Sustainability Communications Placement
2 weeks ago
**Salary**: £23,144 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
**Closing Date**: 31 August 2023
The Role
The Sustainability Team lead on embedding sustainability throughout University activity; we work with colleagues, students, and external partners to deliver transformational change towards the University’s sustainability commitments and target for net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
We are looking for a Newcastle University undergraduate who is taking a placement year, or a graduate from any university, to join our Sustainability Team. They will raise awareness of action towards sustainability and tackling the climate emergency at Newcastle University, supporting our community to make a positive change.
This role provides the opportunity for a student to gain first-hand experience of embedding sustainability within a large, complex organisation. Taking action on the climate and ecological crises requires collective work throughout our communities and, increasingly, employers are looking to bring people into their organisations with the ability to enable that change. The role will provide first-hand insight into the work to embed sustainability throughout Newcastle University and the opportunity for you to make your mark and have an impact on this work. The knowledge, skills and experience gained will equip you for the future work of the world towards a more sustainable future.
The Sustainability Team recently interviewed a placement colleague on how they felt about their role, and you can read this on the Sustainability blog.
This role is for one year on a full-time basis for current Newcastle University undergraduates taking a placement year or graduates from any university.
Key Accountabilities Produce regular blog posts and newsletter articles on sustainability-related projects and initiatives. Assist with the planning and creation of exciting content for sharing on social media channels, relating to action on sustainability and the climate emergency at Newcastle University. Work with the team to develop communication campaigns relating to specific themes of sustainability action e.g. waste and recycling, energy saving, protection of biodiversity etc. Produce engaging information for inclusion on sustainability webpages. Support the delivery and co-ordination of online/in person events and activities including room bookings/production of promotional materials etc.
The Person (Essential)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Passion for sustainability and driven towards embedding positive change within the University.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to tailor content to an audience. Good organisational skills. Familiar with social media marketing. Familiar with Microsoft Office, including Excel, and Microsoft Teams.
Attributes and Behaviour
Able to work under own initiative as well as part of a team.
Customer-focused and highly motivated, with the ability to engage staff and students, to develop marketing/promotional materials for presentations and website.
Creative with an eye for detail.
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
**Requisition ID**: 26054
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