Head of Education & Community

What will you be doing?

Films for Humanity has produced six films since 2019, on mental health, domestic violence, drunk driving, kindness, Black history and conversion therapy. In 2026 we rebranded from Filming for Humanity and are now forming a four-person leadership board for 2027: a Head of Marketing, a Head of Grants, a Head of Brand & Industry Partnerships and a Head of Education & Community Partnerships, working alongside our founder and creative director.

Our films are made to start conversations, and the most important ones happen in classrooms and communities. We have already built The Lens of Humanity, an educational toolkit for schools, and a list of schools and charities to approach. What we need is someone to turn that into lasting partnerships. That is where you come in.

As Head of Education & Community Partnerships, you will own our relationships with schools, charities and local communities. You will:
- Shape and lead our 2027 education and community plan, built around our films and the causes behind them
- Build partnerships with schools, colleges and youth organisations, and bring our films and toolkit into classrooms
- Organise screenings and discussions in schools and communities, in person and online
- Build relationships with small charities who could benefit from our free Impact Film Programme
- Gather feedback and evidence of impact from teachers, students and charity partners
- Build and lead a small volunteer team, starting with a schools outreach volunteer
- Use our CRM (GoHighLevel) to manage every contact, conversation and follow-up
- Work closely with the Head of Marketing on community stories, and with the Head of Grants, who will use your impact evidence in funding applications
- Join one online board meeting a month (60–90 minutes)

How our structure works: Films for Humanity currently operates as a Community Interest Company (CIC), and we are registering a charity alongside it in 2027. Our schools and community work will sit with the charity once it is registered. You will sit on the CIC's advisory board from day one and be invited to become a founding trustee of the charity once it is registered. We will keep the two roles clearly separated, and you will never be asked to act for one organisation at the expense of the other.

This is a rare chance to shape how a young film studio reaches the next generation.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a self-starter: someone who builds relationships, follows through and makes things happen, without waiting to be asked. Our founder leads the creative direction; you will lead our education and community work, with the freedom and trust to shape it your way.

Most important:
- A proven self-starter who can work independently, set their own priorities and deliver on what they commit to
- Experience in education, youth work, community engagement or the charity sector, and confidence building relationships with schools, teachers and charities
- The ability to build and lead a small, efficient volunteer team, with clear roles and simple systems so the work keeps moving
- Confidence working in a CRM every day (ideally GoHighLevel, or similar such as HubSpot or Salesforce) to track every contact, conversation and follow-up

Also valuable:
- An understanding of safeguarding when working with young people (a DBS check will be required for this role)
- Experience organising events, screenings or workshops
- Knowledge of the London school or charity landscape
- A warm, patient approach, and a commitment to handling sensitive subjects with care and dignity

You do not need to have been a trustee before; we will give you a full induction. We warmly welcome applicants with lived experience of the issues our films address, such as mental health, domestic violence or conversion therapy, and people from backgrounds under-represented in education, film and media.

What difference will you make?

Small charities do extraordinary work, but most cannot afford to tell their story on film. Films for Humanity changes that: we make free, professionally produced films for charities with an income under £150,000, and we take those films into schools to start conversations with young people.

A film can open a conversation that a lesson alone cannot. Your work will bring issues like mental health, domestic violence and kindness into classrooms with honesty and care, helping young people understand, question and act.

Your work will also connect us with the charities and communities we exist to serve. Every relationship you build could lead to a free film for a small charity that would never otherwise have one, and our ambition is to support twelve charities a year.

The evidence you gather from teachers, students and charities will show funders the real difference our films make, which in turn funds more films.

You will also build something lasting. As we form our first full board and register our charity, you will set up the schools programme, the community relationships and the team that Films for Humanity will rely on for years to come.