Job description

Job summary

Are you highly organised and passionate about engaging diverse audiences? We are looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator to support the organisation and delivery of a wide-ranging programme of community events and initiatives at The Invention Rooms, Imperial College London’s dedicated outreach and community space at White City.

You will be part of the Community Engagement Team. Our focus is on enabling inclusive local innovation and growth by supporting the development of skills, confidence and connections. Your role is to ensure our community activities are welcoming and accessible, and to manage the logistics and operations of our community space at The Invention Rooms.

Duties and responsibilities

• You will be coordinating the scheduling and supporting the delivery of community engagement programming at The Invention Rooms to ensure that it is accessible, inclusive and meets the needs of our local communities.


• You will oversee the logistics, operations and duty management of our community events space, to ensure it provides a high quality and welcoming experience, as well as adhering to our policies on safety and safeguarding.


• You will build strong connections with our stakeholders, including community groups, neighbours and partner organisations and with internal departments delivering outreach and public engagement activity.


• You will support the wider community engagement programme by carrying out administrative tasks, such as equipment ordering and purchases, updating our stakeholder database and managing registration processes.

Essential requirements

• Experience of supervising a community venue or event space, including scheduling, health and safety, set-up and organisation


• Experience of project or event planning, coordination and support, and taking initiative to lead on specific task areas or work streams


• Experience of delivering excellent customer service for visitors and taking appropriate steps to ensure activities are accessible and inclusive


• A good working knowledge of health and safety, safeguarding and risk management approaches in delivering public activities


• Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook)


• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to interact with a range of community stakeholders, staff and visitors


• Excellent organisational and time management skills with a methodical approach to responsibilities and attention to detail


• Ability to work well under pressure with minimal supervision, to multi-task, to prioritise workflow independently, to work to deadlines and show initiative


• A level of physical fitness sufficient to carry out duties requiring manual handling

Further information

This is a full time and open ended role, and you will be based at The Invention Rooms, White City Campus. This role will require the postholder to work evenings and weekends.

All applications must be made via our online application form.

As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level, will be required for the successful candidate.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact:

Farial Missi, Community Engagement Manager on f.missi@imperial.ac.uk or Tom Pearson, Head of Special Projects on t.pearson@imperial.ac.uk

The College is currently trialling a Work Location Framework until early 2023.  Hybrid working may be considered for this role and the role holder may be expected to work 60% or more of their time onsite, with 40% the minimum time spent onsite.  The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

Documents

• JD - Community Engagement Coordinator - Venues and Programmes.pdf