The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is looking for two Senior Project Officers to join our team and help us deliver our new 3-year business plan. One role is full-time, and one will be offered as a 0.6 job share.
NCCPE was established to support culture change in the UK Higher Education sector. Our mission is to help universities create social value by increasing the quality and impact of their public engagement activity. We do this by supporting excellent public engagement practice; creating the conditions for public engagement to thrive in universities; and building strong networks and partnerships to amplify our impact. The NCCPE is an agile and creative organisation, funded by UKRI (UK Research and Innovation), Research England, Wellcome, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Scottish Funding Council, and the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland. The Centre is jointly hosted by the University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Bristol (UoB), benefitting from being part of two vibrant universities.
These roles are being recruited through UWE Bristol.
About you:
We are looking for colleagues who can play a significant role in supporting the delivery of NCCPE’s work to catalyse change in the way that Universities support and embed public engagement across all their activities.
We are looking for someone who loves managing projects, has a passion for high-quality engagement practice, has a track record of developing productive networking and development activities across a range of platforms, and has experience in training and event design and facilitation. In particular, we are looking for someone with experience working with diverse communities and developing more equitable and inclusive practices across their work. You will need to be a real team player, able to balance a busy workload and competing demands on your time, and be capable of working on your own initiative within a friendly and supportive team.
You will need excellent numeracy, written and IT skills and the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy, with attention to detail.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our City Campus in Bristol city centre.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
The NCCPE is committed to creating welcoming and productive environments for all public engagement professionals (PEPs), researchers, university staff and students, and the publics and communities we are engaging. These are underpinned by mutual respect and dignity for all people.
We recognise that applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds, organisations and sectors can bring rich experiences, expertise and skills that would be of great benefit to our work. We welcome applicants with a diversity of needs and backgrounds, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and to promoting diversity and inclusion across all our activities. Our commitment is public, and you read more about it here NCCPE Statement of Inclusion | NCCPE (publicengagement.ac.uk)
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you have any questions about these roles, please ask them via our Padlet Board (an anonymous online notice board) and we would be happy to share the answer for all applicants. Our Padlet can be found here NCCPE Senior Project Officer Padlet
Alternatively, if you would like a chat with one of the team, please email nccpe.enquiries@uwe.ac.uk and ask for an appointment to discuss the roles.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our City Campus on 22nd January 2024.
There are 2 fixed-term post for 2 years.
We have 1 full-time position working 37 hours per week and another one is part-time position working 22.5 hours per week as a job share with our existing Senior Project Officer.
The full-time post is also available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.
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