Communications Manager Full Time NEW

Job Title: Communications Manager

Location: London

Job Type: Permanent

Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.

Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you.

About the role:

As a part of the Marketing and Communications Team, this position will play an important role in enabling LifeArc to demonstrate impact for people living with rare diseases and drug-resistant infections. This will involve working with teams across the organisation to identify compelling content, and to advise on the most impactful communications approaches to developing content in partnership with the wider Marketing and Communications Team.

About you:

You will:

• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to proactively identify and develop compelling content from across LifeArc to show the range of ongoing work and the impact it is having for people living with rare diseases and drug-resistant infections.
• Act as a key point of connection between the communications team and the wider organisation, building strong relationships that enable a steady pipeline of high-quality impact stories.
• Work closely with the Head of Strategic Communications and colleagues in the Communications and Marketing Team to determine the most compelling narratives and communications strategies for both internal and external audiences.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of content, from story identification, to briefing the wider team and working in partnership to deliver writing, production, publication and evaluation across LifeArc’s channels (digital, social, media, PR and internal communications).
• Work collaboratively with external stakeholders and partners on joint initiatives, developing strong working relationships and advising on communication strategies and content sign off and coordinating input/feedback with relevant LifeArc colleagues.
• Support the development and delivery of integrated communications plans for priority projects and programmes, ensuring impact stories are aligned to LifeArc’s organisational strategy and campaign priorities.
• Translate complex scientific and technical information into clear, engaging stories, tailored for different audiences including people living with rare diseases and drug-resistant infections, researchers, clinicians, partners, policymakers, other funders, internal staff and the wider public.
• Work with the wider Marketing and Communications Team to monitor and assess the performance and impact of stories, using insight and feedback to refine storytelling approaches and improve future content.
• Provide flexible support to other communications activity and projects where needed, contributing to a collaborative and impact‑focused team culture.

Essential experience required:

• Demonstrable experience in communications, PR or a related role.
• Demonstrable experience proactively sourcing, developing and delivering content for expert and non-expert audiences.
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to turn complex scientific or technical information into accessible, engaging narratives.
• Experience creating content for use across multiple channels (digital, social, PR/media, internal communications) and providing strategic advice on the best approach
• Proven ability to build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, becoming a trusted partner.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise stories that deliver the greatest impact.

Desirable:

• Experience working in science communication or health/medical research organisations.
• Experience of using insight or analytics to assess content performance and drive continuous improvement.

Education:

• Degree in communications, PR, life sciences, or field relevant to communications in the life sciences field (or vocational equivalent).

Skills & abilities:

• Confident communicator
• Having a good eye for a story
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to take complex information and make it accessible and engaging for a range of audiences.
• A team player willing to lend support where needed

About us:

LifeArc is a not-for-profit life science organisation, leading the way for change in rare diseases in the UK and supporting promising initiatives in global health. We seek out research in areas of unmet need that has great potential, providing support to help it become breakthroughs that change lives.

What we can offer you:

Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of ‘putting patients at the centre of everything we do’.

LifeArc is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term health condition who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Please note that in certain situations, such as high volumes of applications, it may not be practical to interview all eligible candidates. In these cases, we may need to select those who best meet the essential criteria. (At LifeArc, the Disability Confident Scheme’s ‘minimum criteria’ is referred to as ‘essential criteria’)

Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other roles.

We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.