IGC Communications Manager (Digital) at London School of Economics and Political Science

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(Fixed-term maternity cover until 1 December 2025)

Salary from £42,429 to £50,656 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £54,295 pa inclusive of London allowance

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We are a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We work to improve the productivity of people and firms as the key driver of sustainable economic development.

The IGC Communications Manager (Digital) will be essential to promoting IGC’s ideas and the use of evidence in policy decision-making at global and national levels. The position will take a leading role in developing and delivering digital strategies for the IGC.

The role includes:

• Responsibility for content development, management and optimisation across IGC’s digital channels.
• Leading the product development of the IGC website and managing our external digital agency.
• Fostering a culture of digital delivery and agile methodology within the communications team.
• Leading digital monitoring, reporting and analysis across our digital channels.
• Advising and training teams on best practice in digital content development.
• Line management of the Senior Communications Officer.

Candidates should have:

• Strong experience in digital communications and agile methodology (ideally in a research environment).
• Track record of developing, delivering and optimising content strategies across digital platforms.
• Good working knowledge of tracking analytics, incl. with GA4 and SEO.
• Strong experience managing digital agencies.
• Previous experience working with CMS systems (preferably Drupal).
• Excellent listening and collaborative skills, and cultural sensitivity.
• Experience in research/policy communications in economics and/or international development.

The position will be based in the IGC Hub located within LSE, in central London and will be offered on a fixed-term secondment basis until December 2025 with the possibility of extension thereafter.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Annelise Andersen (a.andersen3@lse.ac.uk).

To find out more about the position, and the IGC, please visit www.theigc.org/about/careers,

The closing date for receipt of applications is 23:59 on 24 November 2024 (UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.