Community Engagement Manager

Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for a bilingual Deputy Building Bridges Manager to join our team at the Angling Trust. Your mission will be to help anglers understand our angling laws and customs. You’ll work closely with our Building Bridges National Manager as well as key partners or clubs to host integrated angling events, bring together anglers from different countries and cultures, and organise school visits or coaching days within migrant communities. This is a fixed term, part-time role that suits someone fluent in English and either Romanian or Ukrainian, living within the M40 / M4 corridor (in and around the High Wycombe area) with a driving licence and access to their own vehicle—you will be working alongside a very dedicated and supportive team in a company that is flexible and family-friendly. What you’ll be doing • Encouraging migrant communities to take part in fishing related volunteering opportunities • Developing and exploring relationships with migrant organisations in England • Providing guidance and support to angling clubs, aiding their engagement with migrant anglers Who you are • Fluent in English and either Romanian or Ukrainian and living within the M40 / M4 corridor (in and around High Wycombe) • Presentation and communication are some of your strengths—you’re happy to build strong, positive internal and external relationships • You know your way around platforms such as Microsoft Office 365 and you’re comfortable connecting to a projector to display PowerPoint slides as part of a workshop presentation • You’re self-motivated and you work well independently—you’ll be happy to manage a varied workload and ready to pivot with changing priorities • You’re curious, confident, capable, sociable, and charismatic with a proactive attitude—and willing to own your continuous professional development What will make you stand out • An interest in angling or an understanding of angling and fisheries issues • Strong storyteller who understands that people engage with stories, not just facts and figures • Experience creating, posting, and managing engaging content for websites and social media • Photography and/or videography skills • Experience working with volunteers What’s in it for you • Salary of £27,825 pro rata per annum, plus contributory pension • Remote with field or office attendance as required (various locations across England) • Flexible working across 22.5 hours (3 days) per week (occasional weekend work) • 1 year fixed term contract, with possibility of extension subject to performance and funding • 25 days holiday (plus public holidays) later rising every year up to 28 days • Laptop and mobile phone as well as any mileage, expenses, and TOIL Who we are The Angling Trust is the national governing body in England representing fishing—one of the country’s largest participation sports. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to fight for fish, fishing, and the environment—creating opportunities for all within society to experience fishing in a healthy aquatic world. We collaborate with Fish Legal, a separate membership association that uses the law to protect the rights of its members throughout the UK whilst fighting pollution and damage or other threats to the water environment. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a team responsible for making huge progress towards the successful integration of migrant angling communities in England. Want to join us? We believe a diversity of backgrounds, experience, and opinions builds the strongest team, so we encourage those from under-represented groups to apply—we are members of the Sporting Equals Charter and we’re actively participating in the Sport England sponsored Inclusive Employers development programme. Email our HR Manager, Mattelynn Romano, at people@anglingtrust.net to apply directly or to arrange an informal chat about the role. When applying, please submit your detailed CV and an informal covering letter with a bit more about how you will add to the mix of our Building Bridges team with your skillset, perspective, background, or thinking style—and how you might be just what we’ve been looking for! If you don't tick every box, but you feel this role is for you—we’d still love to hear from you. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK as well as a driving licence and access to your own vehicle. We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application for this role—we will never pass your details onto a third party. We may contact you by email or telephone about the progress of your application. This processing is conducted lawfully based on legitimate interests.

Essential Requirements

Applicants MUST: - Live in or around the High Wycombe area (M40 / M4 corridor) - Speak fluent English AND Ukrainian or Romanian - Hold a driving licence with access to personal vehicle - Have the right to work in the UK