Research Communications Manager

Responsibilities

• - Research Communications Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive research communications strategy aligned with the School’s priorities, ensuring research findings and their real-world impact reach relevant audiences.
• - Content Creation and Digital Communications : Produce, edit and oversee engaging content, including research news, press releases, social media posts, policy briefs, website content, opinion pieces and multimedia materials.
• - Stakeholder Engagement and Media Relations: Build strong relationships with academics, research centres, journalists, policymakers and industry partners to identify compelling research stories and secure media coverage.
• - Campaigns, Events and Research Promotion: Lead communications activities for research-focused events, conferences and campaigns, while supporting academics with media engagement and public communication.
• - Performance Monitoring and Team Management : Evaluate communications effectiveness using analytics and feedback, maintain brand consistency, manage research communications budgets and provide guidance and line management to relevant staff as required

Requirements

• - You must have the Right to Work within the UK as this position may not amount to enough points under the points-based immigration system in the UK.
• - The successful candidate will have significant experience in developing and delivering strategic communications plans, ideally within a research, higher education or policy environment.
• - Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex academic research into clear, engaging and accessible content for diverse audiences.
• - Strong project management, analytical and digital communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and evaluate

Benefits

• - Generous holiday allowance of 38 days including bank holidays
• - Hybrid working
• - Membership of the Oxford staff pension scheme
• - Discounted bus travel
• - Subsidised onsite catering
• - Cycle loan scheme
• - Plus, many other University benefits