Head of Communication and Engagement
MRC, London Institute of Medical Sciences
Full time - Permanent
£54,463 – £77,843 pa inclusive of London allowances
The London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) is a world-leading biomedical research Institute based at Hammersmith Hospital that enjoys close links with partners at Imperial College and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. LMS research is supported by core funds from the Medical Research Council and is focused on making fundamental scientific discoveries that are relevant to understanding and treating human disease.
As Head of Communication and Engagement for the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, you will lead the communications and public outreach activity, acting as an advocate for the Institute and for Science. You will be responsible for formulating and delivering an innovative engagement and communications strategy that will involve working with partners, designing and organising events and raising external income. Your role will be to develop communications platforms that support LMS scientists and allow them to disseminate their research to a wide audience. This will involve liaison with scientists and with external organisations and practitioners including writers, broadcasters and journalists.
You will need drive, initiative and knowledge of how to create successful press briefings, competitions and high profile exhibitions, for example:
https://lms.mrc.ac.uk/research/research-facilities/science-arts-projects/
A grounding and interest in Science is required, as well as skills in public engagement, project management, relationship management, editing, education and new media. You will have experience of scientific writing, and be able to convey complex concepts simply and clearly.
Choosing to come to work at the MRC means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits including excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts, salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme and childcare vouchers, as well as the chance to put the MRC on your CV in the future.
Please include a cover letter in your application and visit https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-3/xf-d3ec599b1b18/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/657-Head-of-Communication-and-Engagement-LMS-657/en-GB to apply. Applications which do not provide a cover letter will not be considered.
Please quote reference number LMS 657
Closing date for applications is 9th October 2017
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