Communications and Engagement Officer

Part-time: 14 hours per week

Fixed term: contract available until 31^st March 2028

The Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a dynamic and motivated Communications and Engagement professional to work across a number of projects and programmes to ensure maximum impact of, and engagement with, key research.

The Opportunity:

Working within the Usher Institute Communications, Marketing and Engagement Team, the post-holder will lead on communications and engagement initially for a single exciting research project - with the potential for increasing hours in the longer term to work across additional projects/programmes.

This is a great opportunity to work closely with academic teams leading cutting edge research into health and social care and would suit someone with a proven ability to translate scientific materials into clear, concise formats for a range of audiences, included non-academics.

The work is varied and dynamic and would suit a strong team-player.

Flexible working will be considered.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Susan Buckingham, Head of Communications, Marketing and Engagement (susan.buckingham@ed.ac.uk)

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Ability to translate research materials into easy to understand text and formats for non-academic audiences.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent digital skills with confident and demonstrable experience in using managing multiple social media platforms. 
• Well-developed skills in project management, planning work and prioritisation.

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