Public Engagement Officer

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Roles

The Public Engagement team are seeking a Public Engagement Officer to deliver aspects of the School of Advanced Study’s public engagement programme. The role will have primary focus on supporting Being Human Festival, and will also provide support for the newly developed Centre for Public Engagement Practice in the Arts and Humanities and public engagement work across the School.

The post-holder will lead specific work programmes relating to aspects of the SAS public engagement strategy, and develop and deliver public engagement activities and training.

The post-holder will lead on key aspects of Being Human Festival communications, and will be required to develop and showcase best practice within SAS public engagement and Being Human Festival.

The post-holder will be required to work proactively and collaboratively, communicate with internal and external stakeholders and work on multiple workstreams simultaneously.

The post-holder will work closely with colleagues in the Public Engagement team and will work with researchers across the UK who are taking part in Being Human Festival.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Sunday 30th March 2025.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15^th April 2025.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. The postholders will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 40% of their working week, but will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.

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