Community Engagement Officer

SONICOM; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Are you passionate about working with local communities to achieve positive social change? If so you could be our next Community Engagement Officer, playing a key role in delivering Imperial College London’s Strategy for Engaging Society. Based at The Invention Rooms , White City Campus, you will manage and deliver impactful community capacity-building initiatives and strengthen partnerships between Imperial and the local community. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead innovative programmes that foster inclusion, collaboration, and leave a lasting impact within Imperial and our local community.

What you would be doing

• Manage exciting community engagement events and programmes like What The Tech?!, Agents of Change, and Community Partner Lunches, while also creating innovative new initiatives that address local needs and align with Imperial's priorities.
• Build trusted relationships and develop listening activities with the local community, ensuring that their voices are central to the programmes we create.
• Convene and facilitate meaningful dialogue and partnerships between Imperial and local residents, community groups, and businesses, creating spaces for co-creation and collaboration.

What we are looking for

We’re looking for a highly motivated, organised, and collaborative individual to join our friendly and dynamic Public and Community Engagement Team who:

• Has experience working with underrepresented communities and managing community engagement programmes and events.
• Knows how to gather and apply community feedback, using insights to shape future programmes.
• Is highly organised with strong project management skills, including planning, coordinating, budgeting, delivering, and risk assessment.
• Possesses excellent communication, interpersonal, and networking skills to connect with diverse internal and external stakeholders and inspire participation.

This is an exciting opportunity to help drive forward Imperial’s civic engagement in White City, making a lasting impact through innovative and inclusive community-focused initiatives.

What we can offer you

• To join a supportive and ambitious team who are all motivated by the value of public and community engagement.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
• Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package.
• Access to a range of workplace benefits.
• Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further information

Appointments will be made at the start of the salary scale.

This full-time, fixed-term role is primarily based at our White City Campus and requires some evening and weekend work to support community activities for which time in lieu will be given.

Interviews planned for the week of 12th May 2025.

If you require any further details about the role, please contact Farial Missi (Senior Community Partnerships and Engagement Manager) at [e-mail].

About Imperial

Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.

Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, here at Imperial we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.

As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.

This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial College London.

Our Culture

We work towards equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination, and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Our values are at the root of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.