Research Engagement Officer

University of Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 38 days

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Training & development

Staff discounts & travel schemes

University Club membership

Museums & gardens access

Job summary

University of Oxford's Faculty of History invites applications for a Research Engagement Officer to join the Communications and Alumni Relations team. The role provides support for engagement with research, publicity for centres, and events planning, with hybrid working and at least 60% in-person presence.

The post requires experience in communications and events, social media content creation, and data analytics, including Google Analytics.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Plan and organise work to enable communications and public engagement activities for research endeavours.
• Provide comprehensive in-person communications and events support as part of a small team.
• Create content for social media platforms and evaluate outcomes using analytics.

Skills

Communications

Event planning

Social media

Analytics

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

The Faculty of History is seeking a Research Engagement Officer to join its Communications and Alumni Relations team. The Research Engagement Officer is a new role providing support for all types of engagement with the Faculty's research including impact, the research environment, and assisting research centres with publicity and events. The role will work as part of a small team and provide comprehensive, proactive, in-person communications and events support, planning and organising work to enable a range of communications and public engagement activities for the research endeavours of the Faculty of History. Based in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, this role can be taken as a hybrid role, with a minimum of 60% in-person working within the Faculty offices. Some limited evening and weekend work will be required.

We're looking for someone who has proven experience working in a communications and events related role, preferably with experience in a higher education or heritage setting. You will have proven experience in planning and coordinating a variety of events, including evaluation of outcomes in relation to research impact with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality delivery. As well as experience producing content for social media platforms (particularly Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky) with an understanding of analytic data analysis (including Google Analytics), and good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt style and tone to suit a range of audiences (including academic researchers, funding bodies and the general public). An understanding of the humanities research environment, experience in a higher education environment, or a qualification in Digital Marketing would be desirable.

Faculty of History, The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6AH.

Grade 5 1-3: £32,108 - £33,810 per year (inclusive of Oxford University Weighting of £1,730) pro-rated for part-time appointments | Permanent | Full-time 1FTE (36.5 hours per week), As part of the University of Oxford, you'll enjoy an excellent range of benefits, including:

• 38 days' annual leave (including public holidays), pro rata.
• A generous pension scheme.
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working options.
• Extensive training and professional development opportunities.
• Staff discounts, travel schemes and access to University museums and gardens.
• Free membership of the University Club and discounted sports facilities.
• The opportunity to work in the award-winning Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities alongside colleagues from across the Humanities Division.