The Chief Executive is responsible for the overall executive management and development of the Institute through leadership of the team of executive directors. The Chief Executive directly and through/with directors develops the Institute’s strategy and policy for consideration and approval by Council and is then responsible for the implementation of and reporting on this agreed strategy and policy. The Chief Executive’s responsibilities include ultimate executive oversight of IOP Publishing Limited through the MD of IOP Publishing and membership of the Board of IOP Publishing.

The Chief Executive’s office acts as the secretariat for Council supporting the governance of the Institute as a charity and in its high level relations with the membership. To fulfil this role the Chief Executive attends Council and a number of its major boards and committees.

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.

Tasked with the internal and external communications of the Institute. The directorate is responsible for media relations, public affairs, publications (corporate brochures and exhibition material), our website, member communications and internal communications.

The Higher Education and Research department accredits all physics degrees in the UK and many in Ireland and offers support to professional physicists.

Through the Education Schools and Colleges department we offer support to teachers, providing professional development, resources, and networking opportunities.

The Physics in Society team run a number of activities throughout the year aimed at providing positive and compelling experiences of physics for people who are not already interested in physics. Recent activities include physics busking at music festivals, an online debate about nuclear energy and challenging students to generate their own energy.

The aim of our Science Policy is to promote physics through extensive networks within higher education and research, responding to government consultations and policy papers.

The Institute’s Diversity department has launched some key initiatives: ‘Project Juno’ provides a scheme to improve women’s experience and participation in higher education. ‘Girls in Physics’ is the basis for a government-funded development programme for teachers. Also, in association with the Royal Society for Chemistry, we have published a comprehensive survey on the participation of ethnic minorities and the disabled within science.

Finally sitting across all these departments is ‘Stimulating Physics’, a project funded by The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) designed to encourage more students to study physics in higher education.

Provides services to the rest of the Institute including finance and facilities management. This directorate also manages the building as a whole, which is a commercial venue for meetings and seminars suitable for groups of up to 170 people.

Provides a comprehensive human resources service and technical advice, adding value and improving the organisational performance of the Institute. The directorate is responsible for training, recruitment, induction appraisals, job evaluation, staff handbook, policies and procedures (including terms and conditions of employment), Investors in People, diversity, salaries, benefits and pensions.

Responsible for the recruitment, retention and administration of individual and business members. The directorate is organised into several teams - membership, member services, conferences, professional standards (training and continuous professional development), careers service development and marketing.

Provides IT services to the Institute.