Communications Officer Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE06 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies / The Roslin Institute
Full time, 35 hours per week
Fixed Term, 2 years, with possibility of extension.
We are looking for a Communications Officer to join the Network Management Team of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN). This is a valued and exciting role with the IVVN and the post holder will be pivotal in ensuring that IVVN communicate effectively with their members and other stakeholders including industry partners, funding bodies and other research networks.
The role will involve:
- Creating engaging content for IVVN’s website, monthly newsletters and social media channels including news articles, blog posts, infographics and videos.
- Developing an effective communications strategy for the Network and managing IVVN’s communication channels.
- Hosting online events including webinars and workshops and ensuring the technical aspects of the events run smoothly.
- Assisting with the delivery of in-person IVVN events, such as conferences and workshops.
- Curating IVVN’s members’ directory.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Proven experience in digital communications, including creating and managing content for websites, newsletters and social media channels (e.g. Twitter and LinkedIn).
- Experience of using web content management systems, email marketing platforms and graphic design software.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good eye for detail and design and creative flair.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively.
For informal enquiries, please email IVVN Network Manager, Dr Carly Hamilton: [email protected] .
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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.
Interviews will be held week commencing 26 June.
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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.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Roslin Institute
The Roslin Institute is a world-leading centre for animal bioscience research and has a distinctive niche within the UK National Institutes of Bioscience, supported strategically by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The Institute is home to > 670 people including ~ 65 Group Leaders and Career Track Fellows, other research and support staff, students and visitors and ~90 staff from Scotland’s Rural College. The Institute has a vibrant programme of postgraduate research, with 150 PhD students registered at the time of writing. Research at the Institute is organised across eight research divisions (Translational Bioscience, Functional Genetics, Genome Biology, Quantitative Biology, Epidemiology Virology, Bacteriology, Immunology) and two Institute Strategic Programmes (BBSRC funded from REPLACEMENT_STRING2028) that integrate many disciplines (Genetics and Traits for Healthy Animals, Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases). Crosscutting themes in Clinical Sciences link research at the Institute to clinical activities in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and support the research activities of clinical academic staff.
In a joint submission to the latest UK Research Excellence Framework exercise, Roslin’s research was considered within the joint submission of Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS) and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). This was ranked number one in the UK for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences by combining Times Higher Education’s ratings for each institution. The judgement, based on the quality and breadth of research, maintains the R(D)SVS and SRUC’s position as the strongest provider in these subject areas. The institutions’ research environment was classified to be 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences research. The Vet School and SRUC submission was also assessed as being 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent in terms of the impact its research work has on wider society.
Roslin offers access to a wide range of Scientific Services including Proteomics and Metabolomics, Bio-imaging and Flow Cytometry, the National Avian Research Facility, Bioinformatics, the Aquaculture Genetics Research Facility and Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility. It is also home to Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, primed by investment from the Gates Foundation and Department for International Development, aims to unlock the genetic potential of farmed animals by dissecting genotype-by-environment interactions to sustainably improve animal productivity in low- and middle-income countries.
The Institute’s income exceeds £30M p.a., around 50% of which derives from the BBSRC via strategic and competitive funding.. This research is expedited by extensive interactions with industry, including via ongoing platform agreements with major animal breeding and pharmaceutical companies.. The Institute holds a prestigious Athena SWAN Gold award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science.
The institute is proud to be part of a wider national hub for Agritech, Aquaculture and Animal Bioscience within the Easter Bush Campus. In partnership with the Roslin Innovation Centre and the Global Academy for Agriculture and Food Systems is aims to provide a campus which i ntegrates researchers, specialist facilities, entrepreneurs & companies to translate research for societal & economic impact. It catalyses partnerships, job creation & regional development. Through BBSRC & Innovate UK support for the research base it drives co-location & investment , as well as acting as a key node of two Agri-Tech Centres . The campus leads on Agritech sector activity for the Edinburgh & SE Scotland City Deal funding for data-driven research, innovation & education to address global challenges.
Further details of the research conducted at the Institute can be found at https://www.ed.ac.uk/roslin
