We’re hiring a Communications and Engagement Manager
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We’re looking for an experienced Communications and Engagement Manager to join the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences Communications Team and work closely with the Public Engagement Team at the Bennett Institute.
This is a new role for the Bennett Institute intended to shape and deliver communications and engagement activities for the Bennett Institute, and specific services we provide such as the NHS England OpenSAFELY service for a range of different audiences and stakeholders. You will help to ensure our work is aligned with, and complements, similar work led by the wider department and University, and our main OpenSAFELY funders (NHS England and the Wellcome Trust).
What will you 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
How to apply
You’ll find more details about the role and how to apply on our jobs site.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 12 December 2025.
In your application, please tell us how you meet the vacancy criteria.
If you have any questions about the role or application process, please contact Gavin Hubbard (gavin.hubbard@phc.ox.ac.uk) or Klaudia Budniak (klaudia.budniak@phc.ox.ac.uk).
You can see all our current open roles on our vacancies page.
Read more about the Bennett Institute on our website.