Fellowship Areas and Engagement Manager

Job Description

Are you experienced in engaging citizens in practical social change and looking for your next challengeAre you interested in working for a progressive and constantly evolving organisationAre you excited by the opportunity to work with RSA Fellows to help design, develop and promote Fellowship engagement in our programmes of workDo you relish the opportunity to help develop Fellows ideas and initiatives, providing practical project development skills and ensuring wider synergy with the RSAWere looking for an Area Manager to help us deliver an impactful, stimulating and inclusive programme of opportunities (including peer to peer) for RSA Fellows in the Midlands and East of England.Were looking for someone who has demonstrable knowledge of and interest in participatory engagement. You will be a creative problem solver, experienced at helping turn peoples ideas into action, managing diverse networks and be passionate about engaging citizens in the process of change. You will be a self-starter with the ability to develop collaborative working relationships with people from a diverse range of backgrounds, professions and interests. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in the RSAs key research programmes.To find out more about this role, please visit our website.About UsWe are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Were committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.To achieve this, we ask everyone - our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society - to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isnt something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.And it represents how we act. In a way that represents out values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.We bring to life out Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will youWe invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, well unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!ApplyIn order to apply, please click apply for this job on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 8 March 2021. Interviews will be in the week commencing 15 March. A second interview will follow in the week commencing 22 March if you are successful in these initial stages, to be arranged on a 1:1 basis.Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.