We are recruiting a freelance Community Manager for the the Data Science for Health Equity (DSxHE pronounced “dishy”) community! The Community Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the Senior Community Manager to ensure the smooth operation and growth of the DSxHE community. This role will involve assisting with administrative tasks, project support, communications, and community engagement, helping to foster a vibrant and collaborative environment for our members. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and possess excellent communication skills.
Domain expertise isn’t a must, though knowledge or interest in data science, health and tech is definitely a plus! Being friendly, happy to get stuck in and having a good sense of humour are all things we love.
Apply by sending in your CV! Deadline is 11 March 2026 (full details on how to apply below)
About DSxHE
We are a global community that brings together experts and enthusiasts working at the intersection of data science and health inequities to ensure that the latest research, innovations and practice improve health equity. Launched in 2021, we are entering the last year of our 2024-27 strategy plan looking to accelerate our impact and achieve our vision of building a world where data improves everyone’s health.
Our goals
- Create community: We want to facilitate better connections between the health equity & data science worlds, through events, sharing opportunities and providing a space to learn and network.
- Raise awareness: We want to raise awareness about how data science, as a tool, can be used to better health equity, as well as elevating how data science might cause harm, and how to mitigate against it.
- Improve individual practices: We want to support channels for real-world impact for individuals, through translation of research, support in methodological developments for real-world applications, and implementation of effective tools in practice.
- Influence institutional action: We want to seize opportunities for top-down influence, through advocacy, policy change and influence of standards and definition of best practice for institutions, organisations and policymakers.
Responsibilities
Community building and member experience
- Help create a welcoming, inclusive experience for activists, enthusiasts, experts, and learners across data science and health equity.
- Keep the community running smoothly by helping plan agendas, nudging actions forward, and capturing decisions and next steps from meetings and events.
- Make it easy for members to find their way around DSxHE by improving guides, templates, and “how we do things” resources.
- Support thoughtful onboarding for new members and Themes so people feel confident, connected, and clear on how to get involved.
- Be a warm, visible presence in Slack: welcoming new joiners, connecting people to the right channels, amplifying opportunities, and helping conversations stay constructive.