Communications and Multimedia Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)

Location: West Cambridge

We are seeking an experienced Communications and Multimedia Coordinator who will be based in the Department of Engineering's Electrical Engineering Division in West Cambridge. The Electrical Engineering Division is one of the largest of the six divisions within the Department comprising 28 academic staff, around 90 research staff and 150 graduate students, all supported by a team of 14 technicians and 16 administrative support staff.

You will provide central coordination for the all the Division's marketing and communications activities and will promote the work of the Division through such activities, as well as assisting in organising internal and external events for the Division which will include road mapping workshops and management meetings.  You will be required to liaise with other colleagues within the Division, external companies and Funding Agencies, as well as other administrative offices across the Department and wider University.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or possess an equivalent level of practical experience. You will have demonstrable marketing and communications experience and an intuitive appreciation of what is likely to be successful in marketing terms. Experience of using social media and building vibrant communities of followers. Experience of video production, including proficiency in the use of a video camera and video editing software to create short films. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills with ability to form trusted relationships with all types of stakeholders, as well as excellent English language skills and a good journalistic writing style in order to produce compelling copy on technical issues for a lay readership.

If you think you are the right candidate for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (Pro-rata, including bank holidays);
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for  childcare);
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme , with a generous employer contribution;
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47601.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, 01223 332615).

Please quote reference NM42634 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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