Community Impact Assistant (Employ.ed for PhDs)
About The Position
The BioQuarter Community Impact Team is seeking an enthusiastic and organised Community Impact Assistant to support the delivery of a wide range of education, public engagement and community programmes across Edinburgh BioQuarter. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in event delivery, impact reporting, project support and community engagement within one of Scotland's leading centres of health, life sciences and innovation. Working across a diverse portfolio of activities, you will help coordinate events and workshops, support participants and partners, contribute to impact reporting, and ensure that resources and equipment are organised and available when needed. No two weeks will be the same, with opportunities to support school engagement activities, community events, public festivals, visits, workshops and volunteering programmes. You will help showcase the positive impact that Edinburgh BioQuarter's people and projects have on local communities. We are looking for a proactive individual with excellent organisational skills, strong written communication abilities and an interest in public engagement, education, events or community development. This post is part-time and only open to current University of Edinburgh PhD students as part of the Employ.ed for PhDs programme. The role will involve a mixture of office-based and event-based working, with occasional travel to local schools, community venues and partner organisations.
Requirements
- Proactive individual
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong written communication abilities
- Interest in public engagement, education, events or community development
- Current University of Edinburgh PhD student
Responsibilities
- Coordinate events and workshops
- Support participants and partners
- Contribute to impact reporting
- Ensure that resources and equipment are organised and available when needed
- Support school engagement activities
- Support community events
- Support public festivals
- Support visits
- Support workshops
- Support volunteering programmes
- Showcase the positive impact that Edinburgh BioQuarter's people and projects have on local communities
Benefits
- Professional development and subject matter expertise
- Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
- Variety every day
- Responsibility and autonomy
- A competitive salary
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
