Position: Senior Publications Officer

Working hours: 35

Contract: Permanent, full time

Annual leave Entitlement: 28 days (three mandatory in December) plus bank holidays

Salary: £30,155 gross per annum

Closing date: 01/03/2020

 

Role: Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Publications Officer to join our team in London, UK.

 

Sitting within the External Relations (ER) team, the Senior Publications Officer is responsible for supporting and managing high quality publication activities to increase Malaria Consortium’s profile and communicate its evidence, learning and programmatic achievements. This is a critical editorial and publishing role in the organisation, requiring outstanding grammar and writing skills, excellent organisation, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to communicate technical content to a variety of audiences via both print and digital channels.

 

The successful candidate will have:

 

Degree in journalism, publishing or similar field, or equivalent work experience

Substantial experience in a similar role, with a track record of managing publications from concept to dissemination

Demonstrable experience and confidence communicating technical content (i.e. quantitative and qualitative research findings) to a range of audiences (including non-technical stakeholders), distilling it into simple and accessible language and messages

Prior experience and strong interest in editorial processes, in-house publications production, and multichannel publications dissemination

Good understanding of communications, social media and marketing principles for engaging external audiences

Knowledge of global health issues, especially malaria and other communicable disease control, prevention and treatment mechanisms.

 

To view the JD and apply for the role, please visit our website: https://recruitment.malariaconsortium.org/VacancyDetails.aspx?FromSearch=True&MenuID=6Dqy3cKIDOg=&VacancyID=2130