Glasgow Changing Futures Communications Specialist

Job Goal 

The Glasgow Altering Futures (GCF) Communications Specialist is a brand new function which can present skilled communications experience to allow the ambitions and targets of the newly shaped GCF Programme and Institute. Reporting to the Analysis Communications Supervisor, and working as a part of a small communications workforce, 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.

Important Duties and Obligations 

The postholder will:

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

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

4. Develop and distribute high-quality communication supplies and content material selling the GCF programme and Institute, with accountability 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 and marketing collateral.  This collateral can 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 knowledge to arrange and ship progress experiences to key stakeholders, advising on success standards and key metrics, making certain this knowledge informs communication plans and decision-making.

6. Set up and keep efficient inner relationships by way of collaborative working to make sure the GCF narrative is amplified and represented throughout a variety of strategic communications initiatives/campaigns, enterprise improvement alternatives, shared initiatives and exterior partnership initiatives. This may contain working throughout the Analysis Companies Directorate, Exterior Relations, Authorities Relations, Schools, and Colleges. A spotlight can be to speak the College’s actions which contribute to the achievement of the United Nation Sustainable Improvement 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, deciphering, and drafting related materials making use of data, discretion and judgement.

8. Keep skilled credibility by way 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 employees member of the Analysis Companies Directorate, you’ll work in collaboration with colleagues on agreed steady enchancment initiatives. You’ll convey your communications experience and expertise to those initiatives, which make sure the environment friendly and efficient operations of the Directorate.

10. The function will even assist the broader ambitions and targets of the Analysis Communications workforce. You’ll work in collaboration to ship GCF complementary precedence initiatives and combine with different initiatives/initiatives 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 degree 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 Means to exhibit the competencies required to undertake the duties related to this degree of submit having acquired the mandatory skilled data and administration expertise in the same communications function or variety of completely different specialist roles. Or: Scottish Credit score and Qualification Framework degree 9 (Strange Diploma, Scottish Vocational Qualification degree 4), or equal (together with skilled accreditation with related formal coaching).

A2 Glorious data of selling and communication practices.

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

Fascinating: 

B11 Thorough data and understanding of labor practises, insurance policies, and procedures related to the function.

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 employees and exterior people at any degree of seniority.

C3 Means to grasp, 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 below stress to fulfill 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 variety of channels.

C7 Means to work collaboratively and to take the lead when required with exterior funders and accomplice establishments on complicated communications initiatives and outputs.

C8 Excessive diploma of initiative, accountability and self-motivation, and knowledgeable and proactive method to drawback fixing.

Fascinating: 

D1 Competency in InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

D2 Expertise of utilizing Canva.

Expertise 

Important: 

E1 In depth and related expertise in the same function, producing communications plans and content material.

E2 Confirmed expertise of working at a strategic degree whereas translating a method into clear deliverables.

E3 Important 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 file of credible engagement working with, negotiating and influencing senior leaders.

E6 Clear and evidenced expertise of growing, producing, sharing, and embedding top 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 resembling design businesses and videographers.

Fascinating: 

F1 Expertise of delivering efficient employees engagement communications.

F2 Expertise of working inside a analysis surroundings.

F3 Expertise of utilizing the T4 Content material Administration System.

F4 Expertise of working within the Increased Schooling sector.

Phrases and Circumstances 

Wage can be Grade 7, £39,347 – £44,263 each year.

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

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

As a valued member of our workforce, you possibly can count on:

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

2 A wonderful employment package deal with beneficiant phrases and situations together with 41 days of depart for full time employees, 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 employees becoming a member of the College  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/employees/healthwellbeing/.

We imagine that we will solely attain our full potential by way of the skills of all. Equality, range and inclusion are on the coronary heart of our values. Functions are notably welcome from throughout our communities and particularly individuals from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) neighborhood, and different protected traits who’re under-represented inside the College. Learn extra on how the College promotes and embeds all features of equality and variety inside our neighborhood 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.

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