Research communications officer

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Hybrid)
£27,000 - £30,000 FTE depending on experience
Full-time or part-time (37.5 hours pw , would consider part time: minimum 30 hours pw)
Permanent
Job description
Research communications officer

Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours pw (would consider part time: minimum 30 hours pw)
Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 FTE depending on experience

Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.

Closing date: 26 August 2024
Interviews will be held Friday 6 September 2024 in Peterborough

No agencies please

Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

The research communications officer will play a key role in bringing the research we fund and the partnerships we develop to life, telling our story in compelling, engaging ways.

You will develop communications about some of our key projects and partnerships, being able to take complex and varied information and translate it into compelling content that highlights benefits for kidney patients, promoting collaboration between different sectors and showcasing the impact of our work. You will build relationships with the researchers we fund to help create a sense of community, develop an in-depth knowledge about our research portfolio and encourage our research community to engage and work with us.

You will have a scientific background, with proven interest in communicating medical/life science research to different audiences. A skilled writer and communicator, with a logical approach and good time management skills. Your excellent collaboration and networking skills mean that you’ll work well with others, whether that’s an internal colleague or advisor, or our external partners in the charitable, academic, NHS and industry sectors.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About Kidney Research UK:

Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.

At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.

Over the last ten years we have invested more than £58 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.

Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.

You may have experience of the following: Research Communications, Communications officer, Engagement officer, Communications and outreach officer, Research officer, Research Analyst, Research Associate, Research Specialist, Research, Research Consultant, Research Assistant, Research Grants, Scientific Research, Medical Research, Advisor, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

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Posted on: 30 July 2024
Closing date: 26 August 2024 at 01:00
Job ref: 215844
Tags: Communications