Communications Manager

UCL • Remote (London, England, United Kingdom) • £43.37k - £51.86k / year • 2d ago

About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research.

The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has an exciting opportunity for a new Communications Manager to join the team.

The Communications Manager will be responsible for delivering the collaboration’s external communications including media engagement and online and social presence to reach and engage our key audiences in the latest scientific evidence to secure climate action for a healthy future.

About the role

The postholder will work closely with the Head of Communications, and alongside Communications Managers and Policy Managers at our other centres to create complementary and impactful campaigns which are policy-relevant to drive an accelerated response to climate change.

The postholder will be responsible for leading the communications and engagement work for the global Lancet Countdown indicator reports and thematic reports and for managing the Lancet Countdown’s online presence, including updating the website (WordPress) and social channel content (LinkedIn, X, and BlueSky).

The post holder will also be responsible for developing and managing the media and PR aspects of the launch of the Lancet Countdown’s annual report, including its media strategy and messaging; coordination and training for key spokespeople; development of press materials; and coordination of events.

This is a full-time role (i.e. 36.5 hours per week) and it is available immediately until April 2029 in the first instance.

Please visit UCL Careers website for further information.

About you

It is essential that the successful candidate has experience communicating complex academic or scientific concepts concisely and compellingly through diverse media and formats to audiences with wide-ranging degrees of experience and areas of expertise.

A Masters` level degree or equivalent experience in communications, public health, marketing, journalism, or other relevant field, is also essential criterion for this role.

The successful candidate must have substantial experience executing a communications campaign for a report, social issue, or product. They also must have technical expertise in issues relating to climate change, policy engagement, sustainable development or public health and experience coordinating impactful public-facing events, including liaising with high level speakers.

The role requires that the post holder is willing to join meetings out of normal working hours.

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