communications associate Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE06 £30,619 – £35,308 per annum
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Law
Full Time Contract: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract: End date 31 December 2024
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Communications Officer to contribute to the development, operation, and support of research for the FCDO-funded and Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PeaceRep) at the University of Edinburgh Law School.
The award-winning PeaceRep team at the University of Edinburgh Law School is seeking to hire a Communications Officer. This opportunity is offered for an initial fixed term of 15 months, with possibility of extension depending on external funding. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work as part of a core PeaceRep Professional Services team based in the School of Law, and alongside an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers and data analysts. The post-holder will work closely with the PeaceRep Communications Manager to drive and develop the programme’s external and internal communications, its engagement and research impact, including across PeaceRep’s digital channels.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- HNC/HND or equivalent level qualification plus relevant work experience; OR Broad experience acquired through a combination of job- related training and considerable on-the-job experience, demonstrating development through involvement in progressively more demanding relevant work / roles; OR, a degree plus some relevant experience.
- Experience of, and a high level of competence in, website content management and design, including basic upload and design capacity generally and specifically in WordPress.
- Experience in the development and delivery of a communications strategy.
- Experience of working effectively with a range of academic and non-academic stakeholders (e.g. academic researchers, policy-makers, funders, advisory bodies, professional communities, media and the general public).
- Experience and competence in using social media effectively in a work environment.
- Experience of proactively advising on relevant methods of information dissemination.
- Experience in the design of marketing and dissemination materials for publicity purposes, such as flyers, leaflets, posters, slide shows and briefing papers.
- Proven (written and oral) communication skills, and presentation and interpersonal skills.
- An awareness and commitment to high standards of integrity, ethics, managing risk, and the ethos of a research programme funded with money from UK Aid and aiming to contribute to the reduction of poverty worldwide.
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Application information:
Please include a CV and cover letter with your application. Candidates should use the cover letter to highlight previous experience that is relevant to role. The recruitment panel will take submitted documents into account when assessing applications in line with listed criteria, including acknowledging areas of potential impact such as caring responsibilities, family leave and health related matters.
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.
Interviews will be held week commencing 31st July.
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.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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