Social Value Impact Coordinator (Fixed Term)

Are you passionate about how participation in culture and research creates meaningful social change? The University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) is seeking a collaborative Social Value Impact Coordinator to help build the case for the social, economic and place-based impact of engagement with its collections.

Working as part of a new Impact team, you'll develop and deliver a series of evaluation case studies focused on participation across our eight museums, the Botanic Garden, the University Libraries and Archives, and local partners. You'll generate high-quality evidence that captures meaningful change for participants and strengthens the way we understand, communicate and advocate for the value of collections-based engagement.

About You

We're looking for someone with experience of planning and delivering evaluation activity in participation or engagement contexts, with the ability to apply methods that generate robust and meaningful insights. You'll be confident working with both qualitative and quantitative data, and able to translate findings into insights that inform practice, policy and advocacy.

You'll have an understanding of how evaluation connects to wider social and cultural policy contexts, and an interest in social value approaches. You'll be comfortable working across multiple stakeholders and partners, building relationships and navigating varied priorities.

If you're interested in using evidence to support more inclusive, impactful engagement with collections and research, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases
• Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays)
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare)
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores.

The University of Cambridge is committed to supporting our staff to thrive both professionally and personally. We aim to support a good work/life balance, whilst retaining the positive aspects of our unique in-person environment and culture. Elements of this role are suitable for hybrid working, where staff can split their time between in-person collaboration and remote working. The frequency of the remote elements of the role can be discussed with the recruiting manager.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance. Subject to funding, the post may be extended to 31 July 2030.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check.

Interviews for the role are currently intended to take place on Thursday 16th July 2026.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click th e'Apply' button above.

Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to: David Cahill Roots, Head of UCM Programmes and Collaborations, Email: dc915@cam.ac.uk

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Karin Kuchta, HR Coordinator, Email: csihhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference XN50023 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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