Communications and Engagement Coordinator (UK MS Register)

Salary: Grade 6 £27,131 - £30,502 per annum together with NEST pension benefits
Contract: Fixed term until 31st August 2024
Hours: Full time 35 hours
Location: Singleton Campus (Data Science Building) / Home-based working

This is a very rewarding role for someone who enjoys working with a range of stakeholders, including a major UK Charity to deliver quality communication and engagement, alongside a great team. 

The ideal candidate will have experience of engaging people in a variety of ways online and in person, experience of using social media platforms and of running marketing campaigns. 

The UK Multiple Sclerosis Register (UKMSR) is funded by the MS Society and is based in Population Data Science group, (Swansea University Medical School). The Population Data Science group is an internationally renowned centre focussing on the use of anonymised person-based data on the population of Wales for research. Their aim is to maximise the safe use of public service data to improve health, well-being and public services both within the UK and internationally. 

Further information: https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk 

This post will be part of the busy UK MS Register Team but also have close relationship with the Population Data Science marketing team.

The main purpose of the position in summary:

• To be a point-of-contact for project, communicating courteously and professionally by videoconferencing, telephone, email, letter and face-to-face with project’s stakeholders, managing incoming and outgoing communications.
• Steer and be in charge of social networking initiatives for the UKMSR
• Be responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of a marketing and communication plan
• To manage and coordinate Patient and Public involvement groups ensuring recruitment, retention and productivity is maintained.
• Organise and attend events, conferences, and meetings across the UK and abroad to represent the project. This requires some degree of budgetary and planning experience. These may occur outside of normal office hours.

The successful candidate will need

• Experience of working on marketing and digital marketing campaigns.
• Good IT skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• An ability to work accurately within tight deadlines, applying good organisation skills, planning and prioritising a number of tasks and working on your own initiative.
• Demonstrable the drive to work to a high degree of accuracy. 

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

Please note this job is also being advertised to a pool of colleagues internally as part of our University commitment to employee redeployment.  Should this post be filled from this route then you will receive an email confirming this. If you do not receive an email, please assume that your application is still in process.

Please apply here Communications and Engagement Coordinator (swansea.ac.uk)

For further information please contact Katie Tuite-Dalton, k.a.tuite-dalton@swansea.ac.uk (01792 606354)

Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence against the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation. Applicants should also attach a Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the application.

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