Communications OfficerUniversity

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive Communications Officer to join the Centre for Bone and Joint Health at Queen Mary University of London. The role is 60% FTE, fixed-term for 18 months and based at Whitechapel.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the Centre's work in research, policy development and implementation.

The role will support communication of the Centre's work to a wide range of audiences. This will include assisting with press releases and creating content for social media, websites and quarterly newsletters. The post holder will also develop digital and promotional resources using Canva.

You will respond to stakeholder enquiries, with a particular focus on supporting patient and public members. You will assist with the management of social media channels, websites, newsletters and shared inboxes, and support Bone and Joint Health campaigns and events, including organising virtual events, liaising with speakers, and developing resources.

About You

You will have an undergraduate degree in communications, public relations, media studies, marketing, or equivalent experience.

You will have experience supporting communications activities, including managing website and social media content, producing newsletters and developing digital content. You will be confident communicating with stakeholders, patients, public contributors and external partners. Experience using Canva to create high-quality communications materials and digital assets is essential.

You will be an excellent written and verbal communicator, able to produce engaging content while managing competing priorities. A proactive, organised and professional approach is essential, together with strong attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Blizard Institute was established in 2003 and is one of six Institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL. The Institute comprises approximately 360 staff based in four academic Centres and one Public Engagement Centre and supports a combined total of c700 postgraduate research and taught students. The Institute aims to deliver excellence in all aspects of research, teaching and clinical service.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

£33,928 to £40,815 per annum (pro rata).