Organisation

 

Role and Opportunity Details (to apply for this role you must be 18+)

Community Research Engagement Champions

Community Research Engagement Champions will be supported by WBCF Public Involvement and Engagement Hub to:

• Engage with your communities to help understand how people feel about health and social care research.
• Build your confidence and skills to talk about research and even carry out your own research activities.
• Explore your local community to identify key spaces, places, and community leaders who can support or influence research.
• Have meaningful conversations with people in your community about topics they care about and would like to see researched.
• Share your experiences with WBCF PIE Hub to help shape local research priorities.
• Co-develop plans for local research that reflects what matters most to your community.
• Support people to get involved, either in existing or new projects led by the community.

 

Specific Skills Required

No formal qualifications required.

Do you have…

• Passion for improving health and wellbeing in your community.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Willingness to learn and engage with a range of local people.
• Ability to work respectfully and with others.

Have you got any…

• Interest in research, evaluation, or shaping public health services.
• Personal experience of accessing health or care services.
• Connections to underrepresented communities.

Benefits of volunteering with this organisation

As a Champion, you’ll help us make sure the voices of local people, especially those often overlooked, are heard and have a real influence on our understanding of Wigan Borough.  All it takes is being someone who listens and helps bring people together to drive positive change in the community.

In Wigan, we’re proud of our communities, the sense of local pride and our commitments to Progress with Unity.  If you live or work here, you’ll know that our towns and neighbourhoods are full of people who care deeply and advocate for the place they live.

That’s why we’re working in new ways to make sure your voices are heard in the decisions that affect you – changing our understanding of the support communities need and strengthening communities to lead the way.

In the past, research has been previously done to communities, but we’re moving towards a more inclusive approach to research co-produced with communities – one that is shaped by the experiences of local people and led by communities themselves.

 

Level of commitment required 

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity.

 

Date(s) / Time(s) Required

Two and a half days for training and then flexible times for the research required.

 

Volunteer Opportunity Number

VO10534 (please make a note of this ‘VO’ number if applying for this role).