Salary: £40,592-£43,786 per annum, dependent on experience
Location: Glasgow
Working Arrangement: Hybrid, with the opportunity to work from home for part of the week
Contract: Full-time, 35 hours per week; fixed term until 31 March 2027, with possible extension to 31 March 2028 subject to funding
Application Deadline: Friday 14 August 2026 at 9.00 am
Overview
Our client, an established Scottish health and social care charity, is seeking a Community Engagement Manager to lead the development and delivery of a community engagement plan focused on infection prevention and control and antimicrobial resistance.
The role will ensure that people with lived experience are meaningfully and effectively involved in shaping relevant policy and practice across Scotland. The successful candidate will manage the engagement strategy for this programme and work within a third-sector environment to support inclusive, evidence-informed approaches.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of a community engagement plan.
- Develop and implement an engagement strategy relating to infection prevention and control and antimicrobial resistance.
- Ensure that people with lived experience are meaningfully and effectively involved throughout the programme.
- Support engagement activity that informs Scotland’s approaches to relevant health policy and practice.
- Manage the delivery of this programme of work within the agreed fixed-term period.
Requirements
- A proactive, self-starting approach to work.
- An understanding of the third sector.
- An interest in infection prevention and control, antimicrobial resistance or the related policy environment.
- Ability to lead, drive and manage the development and delivery of a community engagement plan.
- PVG Scheme membership, which is required for this post.
Our client recognises that strong candidates may not meet every criterion and welcomes applications from individuals whose experience and values align with the role.
Benefits/Pay
- 210 hours of annual leave pro rata, equivalent to 30 days.
- 91 hours of public holiday leave pro rata, equivalent to 13 days, which can be taken flexibly.
- 24.5 hours of additional leave pro rata between Christmas Eve and New Year, equivalent to 3.5 days.
- Contributory pension scheme at 6%.
- Annual incremental salary increases until the top of the grade is reached.
- Formal and informal flexible working arrangements.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Time off in lieu.
- Cycle scheme and bike storage.
- Up to 35 hours of paid carers’ leave per annum, pro rata.
- Up to 35 hours of paid special leave per annum, pro rata.
- Up to 70 hours of paid compassionate leave per annum, pro rata.
- Paid leave for moving house.
Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace. Our client participates in a disability-inclusive employment scheme and may offer interviews to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria. Meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee an interview.
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