Community Engagement Manager

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Hours: Flexible for the right candidate: minimum of 24 hours, maximum of 37.5 hours per week.

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Community Engagement Manager to join our Epsom Downs Racecourse team. At The Jockey Club, our vision is to create a thriving sport for the benefit of all. British racing can only thrive if our communities thrive. This role will be responsible for devising and delivering a Community Engagement Plan for Epsom Downs Racecourse, home to The Betfred Derby Festival. The role will be integral in helping Epsom Downs to support and contribute to its local community and to deliver increased attendance on “The Hill”. The role will be central to the racecourse’s engagement with local businesses, residents, schools, charities and community groups.

About The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond.

As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible.

At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.

The Community Engagement Manager will

• Devise and deliver a Community Engagement Plan for Epsom Downs, to support the overall 5-year strategy for the racecourse and The Jockey Club’s Community Engagement Strategy.
• Work with the local community to make “The Hill” a focal point across the two days of the Betfred Derby Festival, increasing attendance and engagement.
• Improve relationships with local schools, colleges and the university, utilising Epsom Downs Racecourse’s assets and space.
• Create and deliver regular local community forums for residents, businesses and stakeholders to improve communication and awareness of racecourse initiatives and get feedback.
• Expand and manage existing Experience Days for young people in line with current group partnerships.
• Create and deliver an improved tour of The Derby Trophy and help to increase community attendance and engagement at associated events.
• Manage existing local relationships with community initiatives and charity partnerships, with both racing and non-racing audiences.
• Auditing, tracking and reporting of activity and its effectiveness to senior leaders.
• Effective development of a database of contacts and an account management approach to key stakeholders – to feed into wider CRM and highly targeted marketing activities.

About you

• Experienced in driving successful community engagement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Epsom’s local employers, community and key stakeholders.
• Thrives when working independently and taking ownership.
• Clear, confident communicator with standout presentation skills.
• Collaborative relationship-builder with excellent stakeholder management.
• Hands‑on experience in delivering community engagement plans.
• Enthusiasm for, or basic insight into, the racing industry or related sport.

What we offer in return

• All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
• An award‑winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution.
• A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers.
• A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.

If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 12th January but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications.

This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.