About Into Film 

Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. 

We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards - the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent.  

The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery good cause funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen. 

Our vision – Film enriches the life of every child and young person. 

Our mission – To inspire and support young people to learn, and to realise their creative, cultural and career aspirations, through film and the moving image.  

Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford. We are open to flexible working models wherever the role allows, including working compressed hours.  We also offer a range of staff benefits and perks which are detailed below. 

Role Summary 

The main function of the Programme Officer, Northern Ireland role is to support delivery of Into Film programmes and activities in Northern Ireland and contribute to achieving deliverables as required by programme funders. 

The Programme Officer, Northern Ireland will work across all three main strands of the Into Film offer: Screen Careers, Film for Learning and Filmmaking. 

Main Responsibilities:  

• Contribute to the development and delivery of a nation-specific operational plan. 

• Work with colleagues to ensure that schools, colleges and educational institutions engage with the Into Film offer. 

• Support educators’ enquiries by phone, email and face-to-face. 

• Work with the Marketing and Communications team to run targeted recruitment, engagement and retention campaigns, including screenings, in-school visits and CPD. 

• Work with the Marketing and Communications team to drive recruitment for the Into Film Festival, and with a designated Programme Delivery Coordinator to secure entries for the Into Film Awards. 

• Support colleagues to develop a regional network of strategic partners including exhibitors, umbrella organisations and the FAN network, and ensure that schools, colleges and educational institutions are aware of and accessing opportunities. 

• Professionally represent Into Film at conferences, events and festivals engaging key partners and educators with the Into Film offer. 

• Support colleagues with filmmaking workshops, CPD sessions and Youth Advisory Council meetings. 

• Work with the Marketing and Communications team to deliver targeted and automated communications to schools, colleges and educational institutions in Northern Ireland. 

• Work with the Marketing and Communications team to develop Into Film products and activities that respond to and meet the needs and interests of schools, colleges and educational institutions. 

• Responsibility for CRM management of film clubs in Northern Ireland, ensuring that all data is clean and updated, including all non-automated activity and multiple club registrations. 

• Ensure that user activity is monitored, evaluated and reported, and used to inform ongoing engagement and retention activity. 

• Collate and report on monthly/quarterly Key Performance Indicators. 

• Keep up to date with the Northern Ireland Education System. 

• Undertake general administrative and office management tasks to support the smooth running of the team and the office, including, but not limited to booking travel, dealing with purchase orders and invoices, and ordering stationery. 

• Deputise for a Programme Coordinator or Lead when necessary. 

• Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film. 

General Responsibilities:  

• Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with Into Film’s stakeholders including teachers, children and young people, industry partners, funders, supporters, parents and carers, and members of the public 

• Commitment and active participation in helping Into Film live its EEDI values and ethos through everything it does. 

• Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources. 

• Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of Into Film’s work. 

Person Specification: 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Good working knowledge of CRM systems, campaign measurement tools, analytics, metrics and insights. 

• A good understanding of what excellent customer service means in terms of supporting schools, colleges and educators and how to implement it. 

• Experience of interpreting and reporting on data and using it to inform ongoing practice. 

• A good understanding of the education market and how teachers can use film (and the arts more broadly) to meet their teaching and learning objectives. 

• A good understanding of the BFI, the FAN network and other regional film/arts organisations. 

• First-class communication skills (verbal and written). 

• Good time and project management skills, an ability to prioritise a busy work schedule and to work remotely as required. 

• Good knowledge and understanding of the Northern Ireland Education System and Curriculum for Excellence. 

• Experience of providing administrative support to a small team. 

Desirable: 

• Experience of developing and implementing social media campaigns. 

• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite. 

• A love and knowledge of film. 

All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this. 

Into Film employees enjoy the following benefits: 

• Annual Leave – 28 days (pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year  

• Additional long service holiday award – after 3 years at Into Film, staff are awarded one extra day of holiday for each additional year worked, with the total entitlement capped at 35 days, i.e. on your 4th anniversary at Into Film your leave entitlement will rise to 29 days, on your 5th anniversary, your entitlement will go up by another day to 30 days etc.  

• Pension – matched up to 5% of salary (2% above statutory employer contribution). 

• Flexible working including compressed hours, job share etc. – all applications favourably considered, approval will be at the discretion of Into Film. 

• Enhanced parental/paternity/shared parental leave. 

• Support for professional qualifications – money towards courses and/or study days, if relevant to role.  

• Interest-free non-essential study loans.  

• Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan.  

• Career break – up to 4 weeks unpaid leave, after 2 years’ service (at managers’ discretion).  

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential wellbeing support, advice and guidance.   

• Wisdom health cover – including £75 annual eye care cover, as well as health insurance (non-contributory, apart from employee tax contribution).   

• BenefitHub portal - offering discounts on healthcare, wellbeing products, and lifestyle products and services.