Job summary
Are you an experienced communications professional who can develop creative solutions to complex communications challenges? Do you want to contribute to a national collaboration at the cutting edge of applied health and care research?
We are recruiting for an ARC National Communications Manager to join the National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaborations (NIHR ARCs) network.
Main duties of the job
- The primary role is to promote the work of NIHR ARCs to a wide range of targeted audiences, with responsibility for planning and implementing communications projects. The ARC National Communications Manager (ANCM) will work with the support and direction from the Head of Communications (HoC), with autonomy to prioritise workload and develop projects and campaigns.
- The postholder is responsible for developing and maintaining the ARCs' national communications strategy, which identifies target audiences and the channels to reach them.
- They will develop national campaigns, for example showcasing ARC impacts or the work ARCs do with Academic Health Science Networks.
- They will work with and support a range of colleagues across all 15 ARCs, including ARC communications leads, managers and directors, to develop and deliver high quality communications and demonstrate the value of this post, which all the ARCs contribute financially towards.
- They will work with NIHR's central communications team to ensure ARC content and messages are represented in NIHR's corporate communications.
- To enable cross-ARC communication, for example by managing JISCMAIL lists, helping plan ARC Comms Leads meetings and attending ARC Manager and Director meetings.
Some travel will be required to attend regional and national meetings. Some flexible working, outside of normal office hours may be required, to support events and other meetings.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree or post graduate qualification in relevant subject, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Science communication qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Previous brand management experience ensuring consistent delivery of brand values and design look and feel across different communication channels
- Specialist knowledge and extensive experience of communication management within a complex business or agency environment
- Ability to understand complex information and situations, and to recommend appropriate communications to a range of stakeholders
- Experience in managing suppliers, including design agencies, web development and event management
- Experience of project managing multiple complex projects at any one time
- Proven experience of working as part of a specialist team
Desirable
- Knowledge of the healthcare or health research environment
- Experience of developing multimedia products such as videos or infographics
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to develop and implement communication strategies in line with corporate objectives
- Excellent written communication skills for communication materials, website and media
- Ability to balance a range of views and negotiate the best communications solution
- Ability to manage websites, including use of content management systems
- Development and management of social media channels, especially Twitter
- Develop creative and design campaigns that deliver communications objectives
- Able to deal with multiple tasks, to prioritise, adapt and respond appropriately and with the degree of immediacy required in any given situation
- Good IT skills and ability to analyse and interpret data
- Be confident in using Windows based IT systems e.g. Word processing, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
- Event management skills to produce and manage significant high profile events
- Budget management skills
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree or post graduate qualification in relevant subject, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Science communication qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Previous brand management experience ensuring consistent delivery of brand values and design look and feel across different communication channels
- Specialist knowledge and extensive experience of communication management within a complex business or agency environment
- Ability to understand complex information and situations, and to recommend appropriate communications to a range of stakeholders
- Experience in managing suppliers, including design agencies, web development and event management
- Experience of project managing multiple complex projects at any one time
- Proven experience of working as part of a specialist team
Desirable
- Knowledge of the healthcare or health research environment
- Experience of developing multimedia products such as videos or infographics
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to develop and implement communication strategies in line with corporate objectives
- Excellent written communication skills for communication materials, website and media
- Ability to balance a range of views and negotiate the best communications solution
- Ability to manage websites, including use of content management systems
- Development and management of social media channels, especially Twitter
- Develop creative and design campaigns that deliver communications objectives
- Able to deal with multiple tasks, to prioritise, adapt and respond appropriately and with the degree of immediacy required in any given situation
- Good IT skills and ability to analyse and interpret data
- Be confident in using Windows based IT systems e.g. Word processing, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
- Event management skills to produce and manage significant high profile events
- Budget management skills
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
