Community Engagement and Insight Officer (Oldham)

Action Together; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic charity organization in Manchester seeks a Community Engagement and Insight Officer dedicated to strengthening community insight to inform strategic decision-making. The role involves co-designing projects with community groups and ensuring data is accessible for action. Ideal candidates possess strong analytical and communication skills, are driven by social justice, and are familiar with community sectors. The position offers flexible working and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Membership of SimplyHealth

Ongoing professional development

Cycle and tech loan schemes

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employer Supported Volunteering

Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse complex data and communicate insights.
• Experience in community engagement or similar environments.
• Understanding of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector.

Responsibilities

• Gather and use community insight to inform work.
• Co-design and implement engagement projects with community groups.
• Support the development of systems to capture data across work.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Creativity

Networking

Social justice focus

Job description

Do you want to work for a dynamic, creative, fast-paced charity?

At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values: believe it’s possible, strengthen others, and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.

Community Engagement and Insight Officer (Oldham)

The role

Our Systems Change and Engagement team works to address the root causes of poverty and inequalities and recognise and support Community Power through enabling collaboration, campaigning, voice and influence.

Within our Systems Change and Engagement team, this role will be dedicated to strengthening our approach to gathering and using community insight and data to inform our work and influence strategic decision-making.

You will have a wide-ranging remit around influencing change through community-led data, research and insight. This will include the co-design and implementation of engagement projects with community organisations and citizens who are passionate about influencing change.

You will work closely with our members to support them to gather and use insight from our communities, making community data and insight accessible and supporting groups to turn ideas into action.

Finally, you will support the development of systems to capture data and insight across Action Together’s work, analysing and reporting on what we learn, to ensure community insight leads to tangible change.

The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who…

• Brings together analytical, creative and relational talents.
• Can work flexibly and creatively, confident both analysing data and facilitating communities to turn ideas into action.
• Can make sense of complex information, analyse data and communicate it accessibly to generate learning and action.
• Is driven by social justice and addressing the root causes of health inequalities and wider systemic issues faced by local communities.
• Is rooted in community and understands the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector.
• Is a networker and can easily build strong, trusting relationships with people and organisations.
• Is an excellent communicator and effective in producing reports and presentations to a wide variety of audiences.

In order to ensure equity of opportunity, Action Together offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate meeting the essential criteria as listed in the person specification who identifies as a disabled person. Further information and instructions can be found in section 7 of the application form.

If you have any questions please contact a member of the HR team on 0161 339 2345

please note, the successful candidates will be required to undertake a basic Disclosure and barring Service (DBS) check. A positive Disclosure of Offences will not automatically bar an applicant from being appointed and suitable applicants will not be refused employment because of offences that are not relevant.

At Action Together we value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.

Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.

Right to work

We do not hold a Sponsor License and are unable to accept applications which require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Support for applicants

We understand that not all applicants have access to the same support or opportunities for interview preparation, so we have included a range of support available on our Work with us page.

Key information

• Employer: Action Together CIO
• Locations: Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Oldham
• Role Type: Fixed term
• Salary: NJC: Grade 6 SP 19 to SO1 SP25
• Working Hours: Full-Time

To apply for this role:

To apply for this role please visit the ‘Work with Us’ are on the Action Together website where you can download the “Recruitment pack” and application form. Please submit your completed application form to [e-mail] by the advertised deadline and with the subject “confidential, job application”.

Postal applications can also be considered and these should be sent to:
HR Team
Action Together
80 Union Street
Oldham
OL1 1DJ

More about this role

• Closing Date: Monday 26th January 2026 at 12:00pm
• Closing Time: 9am
• Anticipated Interview Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:00
• Contact Name: HR Team
• Contact Information: 0161 339 2345
• Employee Benefits: Flexible working opportunitiesMembership of SimplyHealth which pays a contribution towards the costs of visiting the dentist, opticians, and physiotherapy as well as access to counselling servicesOngoing professional developmentCycle and tech loan schemes26 days holiday per year (increasing with length of service up to 31 days per year) plus bank holidaysEmployer Supported VolunteeringPension scheme - with 6% employer contribution
• Flexible Working Options: Flexitime, Compressed hours
• Working Pattern Details: Monday - Friday (some evening and weekend work may be required)
• Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?: Yes