Senior Communications Officer - Research

Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £29,000 - £34,000 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, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal, Social Activities.

Closing date: Tuesday 6 February 2024. We may extend the vacancy for up to one week, but please apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held week commencing 19 February 2024

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 senior 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 take responsibility for communications about some of our key projects and partnerships, being able to take complex and varied information and translate it into 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 be an experienced communications professional with a scientific background, with experience of communicating medical research to both professional and public 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 your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.

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 are the largest charity dedicated to kidney research in the UK. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

We fund research into all aspects of kidney disease - from understanding the condition, to how we can prevent and treat it. We want to discover better, kinder treatments.

Research has given us life-saving kidney transplants, dialysis machines that filter the blood when the kidneys fail, and drugs to keep us going. But these treatments come at a cost. They can be gruelling, confining, relentless. A transplant is not a cure, they rarely last a lifetime.

Kidney disease still affects 3.5 million people in the UK. And 1 million of those don’t know they are at risk. That’s 3.5 million people who are someone’s parents, grandparents, children, friends.

And kidney failure is rising, as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes and obesity.

That’s why our work is more essential than ever.

Research is what we do. It is the only way to discover future preventions, treatments and cures. It is vital to keep our loved ones safe. Your support is crucial to make this happen.

We’re here to be heard, to make a difference, to change the future. Kidney disease ends here.

You may also have experience in the following: Research Officer, Research Analyst, Research Associate, Research Specialist, Research, Research Consultant, Research Assistant, Research Grants, Scientific Research, Medical Research, Marketing Manager, Communications Manager, Campaign Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Marketing Specialist, Communications Specialist, Social Media, Brand, Public Relations, Communications, Advertising, Digital Marketing, PR Manager, Content Marketing, Marketing and Communications Manager, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, Charity,

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