Programme Coordinator and Communications Lead - Edinburgh Ocean Leaders
Programme Coordinator and Communications Lead - Edinburgh Ocean Leaders
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Job Description
Grade UE07: 40497 - 48149 per annum pro-rata
College of Science and Engineering / School of GeoSciences
Part-time: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Fixed-term: from 14th July 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter for 12 months with a possibility of extension
The Opportunity:
The Coordinator and Communications Lead plays a pivotal role within the leadership and delivery team of theEdinburgh Ocean Leaders Programme. They use their knowledge and skills in ocean issues coordination and communications to work with a diverse range of international stakeholders. This includes helping design plan and deliver elements of a vibrant online and in person suite of activities and events and enhancing the reputation and impact of the programme through effective communications programme evaluation and partnership building.
This post is part-time (28 hours per week). We are open to considering flexible working patterns and to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
The salary for this post at 0.8FTE is in the range 32397 to 38519per annum (equivalent to 40497-48149 at 1.0FTE).
Your skills and attributes for success:
- A Masters degree or equivalent with a significant focus on ocean issues (science management policy).
- Exceptionally well organised with the ability and demonstrated experience to oversee the coordination of a busy international programme.
- Expertise in interdisciplinary research and/or impact relevant to the ocean and coastal communities.
- Experience in effective communications via social media and web and evidence of creativity as a writer to reach and influence diverse stakeholders.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to build trust and teamwork to influence and to support others to thrive.
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Application Information:
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV (2-4 pages length at 11 point Arial or equivalent)
- Cover letter (maximum 2 pages at 11 point Arial or equivalent) that summarises
- your interest in the role and
- examples of how your knowledge skills and experience meet the essential and desirable criteria
- Referees: The names and contact details of two referees who know you and your work but are sufficiently independent of you to provide an objective note: we will not contact these people without your express permission.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits which includes a generous holiday entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme staff discounts family-friendly initiatives flexible working and much more. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 17th June 2025 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held online on Friday 27th June 2025(online).
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
