Community and Advocacy Manager, UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association

The University of London is one of the oldest and largest universities in the UK – and the most diverse. Established by Royal Charter in 1836, the University is recognised globally as a world leader in Higher Education. We are a federal institution consisting of 18 self-governing Colleges of outstanding reputation and a number of acclaimed central academic bodies. The University of London offers almost every subject covered in any University curriculum, delivering huge flexibility and choice to its students.

The School of Advanced Study (SAS) comprises eight internationally renowned research institutes as well as centres in Digital Humanities and Public Engagement. It has four nationally and internationally recognised specialist research libraries.  

The UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association (DHA) is currently hosted by the School’s Digital Humanities Research Hub. It brings together researchers, practitioners and organisations from the two countries to build a collaborative vision for the field, with a focus on issues such as sustainability, inclusivity, training, advocacy and career progression.   You can find out more about the UK-Ireland DHA here: https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/.  

We look forward to meeting you!

The Role  

The Community and Advocacy Manager, who will be based in the DHRH at the School of Advanced Study, will be responsible for engaging with a wide range of stakeholders for digital humanities research, teaching and infrastructure. They will manage relationships with policy-makers, funding bodies, digital research infrastructure partners, independent research organisations, the creative industries and the technology sector. They will be responsible for supporting the UK-Ireland DHA Community Interest Groups and delivering a programme of community consultation events. Working with all of the UK-Ireland DHA’s communities, they will also develop a digital humanities value matrix, which will assist researchers and practitioners in advocating for their work within a range of local, national and international contexts.  

We are looking for someone with a good understanding of the landscape of digital scholarship in the arts and humanities in Ireland and the UK and demonstrable experience of work in the fields of community engagement and advocacy. The successful candidate will also have well-developed academic writing and editing skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of communities and audiences.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.  

Further information  

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 12 November 2025.  

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented in senior levels within the University. All appointments will be  made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. 

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