Senior Communications Coordinator

Salary range: 37,040 - 46,300

Interview:  W/C 21st and 28th September

Closing date:  17th September

Contract type: Permanent 

Wellcome  is a global philanthropy. Our aim is to build healthier futures for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.     

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.     

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.     

Where will I be working? 

 
You'll join Wellcome's Communications team, working closely with colleagues across News and Content, Events and Studio teams. Reporting to the Media and Planning Lead, you'll play a key role in coordinating communications activity across the organisation, helping teams work together effectively to maximise the impact of Wellcome's work and reputation.  

What will I be doing? 

 
You'll coordinate communications planning and delivery across Wellcome, managing calendars, workflows and approvals to ensure activity is well-timed and strategically aligned. You'll support media relations and digital content projects, maintain content libraries, track performance metrics, coordinate stakeholders across teams and help deliver high-quality communications that engage external audiences and support Wellcome's mission.  

Is this job for me? 

 
We're looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented and confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You'll have experience in communications, media relations, public relations or a related field, with strong relationship-building and communication skills. If you're collaborative, proactive, calm under pressure and enjoy bringing people, plans and projects together to deliver great outcomes, we'd love to hear from you. 

How to apply 

 
To apply for this role, please submit an up-to-date CV and answer the application question to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role.  

Minimum Criteria: 

• Strong organisational skills with experience coordinating multiple tasks and juggling competing priorities.  

• Understanding of cross-channel communications, platforms and methodologies and ability to utilise this to influence strategic planning decisions and work collaboratively across teams, influence strategic decisions.  

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.  

• Proactive, organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.  

• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, able to influence and advise colleagues at different levels of an organisation.     

You can view the full  Job Description on our website   

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website  

Our Hybrid Way of Working     

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.  At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.       

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do     

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [email protected].     

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