Community Manager and Project Manager

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Oxford seeks a Community and Project Manager for the Data/Culture project. The role involves nurturing stakeholder communities and managing project events to enhance collaboration between researchers and Arts and Humanities datasets. Ideal candidates have experience in community engagement and project management. Flexible working arrangements are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder engagement and community building.
• Knowledge of open collaborative research and open source software.
• Strong organizational skills for managing project events.

Responsibilities

• Nurture stakeholder communities for the Data/Culture project.
• Organize and co-lead events and workshops.
• Manage financial administration and ensure funder compliance.

Job description

School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PE

Interested in the intersection of Humanities and the digital world? The School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography is seeking a Community and Project Manager to join a new project: Data/Culture. Building Sustainable Communities around Arts and Humanities datasets and software.

This is a broad role combining the nurturing of stakeholder communities with all aspects of research project management. It is suited to a self-organising team-player, who has some experience of working in, and/or supporting, open and collaborative research, open source software, or participatory and community-led co-creation.

You will play an integral role in furthering the project's research agenda by organising and co-leading stakeholder events, skills workshops, and matchmaking events between Research Software Engineers and Arts and Humanities researchers. You will ensure the smooth running of the project, managing financial administration and funder compliance.

Requests for flexible working will be accommodated wherever possible. Job-sharing can also be considered.

The University of Oxford is committed to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined according to personal merit and the application of criteria related to the duties and conditions of the post. In all cases, the primary consideration will be the ability to perform the job.