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Job Description Job Title: Marketing and Communications Officer Posting Start Date: 04/03/2025 Job Id: 597 School/Department: Chemical, Materials & Biological Eng Work Arrangement: Part Time (Hybrid) Contract Type: Fixed-term Salary per annum (£): £30,487 - £34,980 pro-rata Closing Date: 18/03/2025

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

Overview

Do you have a natural curiosity about sustainability? Are you skilled at turning complex information into compelling marketing copy and assets for a variety of audiences?

If the answers are yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

In this role you will support the Life Cycle Assessment Regulatory Science and Innovation Network (LCARSIN) to disseminate information and strengthen relationships amongst strategic audiences, including policy makers, academics and industry. LCARSIN members will develop guidelines and feed into policy and regulation to ensure fair sustainability assessment of processes and products to move us closer to a sustainable future

In this important and influential role, you will work closely with the LCARSIN leadership team (internal and external) to develop a website for the newly formed network and turn technical information into engaging marketing assets for a variety of audiences, across a number of digital formats. You'll be experienced in briefing designers and others to help you produce targeted marketing assets. You will identify opportunities to raise awareness of the network and design campaigns to maximise these opportunities, taking a lead on planning, content creation, sign-off, budgets, delivery, monitoring and evaluation.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Develop and lead on the implementation of the LCARSIN communications plan
• Turn technical information from academics, working groups and research into engaging copy for a variety of strategic audiences including policy makers, academics and industry
• Oversee and create content for LCARSIN communications channels, including website, newsletters, social media and news feeds
• Oversee development of the LCARSIN website (funding is available for website development) and manage and create content
• Work with the media teams of the partners to promote the work of the network
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and deliver them on time, to a budget and to a high standard
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Essential criteria

• Have a good honours degree or equivalent experience (assessed at application)
• Have previous experience in a public affairs, external relations or communications role (assessed at application / interview)
• Have evidenced ability to lead on the planning, implementation and monitoring of marketing activity including overseeing decisions relating to creative, budget and channels. (assessed at application / interview)
• Have effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate at all levels, across media. Excellent standard of written English, including grammatical accuracy. (assessed at application / interview)
• Have experience of managing and creating digital content for social media, including knowledge of best practice and reporting on performance. (assessed at application / interview)
• Ability to persuade and influence others, including experience of developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships (both internal and external) (assessed at application /interview)
• Have excellent customer service skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities (assessed at application / interview)
• Understanding of the importance of data protection and confidentiality, with the ability to act with discretion and diplomacy. (assessed at application / interview)

Desirable criteria

• Have knowledge of or experience working with life cycle assessment or the foundation industries (assessed at application/interview)
• Have experience writing white papers or similar communications to policy makers (assessed at application / interview)

Further Information

Grade: 6

Duration: Initially 12 months in duration from 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025 at 0.4FTE

Line manager: PI of the of the Life Cycle Assessment Regulatory Science and

Innovation Network

Direct reports: N/A

For informal enquiries about this job contact Rachael Rothman, Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Lead of LCARSIN: on r.rothman@sheffield.ac.uk

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place in March 2025. This will consist of an interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 31st March 2025. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact c.teale@sheffield.ac.uk

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision ().

What we offer

• A minimum of 38days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women's and Parent's networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.

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Closed Date : 2025-04-12