Community Engagement Officer

CIH International Housing Group; Truro; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth region is seeking a part-time Community Engagement Officer to shape engaging research in Intellectual Disability and PPIE approaches. Based in Truro, you will co-design research with patients, carers and clinicians while coordinating multiple high-impact projects.

You’ll work on-site one day a week (flexible remote options), support knowledge sharing, and ensure reporting and governance are maintained to deliver actionable insights.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant field with understanding of PPIE and co-production methodologies.
• Experience in facilitating engagement activities and communicating complex information to diverse audiences.
• The ability to listen with empathy and navigate differing perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with the community to ground work in community needs.
• Collaborate with programme manager and senior professors to shape research.
• Develop and deliver an engaged research plan and knowledge accelerator.
• Coordinate with patients, carers, clinicians, and charity partners to co-design research.
• Carry out high quality research and support cross-institution collaboration.
• Support methodologies including PPIE/coproduction and ensure timely reporting and financial control.

Skills

Degree in a relevant field

Facilitating engagement activities

Empathetic listening

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Would you like to join a growing team for Intellectual Disability Equitable Research?

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Community Engagement Officer based in Truro.This pivotal role is a unique opportunity to shape the future of neurological care whilst managing three complementary, high-impact research programmes that collectively represent over £4 million in research funding.

You will:

• Be responsible for building and nurturing the relationships that ensure our work is grounded in the needs of the community.
• Work closely with the programme manager, Professor John Terry and Professor Rohit Shankar.
• Be instrumental in developing and delivering our engaged research plan.
• Establish and run the project's 'knowledge accelerator'.
• Bring together patients, carers, clinicians, and charity partners to co-design our research and ensure our technology is fit for purpose.
• Develop and carry out high quality individual and/or collaborative research (including with colleagues in other institutions), in conjunction with the programme team.
• Support and engage in research methodologies, especially PPIE/coproduction methods, that add to the knowledge/understanding of the subject area.
• Conduct research related administration e.g. risk assessment, organisation of meetings and documentation, and ensure accurate and timely formal reporting and financial control.

For this role, you will need to be on site 1 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

Due to the nature of this role, a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required.

There is an essential requirement within this role that you will be required to travel to and work at different University sites and/or other business locations that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Please refer to the job description for further information.

This is a part time, fixed term position working 14.8 hours per week until 31 st May 2029, based in Truro.

What we're looking for:

You should have:

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant field and a deep understanding of PPIE and co-production methodologies.
• Demonstrable experience in facilitating engagement activities and a talent for communicating complex information to a variety of audiences.
• The ability to listen with empathy and navigate differing perspectives will be crucial.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

For more information on Peninsula Medical School please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

Our Offer:

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

Staff appointed within the Faculty of Health may be able to join the NHS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria.

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave (pro rata if part-time) plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

*Pro rata if part-time/fixed term contract

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here .

Additional Information:

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages