Communications Lead - European Environmental Projects

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

£45K/yr – £55K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own project communications from planning to execution, turning research outputs into accessible stories for diverse audiences and partners.

  • Own and coordinate communications plans, timelines and partner activities to boost visibility and impact.
  • Translate complex research into clear, engaging content for researchers, policymakers, businesses and the public through web, webinars and campaigns.
  • Identify audiences, channels, and opportunities, and measure impact to continuously improve reach.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify, develop and implement communication and dissemination opportunities that increase project visibility and impact.
  • Maintain and update project dissemination, exploitation and communication plans, anticipating upcoming project milestones, outputs and opportunities.
  • Identify target audiences and develop approaches to engage them. Audiences include research and innovation communities, policymakers, businesses, financial institutions, public authorities, civil society organisations, and wider public audiences relevant to project objectives.
  • Identify new audiences, channels, formats and approaches to improve communication, dissemination and exploitation of project outputs.
  • Analyse communication performance metrics and analytics and make recommendations to improve impact.
  • Act as the first point of contact for internal and external project communication requests.
  • Represent the organisation professionally in project meetings and partner discussions.
  • Prepare updates, reports and progress information for senior colleagues and project partners.
  • Lead the planning, scheduling and management of project communications tasks.
  • Coordinate communication and dissemination activity across project partners.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in communications, dissemination, content creation and campaign delivery.
  • Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
  • Experience of making complex research, policy or technical information clear and engaging.
  • Good project management and organisational skills.
  • Experience working with and presenting ideas to business leaders.
  • Experience working with multiple stakeholders, partners or project teams.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage information accurately.
  • Confidence working with websites, digital content and communication channels.
  • An interest in nature-positive business, sustainability, biodiversity, natural capital, policy or finance.

Preferred

  • Desirable experience - Experience working on European, Horizon Europe or other multi-partner funded projects.
  • Desirable experience - Experience communicating sustainability, biodiversity, environmental or scientific topics to business audiences.
  • Desirable experience - Experience developing or delivering dissemination, exploitation and communication plans.
  • Desirable experience - Experience managing project brands, templates, websites or digital platforms.
  • Desirable experience - Experience in knowledge management, learning resource development or content libraries.
  • Desirable experience - Experience facilitating workshops, webinars or stakeholder engagement sessions.
  • Desirable experience - Understanding of biodiversity, natural capital or nature-related decision-making.
  • Desirable experience - Additional European language skills.
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Countryscape

Countryscape is a multi-disciplinary consultancy based in Manchester. We combine the creative skills of a communications agency with the scientific knowledge of an environmental consultancy.We work across the UK and internationally, primarily within the environmental and tourism sectors. Our expertise is diverse yet complimentary, encompassing design and marketing; landscape and place-making; events and engagement; knowledge exchange; research and innovation. Every day in our office is different and that’s something we thrive on.

Founded in 2002
Manchester, England, GBR
10 employees (3 in marketing)

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