Engagement Lead – Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC)

About the role

As our Engagement Lead, you’ll be a vital part of the team delivering the new Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Greater Essex – part of the emerging network of research centres that are based in local authorities, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and focused on building research capacity and capability between local government and the academic sector.

The HDRC Greater Essex will be hosted by Essex County Council, but you’ll work hand-in-glove with colleagues in Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Councils, and across the University of Essex and Anglia Ruskin University.

You will lead the delivery of the HDRC Communications and Engagement programme, working with communications teams across partners. You’ll be an experienced communications professional and an independent, self-starter with the ability to manage strategic relationships and to both plan and execute multi-channel communications. You’ll be comfortable working with professionals and politicians at a senior level, and in delivering the work that comes about as a result.

You’ll have a wide scope to operate across the HDRC. You’ll devise and deliver an overall communications strategy for the HDRC, meeting partners’ overarching objectives and those of its funding body (the NIHR). You will develop the HDRC brand, helping to establish it as a credible source of insight end evidence. Crucially, you will lead on work to disseminate research findings with impact, ensuring that research projects are adhering to these principles and guidance.

You will lead on a range of marketing and communications outputs, the HDRC events programme supporting the wider HDRC team to develop their own capabilities and securing advocates for the HDRC’s work.

In return, you can look forward an excellent rewards package, as well as flexible working and long-term career opportunities.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the link.

Interviews for this role will be scheduled between 17 and 28 June.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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