Job Overview
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL VALUE PROJECT MANAGER

Required for Oxford, Cambridge or Lancaster.

Salary Range: £44,774 to £57,175 (dependent on experience).

Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster (hybrid working policy applies).

Contract: Permanent. Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Flexibility for weekends and evenings as required.

Line Manager: Head of Community Engagement and Social Value.
Line Management Responsibilities: Community Engagement Officers and Supervisors (as required).

Responsibilities

Manage staff on key CESV projects across OA.

Comply with and provide feedback on organisational requirements for quality, Health, Safety and Environment, Safeguarding, legal requirements, general duty of care and other relevant policies.

Monitor and support the delivery of OA’s Objectives and Aims for Community Engagement and Social Value.

Support the delivery of OA’s organisational strategy.

Manage collaborative programme development (including tenders and funding bids, objectives and outcomes, and evaluation) with community stakeholders, internal colleagues (including joint venture colleagues), clients and funders to deliver meaningful impact for local communities.

Maintain and develop OA’s strategic partnerships with external stakeholders to facilitate impactful engagement.

Determine and assemble appropriate project teams, including subcontracting specialists, and other staff resource requirements.

Control project costs, quality, and progress of impactful engagement projects to ensure effective and successful project delivery.

Manage evaluation and reporting on individual community engagement and social value projects, using qualitative and quantitative data, for internal and external audiences (including clients, industry peers, community members, etc).

Manage training and development for direct reports and placements.

Manage training opportunities for regional staff to build and develop engagement skills.

Take responsibility for qualified self-development and performance management.

Internally and externally advocate for the potential of archaeology to address contemporary challenges and deliver meaningful public impacts for new and existing audiences in high‑profile contexts.

Provide internal guidance on archaeological community engagement and social value best practice to colleagues from other teams.

Requirements and Behaviours

Strong understanding of effective methods and tools to manage staff,



fostering a collaborative, compassionate, supportive and reflective working environment.

Thorough understanding of relevant legislative and statutory guidance and models of best practice, and how to ensure compliance in own work and across OA.

Developed analytical skills, capable of interpreting complex data such as evaluation, performance and financial information, identifying organisational, departmental and project needs, and recognising strengths and areas for improvement.

Imaginative and creative approach to designing and developing community engagement and social value programmes and proposals that are financially and commercially sound, with enthusiasm for exploring new practices and approaches.

Ability to manage complex relationships with varied stakeholders, including colleagues, communities and clients, adapting tone and vocabulary in verbal and written communication for different audiences.

Effective collaborator, capable of working with varied stakeholders towards shared goals, navigating conflicting priorities, and working closely with colleagues with different specialisms and stakeholders with different experiences and priorities.

Comprehensive project management skills, including the ability to manage resources, track finances, resource effectively and lead a project team.

Specialist understanding of evaluation and Social Return on Investment valuation and its implementation, including different frameworks, valuation systems and methods for specific project types and audience groups.

Ability to guide, influence and train other members of OA staff, effectively sharing expertise, knowledge and understanding with non‑specialists.

Effective communicator, able to report effectively on projects and departmental activities, and advocate compellingly for Community Engagement and Social Value.

Committed to embedding principles of equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility throughout own work, group work, and OA generally.

Passionate and enthusiastic about heritage and archaeology and their potential to deliver public benefit.

Reflective,



with the ability to identify and implement improvements and changes to support continuing organisational, project and personal development.

Strategic, adept at understanding long‑term goals and identifying opportunities to contribute to these through intentional use of resources and understanding of individual agency.

Required Clearance
Enhanced Disclosures and Barring Service and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard clearance will be required for this role.

Employee Perks

Competitive, benchmarked salary range £44,774 to £57,175 (appointments based on demonstrated ability, prior experience and CIfA membership if appropriate).

Generous annual leave: 25 days per year plus statutory holidays and concessionary days at Christmas.

Company pension scheme with 6% employer contributions; employees with ten years of employment or in project management roles access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Continued professional development strongly encouraged through support for further training, education, conferences and academic collaboration.

Hybrid working policy, flexible and part‑time working where appropriate to the role and individual circumstances.

Subsistence payment of £23.50 per night (tax free) and free, single‑room accommodation (usually B&B; or self‑catering) for away‑based projects.

5‑hour basic week with optional paid overtime at time and a half for hours beyond 37.5 hours Monday‑Friday and Saturday, and double time on Sundays and bank holidays.

Paid travel time for journeys to site that take longer than one hour from the office.

Employee welfare policies: AXA Health Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Premier, generous paid sick leave, network of mental health first aiders.

Free DSE eye test with voucher towards VDU‑only glasses (via Specsavers) where required.

Full payment of CIfA subscription fees.

Cycle to work scheme.

Equality and Diversity Statement
Oxford Archaeology is an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications are judged on the relevant skills and experience of the candidate, and not by gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, belief, age, nationality (other than where work permits may be required), or ethnicity. Applicants must meet the requirements to live and work in the UK under UK Visas and Immigration regulations.

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