PR and Communications Apprentice - UCB

West Berkshire, UK (On-site)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the UK internal and external communications flow, coordinating cross-functional messaging (Talent, IT, R&D, commercial) to keep colleagues informed and engaged while amplifying the UK profile with compliant digital content, media relations, and therapy-area storytelling.

  • Internal communications: plan calendar, campus bulletin, and intranet/Viva Engage content to ensure timely, local-first updates.
  • External/corporate: support UK-focused narratives and media relations to amplify global stories in a UK context.
  • Digital & compliance: ensure all content adheres to UK & Irish codes across digital channels and stakeholder touchpoints.

Job Description

Responsibilities - This role will primarily support: - Internal communications to ensure local and global messages from key business units i.e. Talent, IT, Facilities, commercial functions, research and development etc are shared in an engaging and timely way across the UK campus to ensure colleagues are kept up to date and involved with key business activities. - Corporate communications to support delivery of the external communication strategy in order to build and enhance the company’s profile and reputation within the UK, including promoting our UK life science investment and cutting-edge discovery research, and amplifying global narratives in a UK-specific context, through all corporate communication channels including compliant digital content and media relations. - Commercial and therapy area communications to support the communications strategies of core marketed products and established brands to drive enthusiasm and engagement for therapy area specific activities i.e. product launches, relevant world ‘days’, sharing patient experience etc. internally and externally. - Establish effective working relationships with relevant colleagues i.e. Talent, IT, Early Solutions to ensure a regular flow of communication material - Plan an annual calendar of UK communication, aligned with the global calendar, to ensure timely and regular communication activity - Support development of a campus-wide quarterly bulletin - Support maintenance, development and engagement with digital channels i.e. the intranet (Plaza), internal social media platform (Viva Engage), the UK website and social media channels - Support PVUs and other business units i.e. Talent, in delivering communication activities - Understand that all communications work must be compliant with the UK & Irish codes of practice
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Cogent Skills

Cogent Skills is the skills specialist for the UK science and technology sectors. Our purpose is to make sure your business, your people and our industry are future-ready.As a not-for-profit organisation with a family of commercially-focused companies, we are committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions of the sector.We have been named one of the best medium-sized employers in the UK in The Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2024.We offer a diverse range of market-leading skills services, from process safety and competency solutions in high-hazard industries to end-to-end apprenticeship services for some of the world’s leading science, manufacturing and technology employers.

Founded in 2002
Warrington, England, GBR
111 employees (11 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.1%
Direct
38.1%
Referral
11%
Social
3.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~113

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (8% of company)