Salary Range:
£24,285 - £27,131 pro rata
FTE:
0.4 (14 hours/week)
Term:
Fixed
Term (Until 31 March 2024)
Closing Date:
12/03/2023
One Ocean Hub
This is an exciting opportunity to join the UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub, a 5-year research for development programme which seeks to address intractable challenges faced by developing countries in relation to ocean management.
Led by the University of Strathclyde the Hub’s research focuses on the specific challenges of South Africa, Namibia, and Ghana in realising the economic, socio-cultural and environmental benefits from the ocean. The Hub is weaving learning from the ocean, ranging from the traditional knowledge of the peoples who rely upon it to marine sciences, innovative legal approaches and artistic methods. Our aim is to bridge the disconnections in law, science and society across all levels from the local to the international. We aim to empower vulnerable communities, woman and youth to shape and benefit from sustainable blue economies through inclusive and integrated governance approaches required to ensure a healthy ocean and flourishing economies.
The Role
One Ocean Hub is looking to appoint a part-time Communications Assistant for a fixed period until 31 March 2024, reporting to the new Creative Content and Communications Manager, to provide communications support across the Hub’s exciting portfolio of communication and advocacy campaigns and web presence.
The post will include assisting the Creative Content and Communications Manager in daily communications tasks, in addition to creating graphic designs and managing / updating the website and social media. It will also involve assisting in collating the Hub newsletter and other publications, helping to build the Hub’s international profile on various media platforms. A good understanding of the principles of communications - including different channels and audiences, is necessary for the role.
The successful candidate will possess outstanding communication skills, energy, and a passion for creating content that stands out. They will also have a good visual eye and the skills to design and develop graphic design materials. Experience in producing high-quality and engaging audio and visual content, as well as accessible written copy, is required for this post, as is experience working in the responsive nature of digital communications. It would be advantageous if this experience was in an international context, and with a research or development focus.
You will be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, able to work effectively as part of the Hub’s international team, as well as working independently on your own initiative. You will have excellent organisational skills, as well as the ability to prioritise a demanding workload in a fast-paced environment.
Formal Interviews for this post are expected to be held in mid/late March 2023.
Informal enquiries about the post
can be directed to Laura Merilainen,
Creative Content and Communications
Manager (laura.merilainen@strath.ac.uk).
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