Communications Coordinator & Administrator

Role Description

Department & Role

The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and professional Communications Coordinator & Administrator to manage our internal and external communications and engagement activities.

CHE is one of the world’s most prominent academic health economics research centres and for over forty years CHE has been committed to the development and application of economics to promote health and wellbeing through the effective, efficient, and equitable use of scarce resources.

As CHE’s Communications Coordinator & Administrator you will be expected to use your creative flair to generate accessible, non-scientific content to effectively engage with funders, policy-makers, academics, practitioners and members of the public. You will use your excellent organisational and digital skills to manage our web presence and social media channels, and coordinate the design and production of our Annual Report, Newsletters, Research Summary series and Research Papers.

You will work closely with CHE’s Head of Department, Chair of CHE’s Communications Group and senior researchers on implementing our communications strategy, and building relationships and networks with key stakeholders. You will also coordinate new and existing knowledge exchange, engagement and impact initiatives and events (e.g., CHE Policy Forums, CHE Conference) - creating promotional material and organising logistics such as travel, accommodation and catering.

As part of CHE’s Administration team, this position will report directly to CHE’s Administration Manager, but you will also be part of CHE’s wider Professional Support team, which includes administrators, coordinators, finance staff and project managers working on a diverse range of projects both in the UK and overseas. CHE provides a positive, flexible and supportive working environment, with an inclusive and friendly ethos, where diversity is recognised, valued and celebrated. Find out more about what it’s like to work in CHE.  

CHE is a vibrant and collaborative research-only department and therefore all staff are encouraged to work on campus at least 50% of their contracted hours, ideally over the core working days of Tuesday - Thursday.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Level 3 qualification
• A compelling and creative digital communicator, with proven experience of delivering and evaluating multi-channel content that has clear objectives.
• Ability to convey and present complex information in a responsible, accurate and accessible way, for a range of different audiences.
• A strong writer, able to create high quality content for web, social media and print, with excellent proofreading skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience of using website content management systems and of project managing web content development or redevelopment projects, as well as social media management tools.
• Experience coordinating projects and working with a range of stakeholders, with demonstrable knowledge of the requirements and tools of good project coordination.
• Excellent administration, planning and organisational skills, including the ability to work flexibly to meet deadlines, independently and as part of a team.

Interview date: Thursday, 29 May 2025

For informal enquiries: Anna Payne (anna.payne@york.ac.uk) or Vanessa King (vanessa.king@york.ac.uk)

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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