Senior Community Engagement Coordinator
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Occupation Type
Youth and community workers
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship
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Description
This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work, or you are already employed by the NHS and would transfer to the pay point at the top of Band 5.
Job Summary
These roles are critical to our future success and to saving and improving lives.
You will play a vital part in engaging communities, using your communication, marketing, and outreach skills to encourage members of the public to become blood donors.
A key aspect of the role is coordinating and delivering community engagement activities to ensure we have the right volume and mix of donors to meet patients’ needs today and in the future. You will also contribute to national campaigns, adapting and implementing them across your region.
This is a dynamic, mobile role that involves travel, so flexibility is essential. Occasional weekend and Bank Holiday work may be required. While hybrid working is available, attendance at community events is a core part of the role. You may be required to work a variety of working patterns dependant on the type of event, which would include working at weekends and on a Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
These roles are critical to our future success and to saving and improving lives.
You will play a vital part in engaging communities, using your communication, marketing, and outreach skills to encourage members of the public to become blood donors.
A key aspect of the role is coordinating and delivering community engagement activities to ensure we have the right volume and mix of donors to meet patients’ needs today and in the future. You will also contribute to national campaigns, adapting and implementing them across your region.
This is a dynamic, mobile role that involves travel, so flexibility is essential. Occasional weekend and Bank Holiday work may be required. While hybrid working is available, attendance at community events is a core part of the role. You may be required to work a variety of working patterns dependant on the type of event, which would include working at weekends and on a Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be supporting the delivery of the community engagement strategy within the donor experience directorate. Your responsibilities will include:
In this role, you will be supporting the delivery of the community engagement strategy within the donor experience directorate. Your responsibilities will include:
- Co-ordinating the delivery of regional engagement and to ensure success and that we have the right volume and mix of donors to meet patients’ needs, today and in the future.
- Holding responsibility for developing a local plan of activity to ensure they help to meet the organisations aims and objectives.
- Having a strong focus on coordinating and delivering local activities that promote the registration and donation of RO blood, with a focus on high Black Heritage populated areas.
- Although focused on blood, there is also a need to consider how the roles can help raise awareness and deliver against organ, plasma, stem cell and bone marrow donors.
- Proactively approaching to local community groups/partners, event leaders, businesses and Community Grants Programme NHSBT funded projects, as agreed with their line manager / within the strategic plan to meet organisational objectives.
- Working closely with relevant colleagues to ensure that contact with partners and stakeholders is managed consistently and effectively.
Experience and Knowledge
- Practical marketing experience with a track record of delivering positive results and customer benefits.
- Enthusiastic and personable, able to build strong relationships with the public, donors, and corporate, charity, and public sector contacts.
- Skilled in gathering and analysing information to support decisions and strategy.
- Committed to excellent customer care and responding effectively to customer needs.
- Experienced in planning and delivering events.
- Proficient in social media, print, digital, and email communications, with flexibility to take on new challenges.
- Degree or degree equivalent knowledge
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work – and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
What We Offer
- NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
- We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
This is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week, on a fixed term basis for 12 months. It will be based at Tooting Donor Centre. If you are internal and wish to take this as a secondment, please discuss with your current line manager before applying.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Thursday 26th March 2026. This vacancy may close sooner than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we recommend applying early
The interviews are anticipated to take place on Thursday 9th April 2026 - subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact Monique Benjamin – Community Engagement Manager via email at: Monique.benjamin@nhsbt.nhs.uk
The interviews are anticipated to take place on Thursday 9th April 2026 - subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact Monique Benjamin – Community Engagement Manager via email at: Monique.benjamin@nhsbt.nhs.uk