Reference: VCO167218
Job Type: Administrative Professional & Managerial
Department:Midlands Innovation
Salary: £29799 to £38833 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
The Midlands Innovation university partnership is seeking to appoint a Communications and Advocacy manager to support the profile and reputation of the partnership. This is a new role for Midlands Innovation. The successful applicant will join a small team that manager the partnership. The successful applicant will be expected to:
- Effectively plan, manage and execute marketing campaigns in order to raise awareness and reputation of the Midlands Innovation university partnership, within the partner institutions, across the Midlands, and on the national and international stage;
- Decide on appropriate channels to reach and engage key stakeholders including regional, funders, governmental, business, and the general public, as appropriate;
- Work with Executive Management Group and Midlands Innovation Director to identify areas of collaboration, and promote high-quality work through innovative and creative campaigns and case studies;
- Develop and expand an understanding and appreciation of the public and political affairs objectives of Midlands Innovation to enable complex and delicate issues to be dealt with appropriately and in confidence and to ensure that all meeting content is appropriate and in keeping with the public and political affairs and wider strategies of the partnership;
- Produce effective and high-level correspondence, presentation material and other collateral on behalf of the Midlands Innovation Director;
- Maintain and develop the Midlands Innovation external engagement forward planning grid and authoring updates to senior staff across the partnership;
- Work closely with the Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs teams at the partner universities to position Midlands Innovation as a leading university collaboration.
Midlands Innovation is a world-class research and innovation partnership, combining the collective excellence of leading universities in the heart of the UK. The partnership brings together 8 leading universities from across the Midlands (Aston, Birmingham, Cranfield, Keele, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick) to develop large scale collaborative programmes. By pooling our individual expertise, equipment and resources and most importantly people, we present a compelling offer for national and international investment and help drive regional growth. Individually we are strong, with world-class research, creativity and skills development. Together we are stronger, playing a significant role in stimulating economic growth across the region and beyond.
The collaborative nature of this programme and the geographical distribution of its partners means that the successful applicant will be expected to travel regularly to meetings at the partner institutions.
This position will be offered on a permanent, full-time contract (36.25 Hours per week). Job share arrangements may be considered.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Helen Turner, tel: 0115 7484755 or email H.TURNER@MIDLANDSINNOVATION.ORG.UK. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.