Senior Communications Officer

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About us

The Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub, housed within the Department of Geography and the School of Global Affairs (SGA) at King's College London, is a pioneering initiative addressing the critical challenges of climate adaptation. Funded by the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and UK research councils (UKRI), the Hub will coalesce the skills and expertise needed from across relevant sectors to aid the development and implementation of climate change adaptation in the UK. The Hub draws together academic and knowledge exchange partners from across the UK to deliver on this objective.

As a dynamic hub of interdisciplinary research, the School of Global Affairs (SGA) brings together world-class expertise to tackle the most pressing global issues. Therefore, we are seeking a Senior Communications and Engagement Officer to play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the communications plan for the MACC Hub.

At King's, we are deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practices into all our activities so that the university is an inclusive, welcoming, and inspiring place to work and study, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. King's offers inclusive benefits to staff, including flexible working, Enhanced Parental Leave, funds for Parents and Carers, and the potential to join community staff networks.

About the role

Working closely with the Hub Manager and Director, the post holder will be responsible for shaping and driving the communications plan for the MACC Hub. This role will ensure effective dissemination of the Hub's work, key insights, and outputs to a broad range of stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, and practitioners across the UK, and beyond. The successful candidate will oversee the development of high-quality content and liaise with a range of stakeholders, ensuring the Hub's initiatives are clearly communicated and its impact widely recognized.

The role will include working closely with internal teams and external partners to maintain a cohesive narrative around the Hub and its achievements, and to increase meaningful public engagement on adaptation. To do so, the postholder will draw content and messaging from community adaptation projects and policy focused research, funded by the Hub. In joining the MACC Hub, the post holder will become part of a dynamic and high-profile UK-wide network of adaptation scholars and practitioners. They will work closely with the Stockholm Environment Institute, particularly through its weADAPT platform, and the climate communication NGO Climate Outreach. On a day-to-day basis, the post-holder will benefit from working alongside a diverse cohort of research managers in the School of Global affairs research office.

The post holder will be able to work as part of King's hybrid working model (Strand Campus), with the expectation to be on campus two days a week.

This is a full time (35 Hours per week) role, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until June 2027.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Experience in planning and delivering communications activities to support strategic objectives, including managing websites, newsletters, social media, PR, events, marketing, and publications.
2. Experience drafting a range of materials (including but not limited to newsletters, presentations, social media posts and press releases).
3. Experience organising events such as workshops, seminars and conferences.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
5. Experience demonstrating clear judgement, creativity and sensitivity in working with diverse internal and external stakeholders to meet common objectives.
6. Evidence of an enthusiastic, determined and proactive approach to work.
7. Experience working with grassroots/community groups.
8. A commitment to a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience in impact assessment, particularly within communications or stakeholder engagement.
2. Competency in data visualization tools or reporting dashboards.
3. A high level of enthusiasm for the Hub's aims.
4. Experience working in multidisciplinary environments and collaborating effectively across teams and departments.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.