Senior Communications Coordinator

Wellcome Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellcome is hiring a Communications professional to coordinate planning and delivery across the organisation, managing calendars, workflows and approvals to ensure activity is well-timed and strategically aligned.

You will support media relations and digital content projects, maintain content libraries, track performance metrics and collaborate with teams to maximise impact of Wellcome’s work and reputation.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and coordination abilities.
• Experience in communications, media relations or PR.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communications planning and delivery across Wellcome, managing calendars, workflows and approvals.
• Support media relations and digital content projects and track performance metrics.
• Maintain content libraries and collaborate across teams to maximise impact.

Skills

Communications planning

Media relations

Project management

Stakeholder management

Content libraries

Job description

Salary range: 37,040 - 46,300

Interview: W/C 21st and 28th September

Closing date: 17th September

Contract type: Permanent

Wellcome is a global philanthropy. Our aim is to build healthier futures for everyone by funding science, leadingpolicyand advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but theywon’tbe solved by science alone.

Where will I be working?

You’ll join Wellcome’s Communications team, working closely with colleagues across News and Content, Events and Studio teams. Reporting to the Media and Planning Lead, you’ll play a key role in coordinating communications activity across the organisation, helping teams work together effectively to maximise the impact of Wellcome’s work and reputation.

What will I be doing?

You’ll coordinate communications planning and delivery across Wellcome, managing calendars, workflows and approvals to ensure activity is well-timed and strategically aligned. You’ll support media relations and digital content projects, maintain content libraries, track performance metrics, coordinate stakeholders across teams and help deliver high-quality communications that engage external audiences and support Wellcome’s mission.

Is this job for me?

We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented and confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You’ll have experience in communications, media relations, public relations or a related field, with strong relationship-building and communication skills. If you’re collaborative, proactive, calm under pressure and enjoy bringing people, plans and projects together to deliver great outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

MinimumCriteria:

• Strong organisational skills with experience coordinating multiple tasksand juggling competing priorities.

• Understanding of cross-channel communications, platforms andmethodologiesand ability to utilise this to influence strategic planning decisions andwork collaboratively across teams, influence strategic decisions.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.

• Proactive,organisedand able to manage multiple deadlines.

• Strong communicator with excellentwritten and verbal skills, able to influence and advise colleagues atdifferent levelsof an organisation.

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You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees onourwebsite

Our HybridWay ofWorking

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.AtWellcomewe have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday,Wednesdayand Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority atWellcome.We are committed to cultivating a fair andinclusiveenvironment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includesmaking adjustmentsfor people who have a disability or long-term condition.Please visitourwebsitefor more information on adjustments andaccessibility, orcontact us [e-mail].

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