Where you could be working

The Institute employs almost 80 staff in London and 60 nationwide and is divided into a number of different departments - The Chief Executive's Office, Communications, Outreach and Engagement, Membership, International, Education, Diversity, Science and Innovation, Policy and Programmes, Corporate Services, Human Resources and IT, each of which require administrative, technical and professional skills from the people we employ. So if you’re interested in developing a career with us take a closer look at the business areas that make up the Institute by clicking on the department name.

• Chief Executive's Office
• The Chief Executive provides support to the President, Senior Officers and Council and is responsible for helping to shape and to deliver the Strategy and charitable benefits, ensuring a strong governance framework is in place and for the executive management of the Institute. The Chief Executive (alongside the President) represents the Institute externally in dealings with other organisations and societies both in the UK and Ireland and also internationally, including world-wide and regional physical and related societies.
• Marketing & Communications
• The Mareting & Communications Department is responsible for communications both inside and outside of the Institute. The department’s outward-facing work includes press and media relations, policy communications, publications and corporate branding. The department is responsible for much of the Institute’s web presence, social media and also producing video content. It also takes care of member and stakeholder communications via a range of newsletters.
• Workplace Team 
• The Workplace Team is responsible for the smooth running of our IOP offices, so that staff work in comfortable surroundings.  This includes the general running of the building, health & safety and environmental issues.
• Campaign
• The Institute has recently embarked on its first fundraising campaign, Opportunity Physics, which focuses on five key themes: education, economy, society, discovery and community. The Development Office will drive forward the multi-million pound fundraising campaign.  This will include raising money for the new building in Kings Cross and also for the work of the IOP which embraces many areas from education to entrepreneurship. 
• Diversity & Inclusion 
• The Diversity Programme was established to understand and overcome the barriers to participation in physics. We commission research on diversity in physics education and the physics community; monitor diversity in the Institute's membership, governing bodies and activities; and provide guidance and support on diversity issues.
• Learning & Skills 
• The Learning & Skills team aims to support physics teaching in schools and colleges throughout Great Britain and Ireland. It does this by a variety of means including the organisation of activities and events and the development of resources both for teachers and pupils/students. The activities range from residential INSET courses and one day meetings for teachers, to a nation-wide lecture tour and competitions for pupils, while the resources include those of direct use to teachers in the classroom and posters and leaflets promoting physics to young people.
• Human Resources
• The HR Department provides a comprehensive human resources service and technical advice, adding value and improving the organisational performance of the Institute. The department is responsible for recruitment, induction, appraisals, job evaluation, staff handbook, policies and procedures (including terms and conditions of employment), diversity, salaries, benefits and pensions.
• International
• The International team maintain relationships with physics-related organisations worldwide and coordinate educational projects in developing countries.
• IT
• The IT team specialise in the development of the Institute’s and member’s web site and support for the Member’s database and other applications that staff use at the Institute of Physics. The department works closely with IOP Publishing’s IT department and with external company to whom we outsource management of our Servers and IT network.
• Membership
• The Membership Department is responsible for the recruitment, retention and administration of individual and business members. The directorate is organised into several teams - membership, member services, professional standards (training and continuous professional development) and careers service development.
• Outreach & Engagement
• The Outreach & Engagement Department is responsible for the Institute’s new strategic goal to widen participation and enjoyment of physics, and to raise the appreciation of the important role that physics plays in our culture and society. The department engages with the public, to help people make more informed choice about careers, and help foster greater cultural collaborations between the arts and sciences.  The department also has teams based across England, Northern and Southern Ireland, Scotland and Wales who are engaged in the interpretation of our work in their area.
• Programmes & Policy
• The Programme Office is responsible for the overall management of an integrated programme of work that supports the delivery of the Institute’s business plan. The team monitor projects and activities against KPIs and coordinate the prioritisation of projects/activities. Programme Office staff are responsible for running the office, but also have a wider remit across the organisation in supplying project management expertise when required. The Physics Policy Centre provides an active and authoritative voice for all areas of physics. The team drive IOP external policy work in all areas that affect physics, from schools education through to research and innovation, working with experts to supply evidence-based advice and in-depth analysis of areas of physics policy to governments and other agencies.
• Science & Innovation
• The Science & Innovation Department is responsible for conference and event management for IOP groups and members and managing the administration of Institute’s Group and Division activities. The department supports the development and promotion of Innovation, Business and Industry, and champions the greater joining up of the Institute’s work with the Higher Education and Business and STEM communities.