Communications and Engagement Manager Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE07: £36,333.00 - £43,155.00 Per Annum
CMVM / MRC Human Genetics Unit
Fixed Term Contract: Full time - 35 Hours per Week
Fixed Term Contract until August 2024
We are looking for a skilled communications professional to lead on the delivery of top quality, creative and engaging content and recruitment of participants for the DecodeME project, the world’s largest study of ME/CFS.
The Opportunity:
The DecodeME research partnership is a collaboration between researchers and people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), carers and the public.
The Communications and Engagement Manager will be a key component of this team at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute of Genetics and Cancer.
This role will be responsible for advising on and delivering DecodeME’s strategic priorities, specifically on how to engage and communicate with study participants. This role will create and implement a communications strategy, create content and manage diverse study promotion channels and activities, working side-by-side with PPI (patient and public involvement) members, charities, and UoE Comms and PR teams.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience of planning, delivering and monitoring successful campaigns
- Ability to strategize and to identify and engage target audiences.
- Excellent communications skills. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple and creative way to lay audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including collaborative working and motivating of others.
- Strong organisational and time management skills
The post holder has the option to work full time in the office at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, Edinburgh (IGC) or work in a hybrid working style, with a minimum of 1 day on campus per week expected. The needs of the role, team and individual will be considered when agreeing working arrangements.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
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