Beat the Street Engagement Coordinator in Reading

An exciting opportunity to work on a mass participation community programme which aims to engage with 1000s of residents across Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary. We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with schools and community groups, promoting health and wellbeing and supporting social cohesion. Intelligent Health is dedicated to improving the health of communities around the world. We believe a healthy community needs all stakeholders working together to make a difference.

Beat the Street is an evidence-based community programme which uses gamification to incentivise positive behaviours including physical activity, active travel, and connecting with the local environment. The game phase uses RFID sensors called Beat Boxes placed on street furniture around an area and players are given game cards which they tap on the Beat Boxes earning points as they travel around the area.

Role Summary

Beat the Street is divided into 3 phases; Anticipation, Experience and Legacy. In the anticipation phase, the Engagement Coordinators will work with key local stakeholders to build the profile of Beat the Street and recruit teams from schools and community groups. This will involve attending community events, presenting at parent’s evenings and assemblies, leading occasional walks and championing active travel to get schools and communities involved in the initiative. The Engagement Coordinators will also need to work with local voluntary groups, clubs and businesses to get teams signed up and generally raise awareness of the scheme.

Throughout the live phase of the game, the Engagement Coordinators will deliver several community events and competitions to help motivate players, boost participation and recruit new players. You will also need to plan and deliver a launch event, celebration event and prize giving in partnership with the key stakeholders.

During the Legacy phase, the Engagement Coordinators should have sourced opportunities for players to remain active in their local area, linking with local partners and promoting these through regular newsletters and online platforms. During this time, feedback sessions with community groups and schools should take place to help us evaluate and inform future programmes and interventions.

Duties

• Ensure participation and engagement levels with Beat the Street across whole communities (schools, businesses, community groups).
• Continued engagement and management of key project stakeholders such as project sponsors and a wide range of local organisations like the health sector, local authorities, schools and community groups.
• Work with partners to target specific groups (i.e. those with long term health conditions or from lower socio-economic groups).
• Work with local organisations to create an engaging calendar of events.
• Updating and maintaining project plans and marketing documentation – to include engagement planning and event management documents.
• Attend and support local steering-group meetings and write minutes.
• Work closely with the comms and marketing team to create and deliver a communications and marketing plan.
• Problem solving and adapting to the changing needs of the project as they arise.
• Management of social media activities.
• Co-ordination of the prize distribution for schools and scheme participants.
• Feed into evaluation, demonstrating the impact of the programme and how partners are working together for long term well-being of residents.
• Manage a legacy programme supporting participants to stay active.
• Present at relevant events.

Experience

• Experience of developing and delivering successful community outreach programmes and events.
• Experience of working with schools.
• Experience and knowledge of the health and wellbeing sector.
• Knowledge of the local area and the barriers and opportunities for increasing physical activity levels.
• Experience of delivering communications, social media and basic marketing.
• Experience of creating sustainable project legacies.
• Stakeholder management and diplomacy.
• Microsoft Office proficient.
• Good organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Must have access to own vehicle with a full driver’s license and insurance which covers Business use. Alternatively, be able to demonstrate how you will travel around the area easily.