responsible for the Foundation’s educational content, support to educators, and research. They will also have a significant personal impact, further cementing the Foundation’s public profile through thought leadership on a global scale.
The ideal candidate could come from a wide range of backgrounds, but will be passionate about the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s mission and have a compelling vision for its learning strategy. Senior management skills and knowledge and credibility in the field of computer science will be critical, as will experience of developing or curating learning frameworks and experiences, particularly online. International in outlook and ambitious for the contribution that the Foundation can make, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to play a vital role in our exciting, growing organisation.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has engaged the services of Berwick Partners (an Odgers Berndtson company), to whom applications should be sent.
In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive curriculum vitae along with a covering letter setting out your interest in the role and details of how you match the required criteria.
Please include the names and addresses of three referees. Referees will not be approached until the final stages and not without prior permission from candidates.
The preferred method of application is online at:
www.berwickpartners.co.uk/64336
If you are unable to apply online please email your application to
response.manager@berwickpartners.co.uk
All applications will receive an automated response.
For enquiries please contact Elizabeth James:
0121 654 5924 / elizabeth.james@berwickpartners.co.uk
Berwick Partners will accept applications until the 13th November.
About Raspberry Pi Foundation
- Raspberry Pi Foundation
- 37 Hills Road, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 1NT
- United Kingdom
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity that works to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. We want more people to be able to harness the power of computing and digital technologies for work, to solve problems that matter to them, and to express themselves creatively.
Established in 2008 and first known for our product – the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer – the Foundation has developed educational content and programmes that are helping millions of people learn computing and digital making.
In October 2015, we merged with Code Club, followed in May 2017 by a second merger with the CoderDojo Foundation. Together we now represent one of the largest, sustained global efforts to help young people learn computing and digital making. You can read more about our mission, values and goals in our 2018-2020 strategy.
We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’d be working with an exceptional team.
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