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An opportunity has arisen for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join the Institute for Social and Economic Research working in the Understanding Society Communications Team. The post plays a key role in supporting and delivering communications activities and online content for Understanding Society, a major national longitudinal survey covering 40,000 households across the UK.
Duties of the Role
Working with the Communications Manager, this post will ensure Understanding Society delivers the impact which is expected by our funders, the University, and the external research community. The post holder will produce digital and print content for various formats, including the web, social media, blog posts and traditional print publications and reports. You will also have primary responsibility for quality control of content for all web-delivered services, including editing and proofing content, ensuring web standards compliance and monitoring and analysing web statistics.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the attached job pack.
Qualifications and Skills required
The successful candidate requires an undergraduate degree and communications qualification or equivalent experience, an interest in social and economic issues and a good understanding of social science research, plus an awareness of current affairs and the news agenda. The role requires demonstrable experience of producing high quality and accessible content, including news articles, features and study-related information and the ability to work wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will work closely with the researchers who lead the study and be part of a wider communications infrastructure within ISER and the University and will be required to network with other longitudinal studies, academic and policy networks.
This post is fixed-term until 31/10/2023 to provide maternity cover. The role is part-time for 28.8 hours per week (0.8 FTE), although we can consider 21.6 hours per week too (0.6 FTE).
This post involves access to Government systems, information or data and will be subject to the staff vetting process. Further information can be found in the job pack.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives. For more information see: https://www.essex.ac.uk/life/student-facilities/religion-and-faith
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification, which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team (resourcing@essex.ac.uk).
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