NIHR Social Media Manager (maternity leave cover)

University of Leeds - Faculty of Medicine & Health - National Institute of Health and Care Research - Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre

Location: Leeds, London

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum plus London weighting (if applicable) (Grade 7)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 1st April 2026

Closes: 15th April 2026

Job Ref: MHNCC1718

Location: Leeds or London

Contract type: Fixed term (Up to 31st March 2027 maternity leave cover)

Are you an experienced social media professional who wants to use their skills to help drive life-changing health and care research across the UK? We’re looking for a Social Media Manager to join the NIHR’s central communications team and help us make an impact across our social channels.

If you’re great at…

• Developing and delivering engaging social media campaigns
• Managing multiple professional social media channels
• Designing and developing creative multimedia content
• Using social media management tools and native platforms to plan and evaluate activity
• Leveraging user generated content and working with influencers
• Planning and delivering paid-for social activity
• Using data, insights and social listening to optimise activity
• Advising colleagues how to get the most out of social media

…then we’d love to hear from you!

This role will be based in the RDNCC office on Queen Street, Leeds or at our London office in Bishopsgate. We work in a hybrid way with an expectation that all RDNCC staff spend at least 40% of their time office. We are also open to discussing other flexible working arrangements.

Interviews are expected to take place on 23rd or 24th April 2026

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• All Faculty of Medicine and Health staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your line manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you’re looking for a role that gives you the opportunity to work with a supportive team to showcase the value of NIHR research and engage new audiences in our life-changing work, apply today.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Alice Ford, NIHR Content and Social Media Lead
Email: alice.ford@nihr.ac.uk

Application process

As part of the RDNCC’s commitment to inclusion and equity of opportunity, our shortlisting stage is undertaken with names removed from job applications. Please do not include identifiable information in uploaded documents, file names or free text fields (e.g., names, photos, contact details) other than those specifically requested in the personal details section of the application form.