Communications and Engagement Manager (maternity cover)

King's College London • London, England, United Kingdom • £45.03k - £52.51k / year • 1d ago

About the role

We are seeking a communicator with a passion for science communication and engagement. The research programme at the Department is expanding and we are looking for someone to lead on research communications and engagement across multiple new and existing studies. You will lead the development and delivery of external communications across the Department of Twin Research. The role will deliver inclusive strategies to engage underrepresented groups and enhance participant recruitment and experience, while also raising the profile of our resources, researchers and study findings with the public and scientific community. 

You will be a strong content creator with experience in multi-channel communication campaigns. You will design and deliver communications across press, newsletters and websites to events, videos and social media. The post also involves developing clear participant communications, supporting recruitment and retention, and helping shape public engagement activities. 

A key part of the role will be working closely with our Volunteer Advisory Panel (VAP) and through patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) activity, ensuring participant voices are represented and help guide our engagement strategies. 

Alongside this, you’ll work with colleagues across King’s, NHS partners, advisory groups and community organisations to coordinate activities and build networks. You’ll also line manage the Communications and Engagement Officer and contribute to embedding good practice across the team. 

This is a full-time maternity cover post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract for 31 December 2026 or until the return of the substantive post holder.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level in a relevant area
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, experience with developing campaigns to engage participants in health research
Strong presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage the public, participants, partners and stakeholders at all levels, including across multiple studies and affiliated centres
Experience in a professional communications and engagement role within research, health or science, including Patient and Public Involvement and preparing sensitive participant-facing communications
Thorough knowledge of a broad range of communications disciplines, including content creation, (eg. websites, events, marketing, social media, podcasts, video, publications) internal communications, digital, social media and public relations, demonstrating excellent IT and digital skills, databases, social media, and web/digital content management
Ability to comprehend complex situations quickly, providing creative solutions to ensure results are achieved and objectives are met with tactful interpersonal skills
Ability to plan, organise and deliver multimedia outputs such as videos, webinars and online resources in a timely manner, aligned with project needs
Highly self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently as well as collaboratively, with strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills

Desirable criteria

Educated to master’s level in science communications or equivalent science communication training/experience
Experience working with external contractors such as web developers, producers, film crews and community engagement groups
Experience of media relations, including liaising with journalists to promote research
Experience of developing communications campaigns and creating content that effectively engages adolescents
Line management, training or mentoring experience

£45,031 to £52,514 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

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