"Communications & Engagement Officer"

About us

King’s College London is a leading research-intensive university. This role sits within the Research Management & Innovation Directorate (RMID) and the King’s Doctoral College, which supports King’s doctoral community.

You will join the MRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) in Biomedical Sciences (https://kcl-mrcdtp.com/), a flagship programme funded by the Medical Research Council. Our team works to deliver an exceptional experience for postgraduate researchers and showcase the impact of their work.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Communications & Engagement Officer to join the MRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) in Biomedical Sciences at King’s College London. This flagship programme supports outstanding postgraduate researchers in cutting-edge biomedical science, and your role will be key to strengthening its profile and community.

Reporting to the MRC DTP Manager, you will lead on communications, marketing, engagement, events, and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities. You will develop and implement strategies to ensure the DTP’s messages, goals, and values are communicated clearly and consistently across multiple channels, including web, social media, and digital platforms.

You will play a central role in building connections within our student community and with external stakeholders. This includes planning and delivering events, managing digital content, and supporting initiatives that enhance the postgraduate research experience. You will also contribute to EDI projects and help showcase the achievements of our students and alumni.

The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator with proven experience in managing communications and engagement activities, preferably within a higher education or research environment. You will be confident working independently, managing projects, and using digital tools to create engaging content. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on a high-profile doctoral training programme and to work collaboratively within a supportive team.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30 September 2030.

About you

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

Essential criteria

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
2. Proven experience managing websites and social media channels, including creating and updating content.
3. Proven experience in communications, publishing, or marketing, including developing and delivering successful strategies.
4. Experience coordinating and delivering events independently.
5. Ability to produce high-quality written and visual content for different audiences and formats.
6. Demonstrable project management skills, including prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines.
7. Ability to use digital tools for content creation (e.g., video editing, basic design software).
8. Experience working in a higher education or research environment.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience with design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite) for creating marketing materials.
2. Understanding of outreach and widening participation in higher education.
3. Experience managing small budgets and monitoring expenditure.
4. Proven networking skills, engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
5. Enthusiasm and commitment to enhancing the postgraduate research student experience.

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.

Interviews are due to be held w/c 2nd or 9th February.

Grade and Salary: £39,076 - £43,909 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 134525
Close Date: 26-Jan-2026
Contact Person: Elena Allen
Contact Details: Elena.allen@kcl.ac.uk