Community Participation Manager

Royal Museums Greenwich; Town of Greenwich (NY); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days leave + bank holidays

Discounts in cafés and shops

Interest-free loans

Life assurance

Free exhibition entry

Hybrid working

Culture of collaboration

Job summary

Royal Museums Greenwich is seeking a Community Participation Manager to lead the Community Participation programme within the Engagement team. You will manage a small team, develop partnerships with communities of interest and place, and deliver participatory engagements with the museum's collections across sites.

The role requires experience in cultural heritage or community activism, inclusive leadership, and the ability to run large-scale events with multiple partners.

Qualifications

• Experience building trust with diverse communities.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage budgets.
• Track record delivering participatory cultural programmes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop trusted relationships with diverse communities.
• Lead on content development, administration and delivery of large-scale events with partners.
• Manage the Community Participation Team and develop participatory projects.
• Embed anti-racist practice through engagement programmes.

Skills

Community engagement

Team leadership

Budget management

Event planning

Diversity & inclusion

Job description

About us

Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.

The Role

Working in the Engagement team and reporting to the Head of Engagement, the Community Participation Manager will manage and develop the Community Participation programme at Royal Museums Greenwich, collaborating with communities of interest, identity and place to create meaningful and participatory engagement opportunities with the Museum's collections and sites. The post holder will lead a small team championing underrepresented communities, maintain and develop community partnerships, continuing the successful delivery of community participation activity at Royal Museums Greenwich during a period of maternity cover.

Key responsibilities include maintaining and developing trusted relationships with diverse communities, and using inclusive leadership and community engagement skills to champion underrepresented communities and embed anti-racist practice through engagement programmes. The role holder will lead on the content development, administration and delivery of large-scale events in collaboration with multiple partners, stakeholders and audiences, and lead the Community Participation Team’s development of participatory projects that increase access to and engagement with the museum's collections, archives, sites and heritage assets for a range of community audiences.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of building trust and engaging communities in tangible cultural heritage and / or community activism and a working understanding of issues associated with diversity, representation and social inclusion. They will have demonstrable experience of line managing staff, facilitating training and workshops, co‑ordinating and delivering dynamic, layered, large-scale festivals, and developing effective partnerships with community organisations and stakeholders. They will have the ability to navigate complex conversations and dynamics, a good understanding of audience research, evaluation, participatory practice, and safeguarding principles. They will have strong administrative, budget management, co‑ordination, presentation and communication skills, and a proven track record in developing and delivering programmes and projects for identified audiences.

This is a fixed‑term, full‑time role for 8 months, in Band 4 – Senior Specialists. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with an additional hour to be worked as agreed upon with management. Due to the nature of the work flexibility for evenings and weekends is required in meeting the demands of the role. This role starts 1 February 2027.

Salary: £29,112 pro rata (£43,668 FTE)

Please be aware that we are unable to sponsor visas.

Please also note that due to our commitment to internal opportunities for current staff, internal candidates who meet the essential criteria will be considered first for this role.

Interviews are pencilled in for 3 December 2026.

Benefits

• A generous pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays40% discount in our cafés, 30% in our shops
• Interest‑free loans (travel, bike, gym, learning)
• Free Life Assurance Scheme covering you for 2 times your annual salary
• Free entry to exhibitions at partner museums and galleries
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• A culture that celebrates individuality, collaboration, and innovation

EDI

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.

We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided with the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.

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