Cotswold Archaeology’s Community Engagement Team is everything you would expect it to be: dynamic, innovative, enthusiastic and hard-working in co-ordinating and delivering a raft of outreach events and digital engagement on behalf of clients and to help achieve our charitable objectives. Activities range from major community engagement projects, online webinars and in-person talks and lectures, to in-house volunteer and work-experience opportunities, school and university workshops and careers fairs, with new stories of our discoveries and activities posted weekly to our website – all signposted and supported by our lively social media presence that is sector-leading in terms of public engagement across our platforms.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and efficient Community Engagement Manager or Assistant Community Engagement Manager to help design and deliver an upcoming suite of outreach programmes from our Suffolk office.
You will need to have considerable experience of outreach delivery within the commercial archaeological sector, as well as a background in fieldwork. The post-holder will have responsibility for designing projects to suit our client and local community needs, assessing the resource requirements and delivering successful and engaging projects to agreed budgets.
You will be an excellent communicator, hardworking and with a deep commitment to sharing with a diverse audience the exciting discoveries made during our excavations using a wide range of media. You will have experience of designing and delivering projects appropriate for a wide audience taking consideration of available budgets.
You will have archaeological fieldwork experience and be able to lead community fieldwork projects, familiar with the principles of effective information dissemination and most importantly you will have the drive and imagination to enthuse our clients, audiences and colleagues. You should be able to produce well-written and engaging non-technical narratives, and hold a good understanding of the principles of public display. You should also be able to confidently lead a team as well as work proactively with colleagues from our fieldwork and post-excavations teams. You will need a good theoretical understanding of community engagement and Social Value reporting. A full manual driving licence is required.
We expect the successful candidate to be a CIfA member at MCIfA level (or be prepared to apply once in post) for which Cotswold Archaeology funds the annual subscription.
FIND OUT MORE
If this exciting and rare opportunity interests you and you want to find out more and apply, please visit https://cotswoldarchaeology.bamboohr.com/careers/99 . There you will also find further details of the duties of the role and a full person specification.
For an informal discussion contact Jo Caruth (07764 371411 or 01449 900121) or Martin Watts (07793 085197).
Closing date for completed applications: 10 am, Monday 17 November 2025