Job summary
This post is a jointCommunications and Administration role (0.6 WTE)with a fractionalPublic and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)component(0.4 WTE).
If appointed, you will support the smooth delivery of communications, engagement, and administrative tasks across a range of projects within the Secure Data Environment programme. You will help organise and deliver public engagement activities, support communications outputs, and ensure effective coordination of meetings, recruitment processes, and content creation.
This is a delivery and operations-focused role. Strategic design and creative engagement approaches will beretainedby the Communications and Engagement Director. The postholder will play a vital role in ensuring day-to-day delivery, problem-solving, and operational follow-through.
Main duties of the job
Communications and Administrative Support (0.6 WTE)
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Support the development of routine comms outputs for programmes (e.g., research asset registers, DAC updates, infrastructure communications).
Public Engagement Support (0.4 WTE)
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Help recruit new members of public groups, including advertising, sorting applications, and supporting induction processes.Coordinatelogistics(dates, times, locations, agendas, materials) for engagement activities.
About us
Values and Qualities
We are looking for someone who is:
Job description
Job responsibilities
Development Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to work with senior leaders in the health data research and engagement space.
As well as developing core delivery skills, the postholder will be supported to exploreadditionalareas aligned with their own motivation and interests. These could include:
This role provides a pathway to build skills and confidence in public engagement, communications, and project delivery within a nationally important programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Development Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to work with senior leaders in the health data research and engagement space.
As well as developing core delivery skills, the postholder will be supported to exploreadditionalareas aligned with their own motivation and interests. These could include:
This role provides a pathway to build skills and confidence in public engagement, communications, and project delivery within a nationally important programme
Person Specification
Experience and skills to deliver the role requirements
Essential
- General Skills: Strong organisational skills; clear written and verbal communication; ability to work independently under guidance; IT literacy (Word, Excel, Teams/Zoom); attention to detail; proactive and solution-focused; ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Comms Skills: Ability to draft clear, accurate text for reports or summaries; basic experience with social media for professional purposes.
- Public Engagement: Comfortable engaging with members of the public and community groups; ability to support logistics and coordination of meetings. (Note that public facing roles would make for relevant experience even in a difference capacity)
- Administration: Meeting support (minutes, agendas, follow-up); managing logistics; supporting procurement processes.
Desirable
- Experience with graphic design, animation, or multimedia content creation; experience with newsletters or wider communications campaigns.
- Any specific and relatable communication experience or training
- Experience with databases or Customer Relations and Management systems.
- Any specific and relatable engagement experience or training. Including creative methods and working with all age groups.
- Experience in public engagement, patient involvement, or qualitative feedback collection
- Supporting recruitment of volunteers or public members to focus groups and panels. Ability to mobilise networks to enhance the reach of a campaign or recruitment activity.
Person Specification
Experience and skills to deliver the role requirements
Essential
- General Skills: Strong organisational skills; clear written and verbal communication; ability to work independently under guidance; IT literacy (Word, Excel, Teams/Zoom); attention to detail; proactive and solution-focused; ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Comms Skills: Ability to draft clear, accurate text for reports or summaries; basic experience with social media for professional purposes.
- Public Engagement: Comfortable engaging with members of the public and community groups; ability to support logistics and coordination of meetings. (Note that public facing roles would make for relevant experience even in a difference capacity)
- Administration: Meeting support (minutes, agendas, follow-up); managing logistics; supporting procurement processes.
Desirable
- Experience with graphic design, animation, or multimedia content creation; experience with newsletters or wider communications campaigns.
- Any specific and relatable communication experience or training
- Experience with databases or Customer Relations and Management systems.
- Any specific and relatable engagement experience or training. Including creative methods and working with all age groups.
- Experience in public engagement, patient involvement, or qualitative feedback collection
- Supporting recruitment of volunteers or public members to focus groups and panels. Ability to mobilise networks to enhance the reach of a campaign or recruitment activity.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
