Communication and Events Manager

Job title:

Communication and Events Manager

Company

University College London

Job description

About usAbout Us UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities. Academic excellence is demonstrated by our 30 Nobel laureates and our top ranking in the UK for research strength. We are a global university with 14,300 employees and over 150 nationalities represented in a student body of 43,800 students. Our main location in Central London has recently been augmented by a campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.The UCL Faculty of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the UK, ranked as the second most impactful engineering faculty in Europe and first for Research Strength in the Research Excellence Framework. Within Engineering, UCL CEGE is a multidisciplinary department renowned for innovation and excellence in research and teaching. We are ranked in the Top 50 worldwide for civil and structural engineering according to the 2021 QS World University and Subject rankings. Together with the UCL Bartlett School of Envrionment, Energy and Resources (BSEER), we established UCL CircEL as an interdisciplinary hub for research and education for the Circular Economy in 2015, with construction as one of our focus areas.Construction is one of the top 3 sectors of the UK economy. It is responsible for 8% of GDP and 10% of both UK employment and greenhouse gas emissions. Construction materials are by far the largest material resource flow globally. In the UK, we use them at a rate of more than half a million tonnes per day, and they comprise more than 60% of UK waste. Meanwhile, new infrastructure, as a proportion of total new construction, has doubled over the past 20y, and the National Infrastructure & Construction Pipeline projects £650 billion investment in infrastructure over the next 10 years. Yet the construction industry faces serious challenges with accessing materials while also reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental impacts.The ICEC-MCM is a multidisciplinary collaboration of 25 world-leading experts led by UCL, with the Universities of Leeds, Loughborough, Sheffield and Lancaster, Imperial College London and the British Geological Survey. Funded by the UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme to lead the transition to a Circular Economy, we are supported by a network of more than 50 national and international stakeholders from across the construction industry, with the ambition for transformative change in this sector. Our exciting programme of work is leading to actionable solutions that will create economic value from minimising use of energy and virgin raw materials, and progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our portfolio of activities has a total budget of more than £8M, including support for government placements by UCL Public Policy.Founded in the success of the NICER Programme, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has also recently announced that UCL will be leading research on construction materials as part of the first United Nations-backed International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy. The new ICE-SRM(CE) will work with the United Nations Economic Council for Europe (UNECE) to support development and implementation of the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS).About the roleYou will develop a strategy for promotion of ICEC-MCM activities and the dissemination of research outcomes, advising researchers on appropriate and relevant formats to use.You will liaise with CEGE, Faculty and UCL Communications staff for delivery of this strategy.You will also:

• Measure and assess the impact of communications activities and provide regular updates to the ICEC-MCM Project Manager and Management team.
• Organize monthly seminars
• Support postdoctoral researchers in organising quarterly knowledge exchange events.
• Support organisation of other online and in-person events for the ICEC-MCM (including managing invitations and registrations; event logistics; event marketing; event evaluation).
• Handle press and media enquiries

The position is available at 0.8 (FTE) with an annual salary of £33,679.20.The job description and person specification are available for download at the bottom of this page.About youThe successful candidate should have a PhD in a relevant discipline and previous experience.A good understanding of social media, social analytics, and creative content writing delivering on social media campaignsA good understanding of proofreading, drafting press releases, working with word press or similar website publishing applicationsA good understanding of Events management, Live events planning experience.To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.What we offer

• 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 InclusionAs 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.Available documents

Expected salary

£33679.2 per year

Location

North West London

Job date

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:59:37 GMT

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