Head of Fellowship and Awardee Engagement

Head of Fellowship and Awardee Engagement The Royal Academy of Engineering is seeking an exceptional leader to join our Fellowship and Governance team as Head of Fellowship and Awardee Engagement. In this pivotal role, you will lead the Academy’s Fellowship and Awards Services function—shaping strategies that strengthen engagement with our distinguished Fellows, delivering prestigious prizes and medals, and growing the Awardee Excellence Community. Your work will ensure our recognition and engagement activities reflect the Academy’s values and strategic priorities. You will shape and implement the Fellowship engagement strategy in collaboration with senior stakeholders, oversee nominations and elections with robust governance, and provide input to flagship events such as Fellows’ Day and the New Fellows’ Dinner. You will take responsibility for the Academy’s prestigious prizes and medals portfolio, ensuring timely delivery, strategic alignment, and maximum visibility. This includes managing award presentations and liaising with winners for the annual Awards Dinner, as well as working with internal and external partners to enhance the profile of our awards and secure new funding opportunities. A key part of your role will be driving the growth of the Awardee Excellence Community, creating meaningful opportunities for engagement and contribution to Academy programmes. You will manage budgets and resources effectively, lead high‑performing teams, and embed best practice in equity, diversity, and inclusion across all activities. Application closing date: 14/12/2025 Interview date: 18/12/2025 Interview location: London Our location Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy. Who are we? Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change, to global health pandemics and cyber threats. The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age. With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract. Why work for us? We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch. This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of. We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you? The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably. Role details Seniority level: Executive Employment type: Full-time Job function: Business Development and Sales Industries: Non-profit Organizations #J-18808-Ljbffr