NAPIC Communications and Outreach Manager

Are you a creative communications professional able to build and deliver a communications strategy to publicise and showcase the outstanding work of this national innovation centre? Do you have experience in communicating complex topics to a diverse range of audiences? Can you build proactive partnerships with a range of colleagues to ensure that communications campaigns align with the Centre’s strategic priorities?

We are looking for a Communications and Outreach Manager to join the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC). NAPIC is a £38m entity (including a £15m UKRI investment) to lead the UK’s alternative protein knowledge and Innovation ecosystem. NAPIC’s vision is to make alternative proteins mainstream for a sustainable planet. The centre is led by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Imperial College London and the James Hutton Institute, in collaboration with over 100 national and international partners.

As the Communications and Outreach Manager located at the University of Leeds you will be a core member of NAPIC’s operational team, providing independent high–level support to the Centre as a whole in the area of communications, outreach and engagement. We are looking for an experienced Communications and Outreach Manager to lead the design and coordination of bespoke communications and engagement plans for NAPIC. The role will provide strategic direction for the Centre’s communications in alignment with NAPIC’s strategic priorities. The Communications and Outreach Manager, working internationally across institutions, will provide professional leadership and specialist knowledge on all communications relating to NAPIC, The role will lead, implement, manage, monitor, and evaluate a series of complex multi-channel internal and external strategic communication projects, involving multiple internal and external stakeholders, to support the successful delivery of the NAPIC, coordinating at a strategic and tactical level with all other functions of the organisation. 

The Communications and Outreach Manager will ensure NAPIC communicates effectively both strategically and at project level on all its projects, maintaining NAPIC’s high standard of stakeholder consultation and ensuring that all audiences are fully informed of developments that might impact them.

You will identify the key messages, audiences, and opportunities to elevate and position NAPIC as the go-to for alternative proteins research. You will manage the NAPIC communication channels, produce and share content that aligns with the business plan and communication strategy. You will carry out detailed stakeholder analysis and mapping to identify specific audiences and ensure targeted messaging is delivered through relevant channels consistently and impactfully. You will confidently work in partnership with the NAPIC operational team and partners, and the University of Leeds Communications and Engagement team to deliver engaging communications, to promote suitable and interesting opportunities for engagement, and to support and contribute to the University of Leeds overarching communications campaigns. You will proactively curate and manage the website and social media accounts in a way that they continue to build a national and global following. You will provide professional leadership and specialist knowledge on all communications relating to NAPIC.

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