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Marketing and Advancement
Full-time, fixed-term contract until 31 July 2025
This brand new role offers an exciting opportunity to work with our newly-established Policy Unit, and with colleagues across the University, to enhance our engagement and build our research and innovation profile with national and international policy makers.
With experience in a communications or PR role, and a keen interest in politics, you’ll use your excellent copywriting and content creation skills to support our researchers with the development of accessible and compelling policy-related communications, such as briefings, thought leadership articles and podcasts.
You’ll be confident in working with staff at all levels of the organisation and advising them on policy-related communications opportunities and current or emerging political issues. You’ll be self-motivated, highly organised and comfortable managing multiple projects to deadline.
For an informal discussion around this role please contact Hannah Baldwin via email at h.e.baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Closing date for applications - 11th April 2023
Interview to be held - 24th April 2023
For more information about the role please visit this link.