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Principal duties;

• To Convene monthly KEECH meetings to coordinate with research teams, track ongoing KTE activities, and identify opportunities for policy engagement and public outreach;
• Support staff in identifying pathways to research impact by brokering stakeholder relationships and guiding the collection and management of impact evidence;
• Lead and coordinate the development of evidence-based KTE Impact Case Studies for biennial reporting;
• Contribute to building systems, tools, and processes for effective collection, monitoring, evaluation, and understanding of research impact;
• Provide guidance and training to research teams on planning, strengthening, and assessing research impact;
• Coordinate public engagement activities and promote Unit research to key audiences and stakeholders;
• Maintain and update the Unit’s publications list and prepare routine reports for the Senior Science Meeting;
• Collaborate with communications teams across stations to enhance the Unit’s brand reputation and organize publicity events;
• Represent the Unit in communications and engagement networks to strengthen visibility and strategic positioning;
• Manage and expand the Unit’s online presence through effective use of social media platforms;
• Implement targeted communications campaigns around international days;
• Promote research impact through the design and distribution of infographics;
• Support the development of the Unit’s multimedia library by adding and organizing photo/video assets with proper metadata;
• Contribute to the timely production and distribution of the Unit’s quarterly newsletter;
• Support staff capacity building in communications and engagement; and,
• Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager.

Line Management;

• Supporting the supervision of Communications Assistants as well as staff engaged in community engagement across different sites (via “dotted lines)