Career Opportunities at Queen's

About the job:

AMIC is a £100M investment through the Belfast Region City Deal - a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally. We are supporting economic growth and prosperity for Northern Ireland by creating high-quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation. Our team of over 80 staff has core capabilities in digitalising manufacturing, smart design, sustainable polymers & composites and nanotechnologies & photonics.

We are seeking a dynamic and creative Business Growth Officer to lead and support the development and execution of our business impact strategy. This role is pivotal in enhancing our Centre visibility to businesses, engaging stakeholders, and showcasing project activities across digital and traditional platforms. The postholder will apply their skills and experience to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of AMIC’s marketing and communications strategy.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject plus recent relevant experience in business development / digital marketing / communications / impact role or , in the absence of such a qualification, substantial relevant experience including:
  
  • Managing organisational social media accounts,
  • Designing and managing regular email newsletters,
  • Managing websites
  • Generating content using a range of media
  • Meeting organisational objectives by collaborating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Relevant experience of managing and stimulating targeted online engagement and building an online community, creating engaging content, answering requests, and using analytics to optimise outcomes and enhance user experience.
• Relevant experience of planning, delivering and evaluating innovative digital communication plans and campaigns delivering business growth
• 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.

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