Senior Communications and Events Officer (12 Month FTC)

at  University College London

ABOUT US

UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 13,000 staff and 38,000 students from 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts & Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social & Historical Sciences.
Ranked sixth in the world for public health (ShanghaiRanking’s 2023), the UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences is a global leader in public health research working across disciplines to unravel complex health challenges, while educating the next generation of public and global health leaders. We offer a range of high-quality undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes in all areas of population health and clinical sciences. Our exciting cross-disciplinary community encompasses ten institutes, schools and centres, including UCL Health of the Public - a virtual structure which harnesses the existing wealth of, and drives forward a new cross-university approach to, research and education to influence the health of the public and health inequalities.
This role is based within UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences, in the Faculty Marketing Team. The role also delivers the marketing for UCL Health of the Public.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is a 12 month FTC or secondment opportunity with the potential for extension.

THIS ROLE WILL BE OPEN TO APPLICATIONS UNTIL 30TH SEPTEMBER. APPLICATIONS MAY CLOSE EARLY DEPENDING ON NUMBERS AND SUITABILITY. INTERVIEWS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 16TH - 24TH OCTOBER (MAY VARY).

You will play a key role in communicating the vision and strategies and organising events for the Faculty of Population Health Sciences and UCL Health of the Public.

You will work with the wider faculty teams to develop and support their communications strategies and programme of initiatives which aim to:

• Raise the profile of the Faculty and Health of the Public’s research and teaching activity
• Promote new educational programmes and support improved marketing of the Faculty and Health of the Public’s expertise to a range of stakeholder groups
• Foster new research and teaching collaborations and partnerships;
• Generate and maintain key target audiences’ interest in and involvement with the activities of the Faculty and Health of the Public.

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
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insuranc