The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a professional body and learned society dedicated to raising public awareness of physics, supporting its community, and ensuring physics delivers its full potential.
We are looking for a Communications Officer to help us achieve our mission through advanced external communications.
What is it like working at the IOP?
We prioritise inclusion and diversity and offer a flexible, ‘work anywhere’ policy. The IOP provides competitive salaries, professional development opportunities and generous benefits to support staff life and work.
Benefits include:
* An excellent pension scheme – up to 12% company contribution
* Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance, health‑care cash plan, eye‑care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long‑service awards, employee assistance programme
* Floating bank holidays (choose where to take your holidays throughout the year)
* Generous annual leave (25 days starting as a standard)
* Flexible working arrangements
The Role
What will I be doing?
* Act as the main media point of contact, supporting and advising colleagues on projects and providing a full communications service for IOP policy work.
* Support our digital and social strategy, film content for social media and enhance online engagement.
* Respond to out‑of‑hours and monitoring work as required; contribute to horizon‑scanning and planning within the communications and marketing team.
Projects you may work on
* IOP policy work and influencing programmes
* IOP campaigns and advocacy
* Department support – building relationships and leading a proactive body of work within the IOP.
Who will I work with?
* Communications and marketing team
* Wider advocacy team at the IOP
* Senior colleagues and IOP members
Ideal qualifications
Essential Criteria
* Experience dealing with the media and confident writing skills
* Proficiency using social media and developing content
* Understanding and sensitivity to the policy and political environment
Nice to have
* Background in a similar organisation to the IOP
* Grounding in scientific principles, terms or language
* Experience working on public advocacy campaigns
Application
Alongside your CV, please include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
The IOP offers an inclusive, trust‑based model of flexible working called “How We Work”. Staff are allocated a ‘base’ office but may also choose other workplaces, allowing individual and team flexibility to meet organisational goals.
Why should I want to work for the IOP?
The IOP is the UK and Ireland’s professional body for physics, and as a charity we promote public awareness and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. Join us to help physics deliver its exceptional potential to benefit society.
The IOP is committed to promoting an inclusive culture, welcoming diversity, and accommodating reasonable adjustments for applicants throughout the recruitment process.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.
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