Communication and Impact Officer

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

CAHSS / Edinburgh College of Art 

Full time: 35 hours per week 

Fixed Term: 13th November 2028 

 

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you interested in making a difference? 

Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) is a £15.9M UK-wide programme dedicated to integrating Arts and Humanities research more fully into the Responsible AI ecosystem. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, it runs from 2022 to 2028. 

The BRAID Communications and Impact Manager will play a pivotal role in enhancing BRAID’s visibility, engagement, and overall impact.  The post-holder will contribute to a stakeholder-focused communication strategy, delivering initiatives for dissemination of BRAID impact outputs and promote knowledge exchange.  

 They will put in place mechanisms to monitor and demonstrate engagement and impact, working closely with BRAID senior staff to ensure that BRAID’s engagement with its stakeholders is strategically-focused, timely and relevant, and maximises our opportunities to make a difference. 

 The post is full-time (35 hours per week); we would be happy to consider flexible working patterns and we are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Excellent communicator: ability to translate and communicate research to a wide range of audiences across a variety of channels.
• Well-developed understanding of how to capture, record and report on knowledge exchange and impact.
• High level of initiative and excellent influencing and interpersonal skills.
• Proven record of project management and successful timely delivery e.g. of events and publications.
• Ability to co-operate and contribute as part of a team.

 

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Application Information 
 

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

 

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 1st September 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held 17/18 September 2025.

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