Career Opportunities at Queen's

Reporting to the Social Impact & Civic Responsibility Manager, the postholder will contribute to the delivery of the Social and Civic Responsibility and Economic Prosperity Pillar of Strategy 2030 through building and maintaining internal and external partnerships on issues of a sensitive nature, and deliver collaborative programmes and events to lead to positive outcomes with the University.

This job share role, working 14.8 hours per week (0.4 FTE), is available until 31 December 2026, in the first instance. 

About the person:

The post holder must demonstrate how they meet essential criteria:

• Degree (or equivalent qualification) in any subject OR extensive recent relevant experience in a similar role.
• At least 3 years’ recent (within the last seven) relevant professional experience and knowledge gained in an external relations role, with demonstrated experience in:
  • Building relationships with and managing a variety of external stakeholders, developing programmes or services to meet their needs.
  • Project management experience associated with the development, delivery, monitoring and for the organisation of high-level events.
  • Experience of developing and writing promotional materials, web content or social media management.
  • Experience of collaborative working with internal teams to produce successful outcomes for the organisation.
  • Demonstrable experience of budget management.- Line management / staff supervisory experience.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information