Communications Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Communications Manager to join our Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The position is based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) UCL. Antibiotics underpin modern medicine but the alarming rise in drug resistance challenges these advances. The Hub aims to harness digital technologies to transform antimicrobial resistance surveillance and stewardship from a one-health approach, spanning humans, animals and the environment. The Hub brings together researchers from UCL, the UK Health Security Agency, Bangor University, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Oxford, Sheffield and Leeds universities, as well as many NHS, industry, charity and government partners.

The post holder will have an outstanding track record in Communications for healthcare or digital technologies, and experience with research impact for funders. Also they will have experience of reaching a range of audiences (students, academics, clinicians, patients, public, industry and policy makers), ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders in the UK and internationally, and have strong skills in communications, and event management for large scale events.

The post is available 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2026 in the first instance and will be fully based on site.

Key Requirements

Applicants should have an undergraduate qualification in marketing or communications which can be part of their degree or have developed equivalent professional experience. In addition they should have experience developing high impact digital communication and marketing strategies, managing events including large national conferences (100 people), stakeholder workshops and public patient interaction and events.

The exciting position will require that candidate to form good working relationships, have strong interpersonal skills, be able to translate science, manage conflicting deadlines and has strong IT and design skills.

Further Details

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Jo McHugh (Project Manager Digital Health Hub for AMR), at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, or 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, for advice.

Informal enquiries regarding the vacancy can be made to Jo McHugh,

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