Deputy Head of Public Engagement (CC12247)

Job title Deputy Head of Public Engagement

Department Research and Innovation Services (RIS)

Salary Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Wednesday 27 November 2024

Closing date Sunday 15 December 2024

Interview date Wednesday 08 January 2025

Reference CC12247

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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This is an exciting time to join the Public Engagement Unit as we embark on a renewed agenda for public involvement and engagement with research at the University of Bath. The Deputy Head of Public Engagement will be key in supporting this work.

The Deputy Head of Public Engagement manages the development and delivery of activities that support high-quality public involvement and engagement with research falling across three categories of work:

The role is also responsible for managing the staff, budgets and communications work of the Public Engagement Unit.

Established in 2012, the Public Engagement Unit has been at the forefront of advancing the practice and thinking around public engagement with research at the University of Bath and the wider higher education sector. The Unit's work contributes to the Research Pillar of the University Strategy by supporting high-quality, responsible engagement to ensure that our research is aligned closely with societal need while also positively contributing to community groups and other public contributors.

We are looking for someone:

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Helen Featherstone, Head of Public Engagement at [email protected].

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.