Strategic Engagement Lead, Scottish Prevention Hub in Edinburgh

Grade UE08: £50,253 - £61,759 per annum pro-rata as part-time

Edinburgh Futures Institute

Part-time: 21 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 22 months

Where passion meets purpose. Be part of something bigger. The University isn’t just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in a University that has made significant contributions to society, medicine, physics and teaching for over four centuries.

A world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address some of society’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030, we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, locally, nationally and globally.

The Opportunity: An exciting opportunity has been created to contribute significantly to the development and delivery of the Scottish Prevention Hub. We are recruiting for the new role of Strategic Engagement Lead, based at Edinburgh Futures Institute. In the role, you will lead on stakeholder engagement and relationship management, supporting collaboration across academic, public, private and third-sector partners to advance Scotland’s prevention agenda. The role will support the work of the Scottish Prevention Hub in achieving the ambition and delivery of its six workstreams.

The role requires confidence, diplomacy and credibility across diverse sectors, and the ability to facilitate, present and influence in multi-disciplinary environments. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with drive, determination, and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful/personalised flexibility for you.

This post is part-time 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week) for a fixed-term of 22 months. The University of Edinburgh operates a hybrid working policy based on business need. UK travel, international travel and evening working will be involved in the post.

About the Scottish Prevention Hub: The Scottish Prevention Hub is a pioneering national partnership between Public Health Scotland, Police Scotland and Edinburgh Futures Institute at The University of Edinburgh. Working together to embed a public health approach to prevention to reduce health and wellbeing inequalities in Scotland, we do this by bringing together research, policy, evidence and practice.

Informal enquiries about the role can be directed to the Director of Public Services/Sector Lead Dr Kristy Docherty at kristy.docherty@ei.ed.ac.uk.

How to apply: Please include the following documents in your application: CV, Cover letter.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Working within one of the world’s leading universities;
• Cross University opportunities;
• Responsibility and autonomy;
• Variety every day.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion: The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages. On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note: The closing date for applications is 11th May 2026. Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone.