Responsibilities

• Co-ordinating and directing the management, delivery and evaluation of communications relating to research related organisation-wide strategic projects and initiatives.
• Developing and delivering communications plans to support our research objectives defined by our research strategy.
• Overseeing the development, delivery and evaluation of regular research content for priority audiences across channels and capturing impact of our communications supporting our research and organisational strategy
• Raising the profile of our research and its impact in the scientific and research community including highlighting our funding opportunities, research programmes and projects and their impact.
• Working in partnership with multiple external stakeholders (for instance, UK Dementia Research Institute, NIHR Dementia Researcher, a range of research institutes and initiatives etc) to deliver effective and collaborative communications plans.
• Leading in developing Alzheimer’s Society comment and reactive statements to research stories in the press and media.
• Ensuring that Alzheimer’s Society research programme is portrayed accurately across the organisation in its brand and high-level public facing messaging.

Requirements

• natural communicator able to work collaboratively with others effectively, with a genuine enthusiasm for scientific research.
• able to translate complex scientific and medical information into clear, accessible content for a range of audiences
• skilled at creating engaging narratives that engage and inspire people.
• experience of leading, planning delivering and evaluating large scale communications campaigns.
• experience line managing and developing a team
• in addition to the possessing the skills required to lead and work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• generous double-matched pension scheme
• 27 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays and wellbeing days)
• access to a free Health Shield Cash Plan
• 24/7 EAP
• Thrive mental wellbeing support
• virtual GP services
• Society Plus platform offers exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, and recognition schemes
• flexible working, family-friendly policies, and life assurance
• free Will-writing service
• long service awards