Join the QEST team: Education and Partnerships Manager

Over the last three years, QEST has developed an exciting range of partnership programmes focused on creating equitable pathways into craft careers. This partnership work is supported by our Youth Board and EDI Champions who act as critical friends and change makers, helping us to deliver impactful projects like our Craft Your Future webpage for 16–25-year-olds.

The Education and Partnerships Manager will have responsibility for maintaining the partnership programmes and ensuring they deliver impact in key areas. They will have the opportunity to influence the development of the programmes; as well as establish new initiatives to expand our existing relationships and national presence, increasing the diversity of QEST’s networks and widening engagement with young people and those from under-represented communities.

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This position is for four days per week. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who consider themselves under-represented in the arts, crafts or education sectors.

Please submit your CV and supporting statement by 5pm on 7 January 2026 to [email protected]. First interviews, preferably in-person, will take place during week of 12 January 2026.

Please note that you will only be contacted if you are invited for interview.

_{Image: QEST Scholar Zoë Wilson by Julian Calder for ‘Skilled Hands’}