Communications Manager, BHF Data Science Centre

Purpose of the post

This is a pivotal role in demonstrating the value of health data research and infrastructure for diseases of the heart and circulation. You will work closely with the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] research communities, wider stakeholders, as well as colleagues in BHF, Diabetes UK, the Stroke Association, and Kidney Research UK to develop and communicate a compelling narrative of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s impact.

Main responsibilities

• Deliver the communications strategy for the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], working with the Communications and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] teams.
• Produce high-quality and engaging content in a variety of formats, depending on the purpose and target audience: case studies, news stories, blogs, newsletters, posts for social media channels, multimedia and more.
• Provide strategic communications support and advice for senior colleagues within the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
• Build and maintain good networks with a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, data scientists, funders, policymakers and other strategic partners.
• Establish effective relationships and ways of working across your two teams: the Communications and External Affairs team and the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] team.
• Ensure all communication materials produced adhere to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] brand guidelines.
• Carry out day-to-day management of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] websites and channels, working with the Digital Marketing and CRM Manager.
• Organise, co-ordinate and support high quality events for the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to engage with a wide range of audiences.
• Work with the Research Communications Manager to manage relevant media relations opportunities for the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s research and scientific outputs.
• Work with colleagues to ensure outputs, events and their impact are recorded for governance and funder reporting.
• Where necessary, commission external suppliers to support delivery of the Centre’s communications, manage relationships and project manage delivery to time and budget.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Significant experience of creating and delivering successful science communications strategies and plans to generate impact and engagement
• A strong understanding of science/health research and the ability to synthesise complex, technical information into succinct, crisp copy
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce high quality content – both written and visual – for traditional and innovative communications
• Excellent editorial and proofreading skills with great attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with people at all levels, including senior people internal and external to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
• Experience of handling sensitive and confidential issues
• Experience of working independently and autonomously, using excellent decision-making and influencing skills
• Project management expertise and strong organisational skills with a proven track record of delivering challenging projects with multiple partners to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrable experience of managing websites using a content management system (CMS) and running social media channels in a professional capacity
• Experience of event management, organising a range of events from start to finish
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate impact of communication activities and deliver continuous improvement
• A background and/or demonstrable strong interest in science and research

Desirable

• Understanding of data protection relating to communications, events and marketing
• Experience of using CRM systems
• Ability to write briefs for and manage freelancers and agencies to deliver a range of written and visual content

Additional Information

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

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