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| Title | Closes | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Outreach and Engagement Officer | May 7, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 |
Outreach and Engagement Officer
Closes: May 7, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616
<div> <p></p><div><strong>About the role</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We have an exciting opportunity for an Outreach and Engagement Officer to work for the AHRC funded project ‘The National Women’s MP: Joyce Butler, women’s rights and women’s liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s’ with the Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL. This project is led by Dr Lyndsey Jenkins, Mansfield College, Oxford, and is a collaboration with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive Service, Haringey Council.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The Role</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will design and deliver an outreach and engagement programme under the direction of Dr Jenkins and in partnership with colleagues at the Museum and Archive Service. Tailored and targeted towards different stakeholders and audiences, this programme will incorporate online and in-person elements to promote the archive collection and exhibition, while reflecting the wider themes of the project. In particular, the successful candidate will take the lead in designing and delivering a project with young people which draws on and documents their response to the collection and results in a creative output.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This role may require occasional weekend and/or evening work, and will be primarily based at Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham, north London, while also allowing scope for remote working. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>About you</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will be educated to A-level standard or have equivalent experience, and have experience of community engagement and outreach, both in-person and online. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to tailor communication to a diverse range of audiences, along with experience of working with young people in educational and/or creative projects. The ability to work independently, often without direct supervision, taking advantage of new connections and opportunities, and prioritising competing demands effectively is essential. Interest in women’s history and experience of working in an archive, museum, arts, library or cultural organisation is desirable. </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Application process</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Queries about the post should be addressed to Lyndsey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History (lyndsey.jenkins@history.ox.ac.uk ). All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As this role involves working with young people a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check due to regulated activity involving children will be required.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As part of the online application process, you should provide a supporting statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Only applications submitted online and received before <strong>noon Wednesday 7th May 2025</strong> will be considered.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. <strong>Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email</strong>. You may also receive updates on the status of your application via the same means.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Committed to equality and valuing diversity</strong></div> </div>