Communications Officer

About us

The department of UCL Innovation & Enterprise sits within the Office of the UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement). UCL Innovation & Enterprise is made up of specialists from academia and industry, who work with UCL’s academics, students, alumni and external organisations, to turn knowledge and ideas into tangible applications that improve society.

The UCL Innovation & Enterprise portfolio includes training in entrepreneurship; supporting student businesses (startups); social enterprise; business and innovation partnerships; industry-related and translational research; consultancy; capacity building; bespoke short courses; commercialisation of intellectual property through spinout companies; and licensing and product development.

About the role

We’re looking for a Communications Officer who can help to deliver the UCL Innovation & Enterprise’s communications plan. Helping more of UCL’s staff and students engage in innovation and enterprise (knowledge exchange) activities, whilst building UCL’s reputation externally as a leader in this area. This is a diverse and exciting role for anyone who is keen to grow their career in communications.

About you

You will have experience of managing and developing social media channels and websites, including analysing metrics to deliver regular communication reports. You will have strong content creation skills, including written and visual. You will also have experience in managing and delivering events (online and in-person).

Please attach a cover letter addressing all the person specification points and clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criterial are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Out commitment to EDI as London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and LGBTQI+ people.

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