Glasgow Changing Futures Communications Specialist

Job Goal 

The Glasgow Altering Futures (GCF) Communications Specialist is a brand new position which is able to present skilled communications experience to allow the ambitions and goals of the newly shaped GCF Programme and Institute. Reporting to the Analysis Communications Supervisor, and working as a part of a small communications staff, you’ll lead on the event and supply of strategic communications that assist the supply of GCF, articulating its imaginative and prescient and roadmap to inner and exterior audiences.

Major Duties and Duties 

The postholder will:

1. Lead on growing and implementing strategic communications plans which spotlight the breadth and depth of Glasgow Altering Futures actions and influence. You’ll develop and implement an engagement technique to socialize GCF throughout the College group and past.

2. Work with the Programme Director and Operations Supervisor for GCF, the Educational Director(s) for the Glasgow Altering Futures Institute, and the Vice Principal for Analysis and Data Change to develop and ship communication and engagement plans with viewers mapping to focus on exterior stakeholders that may assist the realisation of the GCF technique and goals.

3. Handle the coordination, design and supply of communications associated to UofG-led, multi-partner, and multi-institution GCF associated tasks and initiatives.

4. Develop and distribute high-quality communication supplies and content material selling the GCF programme and Institute, with duty for web site creation and upkeep, institution and administration of GCF social media channels, and improvement of publications/printed materials together with the manufacturing of paintings, sourcing photos, collating and/or writing copy for all advertising collateral.  This collateral will probably be developed for each inner and exterior audiences and can differ from an annual GCF report back to selling workshops.

5. Analyse and consider the effectiveness of communication methods and plans utilizing qualitative and quantitative metrics. Use this information to arrange and ship progress stories to key stakeholders, advising on success standards and key metrics, guaranteeing this information informs communication plans and decision-making.

6. Set up and preserve efficient inner relationships by means of collaborative working to make sure the GCF narrative is amplified and represented throughout a spread of strategic communications tasks/campaigns, enterprise improvement alternatives, shared initiatives and exterior partnership tasks. This may contain working throughout the Analysis Companies Directorate, Exterior Relations, Authorities Relations, Schools, and Faculties. A spotlight will probably be to speak the College’s actions which contribute to the achievement of the United Nation Sustainable Growth Objectives.

7. Lead on creating and commissioning related communication content material for media channels and different outputs. Offering efficient administration oversight {and professional} recommendation as required. This may embrace sourcing, researching, decoding, and drafting related materials making use of information, discretion and judgement.

8. Preserve skilled credibility by means of steady skilled improvement, conserving knowledgeable and updated with rising and growing sectoral and communication traits to make sure exercise is related from a artistic, content material and channel perspective.

9. As a workers member of the Analysis Companies Directorate, you’ll work in collaboration with colleagues on agreed steady enchancment tasks. You’ll deliver your communications experience and expertise to those tasks, which make sure the environment friendly and efficient operations of the Directorate.

10. The position will even assist the broader ambitions and goals of the Analysis Communications staff. You’ll work in collaboration to ship GCF complementary precedence tasks and combine with different initiatives/tasks as wanted.

11. Signify and promote Glasgow Altering Futures at each inner and exterior committees and occasions, deputising for the Government Director of Analysis Companies as required.

12. Carry out different duties as requested, according to the grade stage of the place and agreeing applicable prioritisation of labor with line administration or different related stakeholders as wanted.

Data, {Qualifications}, Abilities and Expertise 

Data /{Qualifications} 

Important: 

A1 Potential to reveal the competencies required to undertake the duties related to this stage of publish having acquired the required skilled information and administration expertise in an identical communications position or variety of completely different specialist roles. Or: Scottish Credit score and Qualification Framework stage 9 (Atypical Diploma, Scottish Vocational Qualification stage 4), or equal (together with skilled accreditation with related formal coaching).

A2 Glorious information of promoting and communication practices.

A3 Thorough and detailed information of finest observe for the event of content material for the net and social media.

Fascinating: 

B11 Thorough information and understanding of labor practises, insurance policies, and procedures related to the position.

B2 Understanding and expertise of budgets.

Abilities 

Important: 

C1 Excellent communication expertise with glorious writing skill and demonstratable proof of message supply for various audiences – print, digital, social media, broadcast, and inner engagement.

C2 Glorious interpersonal expertise, together with diplomacy and discretion, and the power to liaise with workers and exterior people at any stage of seniority.

C3 Potential to know, interpret and summarise complicated points and analysis throughout a broad vary of disciplines.

C4 Initiative, creativity, power, and enthusiasm, in addition to glorious time administration and organisational expertise, with the power to outline priorities and work flexibly and successfully underneath stress to satisfy demanding (and typically conflicting) deadlines.

C5 Glorious internet administration expertise with a capability to successfully handle social media channels.

C6 Glorious planning and organisational expertise used to allow exterior and inner tales to be developed throughout a spread of channels.

C7 Potential to work collaboratively and to take the lead when required with exterior funders and associate establishments on complicated communications tasks and outputs.

C8 Excessive diploma of initiative, duty and self-motivation, and an expert and proactive method to downside fixing.

Fascinating: 

D1 Competency in InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

D2 Expertise of utilizing Canva.

Expertise 

Important: 

E1 In depth and related expertise in an identical position, producing communications plans and content material.

E2 Confirmed expertise of working at a strategic stage whereas translating a technique into clear deliverables.

E3 Vital expertise of creating, managing, and delivering communications methods for inner and exterior audiences.

E4 Expertise of working collaboratively with colleagues in different skilled groups.

E5 A monitor report of credible engagement working with, negotiating and influencing senior leaders.

E6 Clear and evidenced expertise of growing, producing, sharing, and embedding prime quality written, visible, and audio-visual supplies for mainstream, on-line and social media audiences.

E7 Expertise of briefing and managing exterior suppliers of artistic companies akin to design businesses and videographers.

Fascinating: 

F1 Expertise of delivering efficient workers engagement communications.

F2 Expertise of working inside a analysis atmosphere.

F3 Expertise of utilizing the T4 Content material Administration System.

F4 Expertise of working within the Greater Training sector.

Phrases and Circumstances 

Wage will probably be Grade 7, £39,347 – £44,263 every year.

This publish is full time (35 hours p/w) and glued time period for as much as 3 years from begin date.

As a part of Group UofG you may be a member of a world altering, inclusive group, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our staff, you possibly can anticipate:

1 A heat welcoming and interesting organisational tradition, the place your skills are developed and nurtured, and success is well known and shared.

2 A wonderful employment package deal with beneficiant phrases and situations together with 41 days of go away for full time workers, pension – pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, advantages and low cost packages.

3 A versatile method to working.

4 A dedication to assist your well being and wellbeing, together with a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new workers becoming a member of the College  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/workers/healthwellbeing/.

We imagine that we are able to solely attain our full potential by means of the abilities of all. Equality, variety and inclusion are on the coronary heart of our values. Functions are notably welcome from throughout our communities and particularly folks from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group, and different protected traits who’re under-represented inside the College. Learn extra on how the College promotes and embeds all elements of equality and variety inside our group https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We promote the ideas of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and maintain bronze, silver and gold awards throughout the College.

We’re investing in our organisation, and we are going to put money into you too. Please go to our web site https://www.gla.ac.uk/discover/jobs/ for extra data.