Role overview ​

The Partnerships and Advocacy Manager will work on projects which extend the British Science Association’s vision of science being more relevant, representative, and connected to society to its key stakeholders. We want to see system-wide changes in how people and communities who are underrepresented in science are included in decisions. 

You do not need to have worked in a science-based organisation previously. For this role it would be beneficial to have an understanding of the UK’s research and/or community engagement landscape.

The role would suit someone who is passionate about involving people and communities in science. You will need to be comfortable with bringing together diverse groups of professionals (typically from public engagement, funding, and civil society) to learn from each other and create change.​

Key responsibilities​

The main responsibilities of this role are to: ​

• Manage the BSA’s youth voice work, such as the Future Forum programme of surveys, workshops, and advocacy with young people (aged 14-18). This will include maintaining partnerships, organising workshops, and producing reports;​

• Work with BSA Grants teams (Ideas Fund and Community Engagement) to plan and deliver activities which enable community-led approaches to public engagement and grant making;​

• Manage a community of practice around informal science learning and evolution education. This will include planning meetings, managing guest speakers, and conducting evaluation;​

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in science engagement and civil society organisations; ​

• Ensure equity and inclusion is embedded in BSA projects and approaches; ​

• Collaborate with colleagues from across the organisation and share learnings from different activities with stakeholders to ensure the delivery of BSA’s strategy.​

​In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:​

• Support colleagues across the organisation especially at busy times or on specific areas of expertise;​

• Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager.​

We can be more flexible than usual for this role – we will consider applicants who are looking for full-time or part-time work.  Requests for flexible working will be considered.

Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work  at another UK location up to 4 days/week. We welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK.