Community Engagement Manager

The British Science Association's mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science. We want more people, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in science, to feel that science is relevant to their lives. The BSAs Community Engagement programmes focus on reaching people who are underrepresented in science and research.

The Community Engagement Manager will specialise in growing, diversifying, and supporting our community engagement programmes.

The role will develop, manage and deliver high quality programmes by supporting community organisers and community-researcher partnerships. This will include programmes focusing on community engagement with science and research, as well as participatory grant making.

This role would suit someone with an interest in public engagement with science and research and experience of community engagement, capacity building and partnership working., The main responsibilities of this role are:

• Extend the BSAs engagement with grassroot community organisations and communities underserved by science and research.


• Help to grow the BSAs Community Engagement programmes portfolio and support the BSAs Community Engagement Network.


• Enable and support community engagement with British Science Week, including managing the British Science Week Community Grant Scheme.


• Project manage existing and new programmes that develop and support community-researcher partnerships and/or enable community organisers to embed science engagement and research in their work.


• Provide delivery support to the Community Led Research Pilot (CLRP).


• Provide capacity building and development support to our delivery partners and participants in our grant programmes to overcome challenges they may face in delivering their projects.


• Line manage a Community Engagement Officer and provide effective management across projects and programmes.


• Deliver against agreed budgets and timelines.


• Work with the Head of Community Engagement in line with the BSAs 10-year strategy to:


• increase opportunities for those underrepresented in science and research to engage with our programmes,


• develop new partnerships to support new and ongoing grant and capacity building programmes to create positive impacts for communities,


• increase community voice and representation in the science engagement, research and innovation sectors.


In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:

• Support the Head of Community Engagement to proactively strengthen the organisations profile and reputation among external partners and stakeholders.


• Work closely with the Head of Community Engagement, other managers and teams (particularly The Ideas Fund) to develop new programmes and improve existing ones and share best practice in community engagement across the organisation and with the wider sector.


• Support with writing funding bids that lead to the growth of the community engagement portfolio.


• Seek meaningful feedback from the communities that will be affected by planned activities (e.g. underserved audiences).


• Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager.
  
  Only applicants who have a legal right to work within the UK will be considered. You will be asked to bring along proof of nationality and/or proof of ability to work in the UK.
  
  You will also be asked to declare any previous convictions in line with your rights under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975.


This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It is the practice of the Association to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are reasonably required, in discussion with the postholder.

It is the policy of the BSA to offer starting salaries at the bottom end of the salary band where appropriate.

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