Community Activity Coordinator

Overview

Coordinate community engagement events, newsletters, and stakeholder outreach for East West Rail.

Key Responsibilities

• srm tracking
• stakeholder mapping
• event coordination
• newsletter production
• activity reporting
• media liaison

Tasks

The Strategy, Sponsorship and External Affairs function is accountable for defining what EWR Co. is, and the impact it will deliver. It is accountable for securing the required approvals to deliver the scheme, being the custodian of the DCO submission, including statutory consultation, and building a compelling business case. It will hold design and delivery to account to create an asset which will realise the economic benefits. This role will work with the Head of Policy, Legacy and Community and the Senior Community Engagement Manager to develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of community engagement activity across the route. This will include regular newsletters, identifying and managing information points for printed materials, and in-person engagement with members of the community. -Responsible for the administration tasks associated with events and logistics, including tracking engagement on the SRM database and taking notes and actions from meetings. -Identify community stakeholders to engage to help deliver the objectives in the Comms and Engagement Strategy. -Organise and co-ordinate all community-related external events and meetings, and support other stakeholder managers to deliver public-facing activities. -Work with the Senior Community Engagement Manager to identify and roll out a programme of community events and activity across the route. -Identify and roll out other activities that support external engagement opportunities across the route including information points. -Ensure all activity is included in and aligned with the Comms grid. -Record all activity so it can feed into the wider Policy, Legacy and Community monthly report. -Support in the development and delivery of a route-wide newsletter. -Act as a role model for EWR Co’s vision and behaviours, working in ways that are aligned with EWR Co’s Ways of Working, as well as encouraging and supporting others to do so too. -Take responsibility for your own and others’ health and safety by adopting and working to the EWR Co Health and Safety principles. -Work with Media team to identify positive communications relating to community activity and events.

Requirements

• cost-conscious
• community events
• community engagement
• digital newsletter
• media relations
• it tools

What You Bring

Exceptional IT tools -Demonstrate a cost-conscious mindset, keeping tax payers’ money at the forefront of decisions. -Experience of managing and delivering community events and activity. -Experience of delivering community engagement activity (not necessarily for a major infrastructure project). -Experience in managing a digital newsletter would be useful but not essential. -Experience working with media, brand and content professionals. -Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

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Benefits

Competitive base salary Employee Assistance Programme EWR Co strives to embrace a flexible working environment, where a degree of flexibility is maintained to accommodate both the needs and preferences of employees and what is required to achieve business objectives. EWR Co will always work with any individual to assess and accommodate an individual’s work life balance and style Access to a range of benefits on the Perkbox platform 36 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) + up to 2 days to buy Great work-life balance and flexible working opportunities Enhanced family-friendly policies Advanced learning and development programmes Life assurance Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution

About East West Railway Company

-Born in 2017 to tackle the long-stalled Varsity Line revival, the company is spearheading the Oxford‑to‑Cambridge rail renaissance. -Operating independent of Network Rail, it unites the roles of developer, constructor and early operator to streamline delivery. -Its funding model blends government backing with industry-first 'Enterprise Partner' arrangements to align construction and operations. -Phased across three connection stages (Oxford→Bletchley/Milton Keynes→Bedford→Cambridge), it stitches key communities into a regional corridor. -Recent works include reconnecting Oxford–Bicester (operational since 2016), Bicester–Bletchley (freight active mid‑2025), and Bedford–Cambridge design. -Typical projects span infrastructure renewal, new track construction, rolling‑stock procurement and community consultations. -Specialist focus ranges from rail systems and civil engineering to stakeholder engagement and enterprise‑level project leadership. -Unusually, it combines asset management, operations and strategic planning under one roof—an integrated, systems‑led approach.

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