Communications and Impact Manager, IHE - Internal Vacancy

About us

University College London (UCL)
UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences.

For more information see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about

UCL Engineering
Engineering Sciences comprises ten academic departments that undertake research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. Our scientists and engineers take discoveries from fundamentals to practice, producing innovative technological solutions to challenging problems. It is a dynamic and growing Faculty, with a strong vision and desire to use our talents to ‘Change the world’.

For more information see www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering

Institute of Health Care Engineering (IHE)
The Institute of Healthcare Engineering (IHE) stimulates and supports interdisciplinary, world-class research, innovation and knowledge exchange in healthcare engineering and digital health. We bring together leading researchers across UCL and our partner hospitals to develop the next generation of digital and medical technologies. The IHE is a cross-Faculty UCL Institute led from the Faculty of Engineering Sciences.

We have excellent links with our clinical partners in primary and secondary care, for example through the UCL-affiliated Biomedical Research Centres at UCLH, Moorfields and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The diversity and volume of research and innovation at the intersection of engineering and healthcare at UCL is staggering. The IHE’s position at the interdisciplinary centre of this allows us to build partnerships and collaborations across the university and beyond.

About the role

The IHE requires a highly qualified and capable communications and impact manager to capitalise on our strengths at UCL and work collaboratively with the IHE team to together build the IHE as an internationally recognised centre of excellence in healthcare engineering research, innovation and knowledge exchange.

The candidate should have extensive experience in communications, media (including social media), internal and external stakeholder engagement and public engagement. They should have a proven track record in working with relevant stakeholders at all levels, from a range of sectors (for example clinicians, industry, funding bodies, learned societies, government, regulators, and other academic and clinical institutions) academia, healthcare, industry and funders), and spanning internal (UCL), national and international.

The role holder should have an excellent track record of working in multidisciplinary, cross-sector teams, as well as building a culture of collaboration. The role-holder will have a leadership role within the IHE including both strategy development and its delivery, working collaboratively across the IHE Management Board and Delivery Groups. They will have responsibility for establishing (and delivering on) new stakeholder relationships, both internal and external, to enable delivery of the IHE strategy for 2030.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

• This is an Internal recruitment advert, available to eligible UCL workers only.
  The advert will close on Wednesday 31st May at 23:59 GMT, however we may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks. Early application submission is recommended.
• We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
• This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 20% on site.
• If you have any queries about the role, please contact facultyhr@ucl.ac.uk.
• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the staffing team at facultyhr@ucl.ac.uk.
• This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.
• The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
• Prior to submitting an application, please read the full job description and clearly state how you meet the essential person specification criteria in your supporting statement.

About you

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

• Undergraduate qualification, ideally in a communications or marketing discipline
• Experience of building and managing multiple stakeholders from diverse sectors
• Significant knowledge of the higher-education and / or medical sectors, including opportunities and challenges
• Extensive experience of writing, editing and sub-editing, including the expression of complex or technical material in lay terminology A track record in managing and delivering to strategic communications and campaigns
• Demonstrated success in delivering impactful communications and engagements including working with digital media, broader media, paper-based publications and event management, from cradle-to-grave
• Proven significant experience of delivering high quality reports, web and (social) media materials for a range of audiences

For full criteria, please see the attached job description.

Please read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

What we offer

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

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; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.