Zone Leaders - Careers Hive

About the Organisation

Edinburgh Science Foundation is an educational charity that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds around the world to experience the wonder of science and technology. Best known for Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first science festival and still one of the world’s largest – and for our Learning programmes that sees Generation Science tour Scotland and bring science to life in classrooms throughout the year and promotes STEM careers to teens through initiatives such as Careers Hive. An increasing worldwide element shares our content, passion and expertise more widely through an extensive portfolio of international projects.

About the Role

Our STEM careers event for S1–S3 pupils, Careers Hive, will be in-person at the National Museum of Scotland. Careers Hive is an immersive careers education event designed to give students between the ages of 11-14 a new way to think about their futures.

As a Zone Leader you will be responsible for oversight of one of the 5 zones. You will be responsible for:

• Supervising the volunteers assigned to your zone
• Facilitating interactions between the industry volunteers and young people
• Maintaining the safety of your space, including safe use and storage of equipment

Careers Hive: 2025 will run from 27 October - 30 October.

How to Apply

• Download: the full job description HERE
• Apply: via the dedicated jobs portal HERE
• Deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 7 September
• Interviews: will be held between 17 and 26 September 

At Edinburgh Science we welcome applications from all backgrounds because we believe that bringing together people with different perspectives, ideas and experiences always leads to better discussions, decisions and results.