Communications and Engagement Manager (Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science)

Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford Led by Professor Ben Goldacre, The Bennett Institute builds tools that transform NHS data into better patient care. Our OpenSAFELY platform revolutionised pandemic research. Our OpenPrescribing tool helps 20,000 NHS professionals monthly. We are open source, multidisciplinary, rigorous, transparent, and unafraid to challenge conventional thinking. Based within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences – one of the world's leading academic primary care centres – you will work at the intersection of data science, healthcare innovation and public engagement. You will join our established communications team while having real influence over Bennett Institute strategy. This is three-year fixed term contract in the first instance. What you will do

Coordinate our Critical Friend Network, ensuring diverse communities shape how NHS data serves them
Create content for everyone from GPs to government ministers
Plan meaningful public engagement that invites real participation
Make our methods as open as our code – explaining complex processes in plain English You bring Proven public engagement experience with demonstrable impact
Exceptional writing that makes complexity accessible
Diplomatic skills to influence senior stakeholders
Professional social media and CMS experience Health sector experience helps, but is not essential. We offer Real influence over nationally important work
Flexible hybrid working from our Oxford base
38 days' leave (pro-rata), plus generous pension and benefits
A team that values doing as much as thinking
Professional development in world-class research environment The department holds a Gold Athena SWAN award and actively champions diversity. Learn more: “Committed to equality and valuing diversity”