Engagement Coordinator Administrator & Internal Communications

Job Summary

Are you a natural organiser, enjoying coordinating projects to a high standard, and collaborating effectively across teams? Are you passionate about engaging the public with research? If so, you could join our Public Engagement team as the Engagement Coordinator (Administration and Internal Communications), to support a growing culture of societal engagement at Imperial College London.

Imperial’s research is exciting and ground-breaking – together with our partners we are tackling society’s biggest challenges, making life-changing advancements in health, sustainability and AI. Join us and be part of creating meaningful and lasting societal impact, at a time where engagement is at the heart of Imperial’s new strategy. Our engagement teams support staff and students to involve the public with their work, to spark conversations and build collaborations, guided by our Strategy for Engaging with Society.

The Engagement Coordinator is central to ensuring our activities are delivered smoothly, building awareness of societal engagement at Imperial, and coordinating key initiatives. The post is situated within the Capacity Building Team within the Public Engagement Department, who deliver staff and student training, seed funding, awards and guidance to enable societal engagement at Imperial. This post is responsible for the organisation, logistics and communications which underpin our programmes and are fundamental to their success.

Duties and responsibilities 

Join our friendly and busy team in this central role, key responsibilities will include: 

• Creating and coordinating internal communications to our staff and students about societal engagement, including our monthly newsletter.
• Arranging bookings, logistics and communications for our extensive training programme.
• Coordinating our societal engagement seed fund and annual awards scheme, sharing papers and organising and attending panel meetings.
• Maintaining records, monitoring data and supporting evaluation of our activities.

Essential requirements

We are looking for a team member who:

• Is organised, logical and plans ahead, working with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Enjoys problem-solving, improving processes and can use their initiative.
• Is collaborative, supportive and has great people skills.
• Communicates effectively, and has experience in creating messaging and content for diverse audiences.

Further Information

This post is full-time and open-ended post based at South Kensington Campus.

Interviews for this job will be held between: 6-8 August 2024

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Amy Seakins (a.seakins@imperial.ac.uk)

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