Senior Coordinator, Schools & Early Talent (maternity cover)

About GAIN

GAIN (Girls Are Investors) is a community of investors, with charitable status, set to change the staggering lack of gender diversity in investment management, from the ground up. In the UK, women represent just 8% of decision makers in investment management. At entry level, it’s not much better - it’s understood that only 20% of applicants to the industry are women. We surveyed young women aged 16-21 and found the reasons twofold. Firstly, young women don’t understand what investing means and why it’s important to society. Secondly, there aren’t enough female role models in investing – and if you can't see her, you can't be her. These reasons shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the fact nothing has been done yet to course-correct among young women should. GAIN is here to change this. Our purpose is to inform and inspire. We inform young women bringing helpful information on careers in investment to their fingertips. We inspire young women through events and programmes, delivering compelling and high-impact messages on the many benefits of investing as a career.

Reports to: Schools & Early Talent Manager

Location: Remote

Contract: Full-time, 12 month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave

Salary: We offer a competitive salary appropriate to the responsibilities of the role and the successful candidate's skills and experience. Further details will be discussed with shortlisted candidates during the interview process.

Interviews: Two rounds of online interviews.

Application close date: 13 August 2026

Start date: Mid-October

Please attach a cover letter to your CV.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Details:

The Senior Coordinator for Schools & Early Talent leads on GAIN's school engagement work, taking ownership of the relationships, programmes, and communications that connect young people to careers in investment management. Operating with initiative and independence, this role drives continued growth in schools' engagement; managing partnerships, coordinating events, and ensuring that everything from outreach to impact reporting is delivered consistently and to a high standard. The role involves working closely with the Schools and Early Talent, Global Manager, anticipating challenges and adapting quickly to keep programmes on track, and taking full ownership of decisions, tasks, and timelines to ensure outcomes are delivered.

Core responsibilities

UK schools: engagement & outreach

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• Leading on GAIN's UK school partnerships, taking ownership of all outreach, feedback evaluation, and process improvement to drive continued growth in school engagement and programme applications. Anticipating challenges and adapting the approach quickly keeps engagement on track.
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• Managing all communications with UK schools, including creating a monthly school newsletter, targeted outreach to schools, and supporting the Schools and Early Talent Manager to run the Teacher Steering Group. The role will work closely with the Marketing team to ensure a joined-up approach.
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• Organising all school events, including talks and insight events, collaborating with the Stakeholder Engagement team to secure volunteers and coordinating with sponsor firms on insight events. The role requires travel to insight events and school careers events across the country.
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• Contributing to digital content development by feeding back insight from school students and teachers, and ensuring content meets student needs, also working closely with the digital content function.
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• Maintaining accurate school data on our CRM platform, Beacon, tracking KPIs, and analysing impact to inform continuous improvement. The role will need to report school and event data on a quarterly basis and for annual reports.
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Schools Investment Challenge

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• Support the delivery of the Schools Investment Challenge, working closely with the Schools & Early Talent Global Manager, to recruit, onboard and support schools throughout the programme.
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• Support content and resource development on learning platform, LearnWorlds
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• Lead on outreach and promotion to grow participation from school partnership network, including building new connections to promote the programme.
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• Act as a main point of contact for schools and students, managing queries and day-to-day communication
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• Manage delivery logistics, including scheduling and running live sessions on Zoom.
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• Maintain accurate programme records on Beacon.
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• Gather feedback from schools and students, and contribute to evaluating impact and planning the following year's programme
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New programmes & other

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• Support delivery of the new Work Experience programme's pilot year, working closely with the School & Early Talent Global Manager to implement new programme:
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• Lead on recruitment and promotion of the programme to schools and students, working closely with the Marketing team to promote the new programme.
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• Support onboarding for students and act as a point of contact for schools about the programme
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• Manage delivery logistics for student preparation sessions, delivered virtually via Zoom
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• Support with managing the programme and students on LearnWorlds
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• Support with the delivery of the new GAIN On-Demand initiative, including promotion of the online resource to School partners and students, and tracking engagement data.
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Team & delivery

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• Taking full responsibility for decisions, tasks, and timelines across school engagement activity to ensure outcomes are delivered.
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• Anticipating and resolving challenges as they arise, adapting quickly and identifying opportunities to improve ways of working.
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• Staying focused on team priorities, contributing ideas for improvement, and supporting colleagues in achieving shared objectives.
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• Working closely with the Schools & Early Talent Global Manager to deliver all schools-based work for GAIN, including programmes, events, partnerships and ad-hoc requests, with weekly meetings to stay aligned.
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Experience required

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• Experience in a coordination, account management, partnerships, or programme delivery role, ideally gained within education, charity, or the not-for-profit sector.
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• Knowledge and understanding of the UK schools and education system, ideally through having worked in or with schools.
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• A track record of managing multiple relationships or projects at once, with evidence of driving growth or improvement in engagement, applications, or similar KPIs.
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• Experience using a CRM or database system to manage records and track engagement or impact.
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• Experience organising events or workshops, including coordinating with external stakeholders, sponsors, or volunteers.
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• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with the ability to prioritise and adapt quickly.
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Skills sought

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• Proven experience managing partnerships and stakeholder relationships, ideally within schools, education, or the charity sector.
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• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams and priorities at once.
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• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt tone and content for different audiences, e.g students and teachers
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• Confidence using data and digital platforms to track KPIs and impact, and comfort picking up new tools and systems (e.g. a CRM such as Beacon).
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• A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to anticipate challenges and adapt quickly.
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• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of decisions, tasks, and timelines.
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• A genuine interest in and commitment to GAIN's mission of improving gender diversity in investment management.
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