Vacancy ID: 13484

Location: Leicester

School/Division: University of Leicester School of Business

Vacancy terms: Part-time (0.5 fte / 18.75 hours per week) fixed term contract from 01 September 2026 to 31 August 2027

Salary details: Grade 6 - £33,002 per annum, pro-rata

Advert closes midnight on: 26 Jul 2026

About the role

The Growth Hub represents the College of Business’s “research signature” and is a crucial vehicle in elevating excellent research across the college in the area of responsible growth for businesses and society and making it visible to important stakeholders inside and outside the College and University.

In this role you will work closely with senior colleagues including the Growth Hub Director and the Dean of Research and Enterprise to support the translation and dissemination of research linked to responsible growth. The role focuses on identifying high-quality research, developing translation templates, and transforming academic outputs into engaging content for practitioner and policy audiences, ensuring alignment with external priorities such as government strategy.

You will play a central role in managing and promoting these outputs, including editing and rewriting research, coordinating revisions with authors, and overseeing publication through appropriate channels. The post also involves planning communications activity, contributing to wider engagement initiatives, supporting project delivery across competing priorities, and representing the Growth Hub at meetings and external events.

About you

You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent professional experience, with a proven background in communications, engagement or impact roles, ideally within a complex organisation. You will have experience of developing and delivering communications plans and campaigns, with the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and contribute to high-quality publications and outputs.

You will bring excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to translate complex ideas into clear and engaging content for different audiences. You will be well organised and self-motivated, able to manage your own workload and priorities effectively, and confident in building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders. Strong IT and project management skills, alongside a proactive and flexible approach, will enable you to succeed in this varied role.

Additional information

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Mat Hughes on mh703@le.ac.uk.

We anticipate that interviews will take place during week commencing 24 August 2026.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.