Communications and Engagement Officer

Fixed-term contract - 5 months.

Part time - 21 hours per week.

The Opportunity:

We're looking for a Communication and Engagement Officer who's passionate about engaging different audiences about the value of environmental science to address real world problems. 

In this role, you'll develop resources for sharing between organisations, organise inclusive events and workshops, and embed equity, diversity and inclusion into everything you do. You'll work closely with researchers and community partners creating different media that showcase opportunities to work in a range of sectors utilising environmental science that can lead to a career with real world impact. 

You'll be confident managing multiple priorities, building relationships, and delivering a range of media outputs to match project deadlines. You'll bring strong organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to working in new ways.

If you're someone who loves communicating, values diversity, with excellent interpersonal skills, and wants to help shape meaningful engagement - we'd love to hear from you. 

The Communication and Engagement Officer will work directly with colleagues and partners from the Centre for Adapting to Changing Environments (https://environmentalchange.ed.ac.uk/). Working with our wide range of partners (https://environmentalchange.ed.ac.uk/partners-and-collaborators ) the role works closely with colleagues to ensure that our engagement is effective, inclusive and has reach. 

This role is open to external candidates and also to internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role or studies in the University. 

Working pattern: This is a part-time fixed term role offered at 60% FTE for 5 months but we are open to discussing other working arrangements that will deliver the initial project goals by 31^st March 2026 including a shorter full-time position or job share arrangements.

The salary for this post is £23,414 - £25,448 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to produce content for a range of media 
• Good knowledge of a range of web and social media platforms
• Capability to work independently and part of a team.

Closing date of 14 November 2025 at 11:59PM

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