TORCH Communications and Events Officer

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TORCH - The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, Humanities Divisional Office, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford
Grade 5: £25,941 - £30,942 p.a

TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) requires a Communications and Events Officer. The main purpose of the post is to plan, manage, and deliver communications, events, and day-to-day administration for TORCH including communications related to public engagement, research engagement, knowledge exchange, and the Humanities Cultural Programme. The postholder will have responsibility for planning and coordinating a wide range of communications activities and projects, which are an essential part of TORCH’s engagement strategy. The postholder will take overall responsibility for the TORCH website and will also be responsible for ensuring all outgoing communications are kept up-to-date. The postholder will also lead on internal communications for TORCH.

The usual place of work for this role will be Radcliffe Humanities in central Oxford. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be a requirement to work from home as and when required by government and University guidelines. The line manager for this role is the TORCH Operations Manager. There may be an occasional need to work evenings or weekends, which will be agreed by prior arrangement with the Operations Manager. Under these circumstances, appropriate recompense or time off in lieu will be given in line with TORCH’s policy.

This vacancy is for internal applicants only. 

Applications for this role must be done through CoreHR by 2nd September 2020. Interviews will be held on 10th September 2020. 

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