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School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Geography and Environment
Strategic Communications Lead, Global eCooking Coalition (GeCCO)
Full-time, fixed term for 12 months, starting as soon as possible
The Global electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo) is comprised of eCooking advocates who work alongside other existing global and national initiatives promoting higher-tier cooking transitions by providing leadership, integration, knowledge, and funding that is exclusively focused on the rapid global scaling of electric cooking. The coalition represents a working group of international partners and provides a platform for engagement to unify work, avoid duplication and optimise output quality.
This post is being funded for 1 year by the Foreign Commonwealth, and Development Office through the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme. The Strategic Communications Lead will play a critical role in achieving the ambitions of the coalition.
If you are an organised, methodical team player, with excellent communication skills, this is a great opportunity to join our team and to make a positive contribution to the project.
For more information about the role refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Additional information on GeCCo is available here: https://www.gecco.org/
Informal enquiries about the post should be made by email to Alicia Butterfield (a.c.butterfield@lboro.ac.uk).
Application closing date: 19 September 2024
Interviews will be held during the week commencing: 7 October 2024
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