Job Vacancy: Public Engagement Assistant

The History of Parliament has a vacancy for a Public Engagement Assistant to join our small but busy communications team to maintain and further develop our public presence via our websitesocial media and to contribute to the expansion of our projects and outreach activities in and through Parliament, education, and the voluntary sector.

The History of Parliament is one of the largest and most comprehensive research projects in British History.  Our published volumes provide summary biographies of Members of Parliament, surveys of politics and elections in each constituency, and introductory material, and so far cover periods from the fourteenth century to the nineteenth.  We are currently working on periods in the fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Most of our work has also been published on our website, which we are currently redeveloping and expanding. The project has an active presence on social media and undertakes a lively programme of events and outreach activities.

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, a strong interest in history and some experience in writing for/managing non-personal social media and websites and other engagement and outreach activities. The appointment is offered initially on a fixed-term basis for two years, commencing on or before 1 October 2022.

 

Job title: Public Engagement Assistant

Reporting to: Public Engagement Officer

Salary: £26,112 (point 16)

This post is offered on a full-time basis, but The History of Parliament is open to the possibility of a 3/5 or 4/5 part-time appointment.

The post carries eligibility to join the Universities Superannuation Scheme. Annual leave is 30 working days excluding public holidays and dates in line with the closure of the Senate House offices of the University of London.

The post will consist of a combination of remote working and in-person office working at 18 Bloomsbury Square. The post-holder must be able to come into the office for a minimum of one day a week.

Click here for full job description and person specification.

To apply for this post complete the attached application form.

Please submit the form, along with your CV and a letter explaining how you match the requirements set out in the job description (letter max 500 words), to Adam Tucker at atucker@histparl.ac.uk by Friday 10 June 2022 at 5pm. Emails should entitled ‘Public Engagement Assistant application’.