Micro:bit Educational Foundation

Technical Project Manager

• Develop technical project management systems in line with and within the Foundation programme management governance framework ensuring appropriate documentation is developed and maintained.
• Create clear project deliverables and KPIs; continuously measure and report on their status throughout development
• Determine and apply risk management effectively, maintaining and adding to the risk register, and escalating as per the programme management governance framework
• Communicate with stakeholders effectively to achieve shared aims
• Identify and work with Product or Service Owners to define work packages.
• Work with highly skilled engineering teams, both inside and outside the Foundation, communicating hardware and software concepts with confidence.
• Familiarity with engineering change processes and configuration management.
• Drive and negotiate effectively with suppliers, such as test houses, designers, manufacturers and software houses.
• Ensure robust test planning, testing resources and traceability so that we deliver quality products.
• Co-ordinate compliance activities (for instance review against GDPR, or certification planning) in partnership with the Product & Compliance Manager, who holds the relationships with test houses and is ultimately responsible for the compliance strategy.
• Introduce and adapt new processes to meet the Foundation’s evolving requirements.
• Manage handovers and transitions to other team members as appropriate.
• Co-ordinate work through each project phase:
• - Concept & Feasibility: translating ideas and high-level plans into detailed delivery plans, defining requirements, running feasibility studies and high-level architectural planning.
• - Development & Prototyping: co-ordinating iteration rounds, debugging and initial builds.
• - Validation & Testing: co-ordinating reliability testing, regulatory compliance and design revisions.
• - Ramp & Delivery: working with the Production & Manufacturing Manager to progress from a finished design to mass production.

Chief Marketing Officer

• Develop and own the Foundation's commercial strategy, ensuring it aligns with and advances the organisation's mission.
• Bring a commercial perspective to future product development and organisational strategy.
• Identify and explore new commercial opportunities, partnerships and income models.
• As a member of the senior leadership team, contribute to strategic direction, culture and values.
• Drive growth in commercial revenue, with accountability for performance against targets.
• Develop and execute targeted growth strategies for priority countries and territories, working closely with the global partnerships team.
• Maximise relationships with global manufacturers and distributors, activating the Foundation's sales network.
• Grow existing routes to market — particularly the Channel Partner programme — and identify new channels.
• Work cross-functionally, especially with the partnerships and marketing teams, to maximise commercial opportunities.
• Work with global manufacturing partners to ensure supply chain resilience and uphold best practice in manufacturing.
• Lead on product compliance, working with the Foundation's compliance manager and external partners to develop and deliver a robust compliance strategy.

Technical Project Manager

Chief Commercial Officer