AI Adoption and Engagement Manager

 We're looking for Community Managers to build and sustain a thriving cross-government community of practice around AI coding tools. You'll 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 what's working, what's blocking progress, and what's needed. Ensure the programme team has the intelligence they need to adapt. 

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 don't 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 

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 company's 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 people’s 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 1’s 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.

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