Were looking for Community Managers to build and sustain a thriving cross-government community of practice around AI coding tools. Youll connect practitioners across departments facilitate knowledge sharing and help drive adoption from early experimentation to confident daily use.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and grow the community: Identify and engage developers architects and technical leads across central government who are using or interested in AI coding tools. Create channels forums and touchpoints that bring people together.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing: Organise and run events including show-and-tells lunch-and-learns Q&A sessions and online discussions. Surface and amplify success stories tips and practical insights from across the community.
- Support adoption: Help practitioners move from awareness to active use. Identify and address barriers connect people with the right resources and celebrate progress.
- Identify and enable champions: Spot enthusiastic early adopters and help them become advocates within their own teams and departments.
- Curate and communicate: Produce regular communications (newsletters digests updates) that keep the community informed and engaged. Make guidance and resources easy to find and understand.
- Feed insights back: Gather and synthesise feedback from practitioners about whats working whats blocking progress and whats needed. Ensure the programme team has the intelligence they need to adapt.
Qualifications :
Essential
Experience building growing or managing professional communities or networks
Strong facilitation skills with experience running events workshops or forums
Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to engage technical audiences
Ability to work across organisational boundaries and influence without direct authority
Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving ambiguous environment
Desirable
Familiarity with software development practices and culture (you dont need to code but should understand how developers work)
Experience working in or with government digital teams
Understanding of change management principles
Interest in AI and emerging technologies
What We Offer
The opportunity to shape a high-profile cross-government initiative
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Exposure to AI adoption at scale across the public sector
A supportive programme team committed to making this work
Additional Information :
Why Version 1
At Version 1 we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing professional growth and financial stability.
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme where employees collectively benefit from a share of our companys profits.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
- Flexible/remote working Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and peoples individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension Private Healthcare Cover Life Assurance Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts Bike to Work Fitness classes Mindfulness Workshops Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance enhanced maternity/paternity leave marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
- Educational assistance incentivised certifications and accreditations including AWS Microsoft Oracle and Red Hat.
- Reward schemes including Version 1s Annual Excellence Awards & Call-Out platform.
- Environment Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity inclusion and belonging schemes.
#LI-AS1 #Hybrid
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Were looking for Community Managers to build and sustain a thriving cross-government community of practice around AI coding tools. Youll connect practitioners across departments facilitate knowledge sharing and help drive adoption from early experimentation to confident daily use. Key Responsibilit...
Were looking for Community Managers to build and sustain a thriving cross-government community of practice around AI coding tools. Youll connect practitioners across departments facilitate knowledge sharing and help drive adoption from early experimentation to confident daily use.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and grow the community: Identify and engage developers architects and technical leads across central government who are using or interested in AI coding tools. Create channels forums and touchpoints that bring people together.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing: Organise and run events including show-and-tells lunch-and-learns Q&A sessions and online discussions. Surface and amplify success stories tips and practical insights from across the community.
- Support adoption: Help practitioners move from awareness to active use. Identify and address barriers connect people with the right resources and celebrate progress.
- Identify and enable champions: Spot enthusiastic early adopters and help them become advocates within their own teams and departments.
- Curate and communicate: Produce regular communications (newsletters digests updates) that keep the community informed and engaged. Make guidance and resources easy to find and understand.
- Feed insights back: Gather and synthesise feedback from practitioners about whats working whats blocking progress and whats needed. Ensure the programme team has the intelligence they need to adapt.
Qualifications :
Essential
Experience building growing or managing professional communities or networks
Strong facilitation skills with experience running events workshops or forums
Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to engage technical audiences
Ability to work across organisational boundaries and influence without direct authority
Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving ambiguous environment
Desirable
Familiarity with software development practices and culture (you dont need to code but should understand how developers work)
Experience working in or with government digital teams
Understanding of change management principles
Interest in AI and emerging technologies
What We Offer
The opportunity to shape a high-profile cross-government initiative
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Exposure to AI adoption at scale across the public sector
A supportive programme team committed to making this work
Additional Information :
Why Version 1
At Version 1 we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing professional growth and financial stability.
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme where employees collectively benefit from a share of our companys profits.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
- Flexible/remote working Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and peoples individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension Private Healthcare Cover Life Assurance Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts Bike to Work Fitness classes Mindfulness Workshops Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance enhanced maternity/paternity leave marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
- Educational assistance incentivised certifications and accreditations including AWS Microsoft Oracle and Red Hat.
- Reward schemes including Version 1s Annual Excellence Awards & Call-Out platform.
- Environment Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity inclusion and belonging schemes.
#LI-AS1 #Hybrid
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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