Reference: 404_MS_JL

IDIBELL is looking for a Communications officer

About the unit

The main focus of the Communications and Fundraising Unit is to communicate with the public as well as the various other stakeholders inside and outside of the institute. The mission of the Unit is to promote and monitor IDIBELL's image by developing and implementing clear, coherent and attractive strategies that improve public understanding of science and the institute, its researchers and its value for the society. The Unit carries out its mission through a wide range of initiatives and activities aimed at different audiences, including researchers, journalists and the media, students and science teachers, the general public and, of course, IDIBELL members. On the other hand, it is responsible for carrying out institutional fundraising actions and campaigns that allow obtaining funds to accelerate the research developed at the Institute and launch new innovative projects. The Unit is certified as a Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit (UCC+i) by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT) since 2017.

About the role

Reporting to the Communications and Fundraising Head, you will be supporting the press office and the public engagement activities that IDIBELL carries out. We are looking for a dynamic self-motivated individual with experience in the organitzacion and implementation of outreach activities and in content creation for both online and print projects to contribute with his/her skills and strengths to the institute’s mission. The contracted person will be integrated in a multidisciplinary and very active team, where he/she will receive advice and continuous support from the rest of the members of the team.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be the following:

• Promote dissemination activities by IDIBELL professionals and manage their logistics.
• Support existing outreach and education projects and contribute with new ideas for improvement.
• Support IDIBELL researchers to communicate the results of their research.
• Conceptual design and execution of new informative formats that allow reaching new audiences.
• Write press releases and support material for the national and international media.
• Create content - traditional formats and new formats - for IDIBELL communication platforms.
• Collaborate in the corporate social networks management and upload content to the web.
• Participate in the design and delivery of internal communication actions and campaigns.
• Support fundraising tasks, whether communication or administrative.
• Liaising with internal scientists and technical staff, suppliers, collaborators and other key figures.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• 1 year previous experience in a communication department of a non-profit institution
• Background in health research institutes or hospital environments similar to IDIBELL
• Experience in organizing public engagement activities
• Previous experience in scientific writing

Education and training

• University Degree in life sciences or communication
• Master of postgraduate degree in Science Communication or demonstrable experience.
• Photo, video editing, web management, graphic design, social media or any other related courses will be a plus.

Technical skills

• Essential command of email marketing softwares
• Basic knowledge of web content management tools (Wordpress)
• Writing and editing skills
• Graphic design, photography or video editing tools

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Motivation, initiative, learning ability and stress tolerance
• Result orientation, habituation to work for goals
• Planning and organizational capacity
• Dynamic, proactive, autonomous, and well-organized person

What do we offer

• Nº of positions: 1
• Start date: 01/10/2022
• Contract duration: Permanent linked to project
• Estimated annual gross salary: it is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay ranges.
• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
• Benefits of constant training are offered.
• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination.

Selection process

• Pre-selection: The pre-selection process will consist on an eligibility check based on qualifications and expertise reflected on the candidate's CV.
• Interview: Best positioned, pre-selected candidates may be called to arrange an interview. Candidates will be interviewed by the hiring manager and an ad hoc selection panel.
• Formal offer letter: Once identified, the Talent Unit will send a job offer to the successful candidate indicating start date, salary, working conditions, and any additional relevant details.

Deadline: 22/08/2022

Data protection notice

IDIBELL ensures that applicants’ personal data are processed as required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Spanish Law 3/2018 on Data Protection. Personal data is processed solely for the purpose of the selection procedure.

Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).

The project leading to this labor contract has received funding from FECyT under the project code FCT-20-16110.