Communications and Engagement Officer

1 month ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Communications and Engagement Officer**:
**Salary: Grade 6 (£30,487 to £36,024 p.a. depending on experience)**

**This role will be based our university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.**

**Are you interested in helping to publicise and showcase the University’s world-leading research to local, regional, national, and international policymakers? Do you have experience in communicating complex topics to a range of audiences?**

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Communications and Engagement Officer to join the RIS Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team to support Policy Leeds, the University’s institutional engagement hub for building effective external policy relationships, both within the UK and internationally. Policy Leeds supports researchers to build deeper relationships and more innovative and impactful collaborations with policymakers. We help make connections, share intelligence and opportunities, develop best practice, and provide guidance, training and support for researchers wanting to deliver effective, impactful policy engagement.

You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills and experience in building communications and engagement plans and communicating with a range of different audiences. Reporting to the Policy Officer, you will liaise with senior academics and professional services colleagues across the university to develop and disseminate policy briefs and blogs, organise and run events and create and disseminate content for websites and social media channels. You will also support communications and engagement activities conducted by the wider Knowledge Exchange & Impact Team in the Research & Innovation Service.

**What we offer in return**
- 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That’s over 40 days a year
- Generous pension scheme
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

**To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact**:
Juliet Jopson, Policy Officer, Policy Leeds

**Location**:

- Leeds - Main Campus**Faculty/Service**:

- Professional Services**School/Institute**:

- Research & Innovation Service**Section**:

- Knowledge Exchange & Impact**Category**:

- Administrative and Clerical Support**Grade**:

- Grade 6**Salary**:

- £30,487 to £36,024 per annum**Post Type**:

- Full Time**Contract Type**:

- Fixed Term (until July 2025 because the post is for the sole purpose of completing a task or project with a specific end date.)**Release Date**:

- Thursday 30 November 2023**Closing Date**:

- Monday 01 January 2024**Interview Date**:

- Thursday 11 January 2024**Reference**:

- CSRIS1308**Further details**:



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