Research Communications Officer

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) are hiring a Research Communications Officer to help build the Centre’s external reputation, foster a sense of community within the Centre, and increase the impact of Centre research through integrated communications campaigns and activity. This will involve developing strong relationships with stakeholders and maintaining a network of external contacts. 

This is a key role that demands outstanding communication skills, creativity, and the ability to translate complex scientific research into compelling content for a wide variety of audiences. 

Further information is available in the job description.

This role is part-time (0.6FTE) and fixed-term for 48 months. Extension of the post beyond this date is dependent on the continuation of CPOM's rolling 5-year funding contract.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Established in 2000, CPOM provides UK national capability in satellite observations and numerical modelling of Earth’s polar regions. Our mission is to understand how their ice, oceans, and atmosphere are changing. We are a community of UK universities led by Northumbria University, working in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council.

The role will report to the CPOM Manager and work closely with the CPOM Director for Knowledge Exchange and CPOM Research and Events Officer.

The successful candidate will work with CPOM in the Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University. Northumbria is the UK’s University of the Year and is ranked 2nd in the UK for research power in Geography and Environmental Science. We are based in Newcastle, with outposts in London and Amsterdam. The University has also implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.  If you would like to work in a thriving, friendly research environment, then we would love to hear from you! 

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in the role you will have: 

• Experience of delivering internal and external communications (including digital communications) projects.
• Experience of using a range of communications platforms, tools and technologies.
• The ability to develop creative ideas to engage a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to think strategically about research communications and the wider impact on Centre reputation.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to communicate with, interest and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrable knowledge of different approaches to measure and evaluate the performance and success of a communications campaign or approach

Further information is available in the person specification.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Charlotte Royle, CPOM Manager (charlie.royle@northumbria.ac.uk) 

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'.  Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.

ABOUT US

At Northumbria, we embrace tomorrow. We pursue new thinking, forge new partnerships, create, and exchange new knowledge, and find new solutions. Our inspirational academics, partners and students work together to tackle tomorrow’s challenges head on. We are ready for the future whatever it may hold. 

Awarded the title of University of the Year in the 2022 Times Higher Education Awards, Northumbria University is a research-intensive modern university with a global reputation for academic excellence. 

Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 for this measure. 

One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from 137 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience, Northumbria is a new kind of excellent university.  Discover more about us.  

Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. To say thank you, we offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more. 

Our Northumbria Values are guiding principles that define who we are, what we do and what is important to us. Our Values are: Academic Excellence; Innovation; Inclusivity; Collaboration; and Ambition.

Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold.

Our Behaviours were co-created by colleagues from a range of roles across the University, who worked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what’s important to us. 

Please visit Our Values and Behaviours page to find out more.

We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. 

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff.  We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community.  The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme.

The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.  

We are committed to keeping your data safe so it's important for you to know how we use any personal data you give us. For more detailed information, access our Privacy Policy.