Marketing and Events Officer - HIACT in Newcastle

Salary: £32,080 - £33,002 per annum with progression to £34,610 pro rata.

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing and events professional to join Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transition (HI-ACT) Hub. Managed from Newcastle University, the HI-ACT Hub is a £12M EPSRC/UKRI funded investment and the project comprises a consortium of 12 universities. The UK Government has set out high expectations for the role of hydrogen in its future energy plans. Through our research, we want to develop a better understanding of the potential pathways for integrating hydrogen into future energy use.

The postholder will support the development, implementation and management of the Research Hub’s marketing plans and organise a number of high-quality events. Working closely with the Project Manager and Research and Impact Coordinator, this role is a part-time, fixed-term contract of 3 or 4 days per week until 30th May 2028.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with the Principal Investigators (PIs) and Project Manager to implement the marketing and events strategy.
• Manage and coordinate events and engagement specific tasks and targets to meet project objectives and deadlines whilst working closely with PIs and Project Manager to ensure funders are kept informed of progress and changes as appropriate. This will include webinars, launches, conferences, industry workshops etc.
• Working with partners to develop and deliver an integrated marketing and communications calendar in order to support key activities.
• Content planning and copywriting for a wide range of stakeholders, including industry partners, academics and research and technology organisations (RTO)s.
• Support maintaining project websites, newsletters and social media platforms.
• Responsible for working with internal teams and external suppliers as appropriate to deliver digital and printed marketing materials.
• Coordinate the administrative services for the assigned research project, working closely with other departments and services.
• Use digital metrics to monitor success of marketing activities and campaigns and maintaining an up-to-date database of mailing list contacts.
• Proactively receive, resolve and respond to enquiries received into the project, to ensure that an effective service and clear advice is provided to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Support Steering Groups, Advisory Boards, and other formal bodies constituted to oversee project delivery within the areas of marketing and events.
• Build and maintain relationships with project partners across multiple institutions and facilitate effective internal communications across project teams.
• Maintain financial records, manage outputs and impacts and publicise project outcomes.
• Support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) related activity across related projects as required.
• Any other duties within the scope and general nature of the grade which may be required.

The Person

• Experience across all marketing channels including social media, events, website, SEO etc.
• Digital and print copywriting experience and knowledge of producing publicity materials.
• Experience of event management, with considerable relevant experience in an event coordinating role, preferably within a higher education establishment or other large organisation.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage with a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Excellent time management, organisation and administration skills.
• Working knowledge of financial record keeping and reporting and project management.

Desirable

• Experience of Equality Diversity and Inclusion related activity and considerations when organising events and drafting content.
• Experience of web editing using a content management system (CMS).
• Awareness of scientific sectors such as the Hydrogen sector.

Attributes and Behaviour

• Acts in a collaborative, inclusive, transparent and open manner, acting with integrity and able to build high levels of trust.
• Encourages and supports a free flow of communication and information across own area, and the wider University where appropriate.
• Sets own priorities in conjunction with team and area objectives and has the ability to quickly identify what is important and act accordingly.
• Keeps an open mind to alternative ways of doing things.
• Proactively anticipates and plans for likely problem areas or obstacles by assessing and managing risks.
• Maintains flexibility in work plans to allow for changing circumstances.

Qualifications

• A level (or equivalent) qualification, plus work experience in a relevant role; or substantial relevant work experience in a comparable setting.
• Desirable: Marketing, Communications, Events professional qualification (e.g. CIM Certificate).

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution. We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population. At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme. In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.