Programme Assistant – Communications and Engagement

Grade UE04: £26,093 – £28,778 per annum, pro rata

College of Science and Engineering / School of Engineering

Part-time: 17.5 hours per week

Fixed-term: 12 months contract

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This part-time role will provide communications, digital content, stakeholder coordination and administrative support for the PBIAA on Offshore Wind. Working under the Programme Manager and in close coordination with the Communications and Industry Engagement Coordinator, the postholder will support website updates, newsletters, event notices, stakeholder briefings, communications materials, contact repositories and routine information routing.

• Experience preparing written communications, digital content, documents or stakeholder-facing materials.
• Good writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to follow agreed guidance, templates and approval processes.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail, including maintaining contact lists, trackers and engagement records.
• Experience using standard office and digital tools such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint and shared folders.
• Ability to work collaboratively, manage routine tasks and recognise when issues need to be referred upwards.

This post is part-time (approximately 17.5 hours per week). We are open to considering flexible working patterns. The role is primarily remote/home-based, with occasional in-person attendance for key programme meetings, events and stakeholder activities in Scotland, particularly around the Forth and Tay region and partner institutions. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working on a non-contractual basis where this supports programme delivery.

People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with drive, determination, and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful/personalised flexibility for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Professional development and subject matter expertise
• Excellent benefits and support
• Leading-edge research
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Compre…