Communications Officer, CARE

An exciting new communications role has arisen to join a new Research Centre for Adult Social Care Research CARE  within Cardiff University. 

You will create, manage and deliver a communication strategy and plan and develop high quality and engaging content and messaging for a range of channels, including a website, intranet and other digital platforms and newsletters.

You will have exceptional communications and relationship-building skills, proven experience of creating effective digital content and communications and the ability to manage content management systems.  You will be able to interpret complex information and communicate it effectively to a range of audiences.  

You will support CARE and its researchers with communications and events to promote the work of the Centre providing advice, guidance, and support, and leading on projects within this area.  This will include holistic development of events, from sourcing speakers and making the arrangements to promoting events, delivering on the day, and evaluating the impact of the events.  A CARE administrator will be able to support event administration.

You will be responsible for maintaining and reviewing content to ensure its accuracy, consistency, and effectiveness, and you will plan and deliver new content and features as required. You will proactively research customers’ needs, using your findings to help inform the development of impactful and effective content.   

You will be expected to ensure that all related communications and engagement are targeted to reflect audience needs and information consumption habits and are both timely and well planned and reactive according to the communication plan.