Head of Engagement

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE09: £57,696 to £64,914 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £61,198 to £75,498 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**

**College of Science and Engineering / College Office**

**Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)**

**Fixed-term: 12 months**

We are seeking an experienced professional with a background in research development, communications and/or marketing to join the College of Science and Engineering and help us promote our vision, our successes and the ways we make a difference to the world. This is a twelve-month maternity cover post providing a fantastic opportunity to develop and expand your experience across a wide field of responsibility. Applications for secondments will be welcomed.

**The Opportunity**:
This is an opportunity to use your professional expertise to support, share and help develop the innovative and world-changing research and education at the University of Edinburgh. The post-holder will work closely with the College’s Deans and with senior academic and professional services managers across the College and University to promote the College’s thematic priorities in science, engineering & mathematics. You will make a significant contribution to the direction, development and delivery of communications and events, marketing, stakeholder partnerships and public engagement, and to internal engagement with our staff and student community.

The post-holder will lead a relatively new and growing team within the College Office providing communications, marketing, events and outreach activity, and services to support the strategic development and promotion of our research priorities. You will work with a wide range of research support, business development, communications and engagement professionals across academic and specialist units within the University and our partner organisations.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Relevant experience at increasing levels of responsibility in one or more of strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, research and business development, science writing/science communication.
- Very strong interpersonal skills including relationship-building and influencing.
- Demonstrated skills and success in managing effective stakeholder communications.
- Track record of leading and developing a team.

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description **(opens new browser tab)

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

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.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

**Key dates to note**

Interviews are likely to be held early in April 2024.

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