Ref Number B09-01368 Professional Expertise Research and Research Support Department Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement) (B09) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,981-£52,586 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 07-Jun-2026
About us
UCL Innovation & Enterprise, part of UCL’s Vice-Provost Office for Research, Innovation & Global Engagement (RIGE), works with the UCL community and external organisations to grow UCL’s innovation and impact through knowledge exchange. The department, made up of specialists from academia and industry, brings together teams that help the UCL community take their knowledge and ideas into the world to change society and the economy for the better.
About the role
As Communications Officer, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality internal and external communications for UCL Innovation & Enterprise, ensuring high visibility internally and externally of UCL’s knowledge exchange and innovation activity. Youll support the development and delivery of impactful, strategically aligned communications campaigns and content that raises the profile of knowledge exchange and innovation. You will also drive engagement with staff, students and external partners, contributing to UCL’s wider institutional priorities and messaging.
Working as a versatile communications professional, you will create compelling editorial, digital and multimedia content across a range of channels, including web, social media, video and podcasts. You will manage all aspects of UCL Innovation & Enterprise’s social media channels and provide support in updating and maintaining the external website pages and internal communications platform (SharePoint). You will also support brand development, and use insight and evaluation to continuously improve communications performance.
A full job description is attached to this advert.
About you
To do this job youll need:
* Experience working in a communications, marketing, PR or similar environment
* Experience of social media management from creating and publishing content, monitoring engagement and growing followers.
* Strong experience writing, editing and proofreading content for different audiences and channels.
* Demonstrable experience of running strategic campaigns
* Experience producing engaging digital content for a number of different platforms
* Experience using data, analytics or audience insight to inform communications decisions.
* Copywriting and research skills/experience for a variety of digital and printed materials, including translating complex source material for a range of audiences.
* Awareness of the higher education environment or large complex organisations
Please review our job description, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
* 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
* Relocation scheme for certain posts
* On-site gym
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Employee assistance programme:Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance
Visithttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefitsto find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As 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; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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