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The International Growth Centre (IGC)

Senior Communications and Events Officer

Salary: £31,960-£36,705 per annum, depending on experience

Contract term: 18 months (extension possible depending on funding availability)

The Senior Communications and Events Officer will play an important role in promoting the International Growth Centre (IGC), its ideas for growth, research findings and policy advice to IGC’s key audiences. As part of the communications team, and under the guidance of the Head of Communications, the IGC Senior Communications and Events Officer will work with IGC colleagues to implement the IGC’s communication with key external audiences, including both in-country and globally, and support the organisation of online, in-person, and hybrid IGC events.

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. The IGC is a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and a set of country teams across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, the IGC is majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

The successful applicant will:

• Have a successful track record of delivering effective communications and events (virtual and in-person)
• Have experience in managing digital content for social media and websites
• Have excellent communication and writing skills, in particular articulating academic, technical information to non-specialist audiences

• Have initiative and drive
• Work well in a team with a flexible approach      

This is a full-time position based in the IGC Head Office located within LSE, in central London. Work can also be performed remotely for part of the week. Should you have any queries about the role, please email l.sili@lse.ac.uk.  

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave 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 and visit www.theigc.org/about/careers for more information about IGC.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. 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.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9 January 2023 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.