Communication & Engagement Officer - Unit M

• Lead on telling the stories developed through the teams’ work between the local businesses, universities, local communities, government and investors across both Cambridge and Manchester
• Delivering and supporting the external profile of the partnership
• Working closely across the team in both ecosystems to identify opportunities for storytelling
• Developing close relationships across the key stakeholder comms teams
• Supporting the ongoing development of the comms strategy, and overseeing delivery
• Maintaining the Partnership style guide and ensuring consistency of use across all stakeholders
• Monitoring communications outcomes, gathering insights and actioning feedback
• Alignment of plans with the Unit M and Innovate Cambridge strategies
• Developing and sharing stories, learnings and impact from the partnership’s core activities
• Promotion of a unified events calendar developed in both cities
• Supporting delivery of events with the rest of the team
• Ensuring timely delivery of collateral
• Ensuring ongoing internal communications of the Partnership work

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders
• Experience in developing and delivering high-quality communications in a complex, fast-paced setting
• Experience in content creation (e.g., writing, managing video production graphic design/ websites etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and convene stake holders from different backgrounds with different levels of academic and non academic expertise
• Experience working across multiple stakeholders or partners would be beneficial
• Strong marketing communications skills, ideally a generalist who can cut across most disciplines
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt content for different audiences and channels
• Good understanding of brand, tone of voice and content-led communications
• Experience using insight and analytics to inform content and communications delivery

Experience working across multiple stakeholders or partners would be beneficial

• 29 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and December closure days
• Generous pension scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Access to a wide range of staff benefits, including discounts, wellbeing support, and development programmes