Job description
Our Future Health will be the UK’s largest ever health research programme, bringing people together to develop new ways to detect, prevent, and treat diseases. Diseases like cancer, dementia, diabetes, and heart disease affect the lives of many people in our communities. Our goal is to create a world-leading resource for health research, to improve our understanding and spot the patterns of how and why common diseases start, so treatments can begin sooner and be more effective.
The ambition of Our Future Health differs from other large UK population cohorts in terms of scale, and the aim to recruit much higher numbers of participants from groups who are not well represented in research i.e. ethnic minorities, younger people and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
We’re hiring a Community Engagement Manager to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the organisation to develop and implement scalable community engagement pilots to reach and support these diverse communities.
This work will be central to our outreach work. Using data and insights, you will take a ‘test and learn’ approach to understand what works for different communities to help us develop a multi-layered approach to enhance our diversity efforts.
As our Community Engagement Manager - Innovation & Pilot Delivery, you will be responsible for:
Pilot design and development:
Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, lead on the implementation and delivery of community engagement pilots to effectively reach, engage and support underrepresented groups
Take a ‘test, learn and iterate’ approach, scaling up, pivoting or stopping pilots when needed
Utilise data and insights to identify barriers and challenges that underrepresented communities experience, and work with impacted communities and stakeholders to develop solutions
Foster innovation by collaborating with stakeholders to conduct ideation workshops, exploring new approaches to enhance our diversity initiatives
Work with Science colleagues to put effective evaluation mechanisms in place
Project management and reporting
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
Manage project teams and coordinate with internal and external partners.
Prepare detailed reports and presentations for stakeholders and senior management.
Advocacy and outreach
Advocate for the needs and interests of underrepresented communities within the organisation.
Represent the organisation at community events and forums.
Share insights and learnings across the organisation from your engagement with communities to help improve programme design.
Researching and understanding the key communities we are trying to recruit and engage with
Team support
Work collaboratively with the Community Engagement management team to continuously improve how the team works together and operates
Be able to design and develop engagement pilots based on data and insights, delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions
Understand how to evaluate, monitor and assess pilots
Have experience and understanding of working with under-represented and diverse groups
Be collaborative and be able to build effective working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels and from all backgrounds
Have a dynamic, flexible approach, with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Be someone who works well in a busy, changing environment with tight deadlines and takes pride in the little touches that make for strong relationships and excellent events
Have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messaging clearly and in a way that is meaningful for different groups of people.
Let’s prevent disease together.
You may work remotely from anywhere within the UK with quarterly travel to London for team days.
Closing date for applications : 21st August.
We recommend you apply as soon as possible as occasionally due to high volumes of applications, we need to close our postings early.
At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity, or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.
If you do require any reasonable adjustments, please email us at [email protected]
- Salary from £48,000.
- Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
- 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
- Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments.
- Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
- Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
- £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
- Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24⁄7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
- A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.
