Grants communications officer
We are delighted to partner with Moorfields Eye Charity to support their recruitment of a brand-new Grants communications officer. This is a permanent opportunity offering a hybrid working pattern. The salary for this role is between £35,280-£41,160 depending on experience.
This role will include turning complex scientific and clinical information and the charity’s wide grant making activities into engaging and accessible content. Working closely with the grants and research team, the postholder be responsible for developing and delivering the charity’s multi-media activity in the area of grant making and impact communications.
You will support the demonstration of their impact through a steady stream of new and engaging content about the charity for dissemination to supporters, the media, patients, staff and other stakeholders. There will be a focus on increasing visibility of the charity (internal and external), staff and grant applicants (hospital and institute) engagement, along with inspiring potential donors, external partners.
Communicating impact in an engaging way will importantly inspire staff and researchers to put forward proposals for innovation, research and wider grant funding leading to further patient benefit.
This is a varied and highly collaborative role that is critical to the charity’s wider and exiting growth ambitions and success.
Key experience includes:
- Ability to convey scientific (health or medical) information in innovative, engaging and creative ways
- Contribute, as a member of the communications team, to the successful delivery of the charity’s communications strategy with a focus on crafting compelling content for grant applicants and the demonstration of impact and outcomes from charity funding.
- A passion for storytelling and persuasive writing across both on and offline channels
- Managing complex relationships with a breadth of partners and agencies to deliver projects
- Experience managing communications campaigns and projects
- Writing, editing and design commissioning experience across a range of media
- Knowledge of creating both written and graphic/video content
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.