Strategic Communications Lead - Audience & Insight

Strategic Communications Lead – Audience & Insight Join to apply for the Strategic Communications Lead – Audience & Insight role at UK Research and Innovation Strategic Communications Lead – Audience & Insight 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Strategic Communications Lead – Audience & Insight role at UK Research and Innovation Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Hours: Full Time / Part Time (Minimum 0.8 FTE) Contract Type: Open Ended Location: Polaris House, Swindon (Hybrid Working) Job Overview: To build awareness, understanding, engagement and trust in UK Research and Innovation and its activities and interests, both externally and with all employees, through audience research and insight. Key Responsibilities: Lead onUKRI audience research and segmentation, developing deep understanding of our key audiences, as well as what we need to do to reach existing and new audiences. Lead on qualitative and quantitative data gathering and analysis, presenting findings to improve UKRI’s ability to make evidence-based recommendations and decisions Build and maintain relationships with external partners, collaborating on joint activity and sharing best practice and insight Responsible for commissioning and analysing UKRI audience research and insight Responsible for research and curation of internal and external insight Support the development and implementation of UKRI’s external affairs and communications strategy Development of audience insight capability across EAC to support the delivery of the UKRI comms strategy and organisational priorities Manage UKRI’s regular perception audits to measure and evaluate how the organisation is viewed by others to support targeted messaging and comms activity Work with colleagues across EAC and wider UKRI to support the development of campaigns based on research insights About You: Degree or equivalent experience Proven track record of using research data and insight to inform strategy and decision making, together with the skills to analyse and interpret this data and extract relevant insight Very strong background in quantitative surveys but also ideally experience in qualitative research and online communities Experience within research, insights, analytics or consulting with a focus on understanding audiences and evaluating campaign performance Experience with audience measurement tools Excellent analytical skills Excellent project management skills Quantitative skills and the ability to dig into the number Ability to absorb, evaluate and communicate complex information appropriate to the audience For a full job description please click apply and visit our careers page UKRI recognises and value employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance as well as other benefits. The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 June 2025 Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Analyst and Management Industries Research Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at UK Research and Innovation by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Strategic Communications” roles. Strategic Communications Lead – Narrative & Brand Swindon, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Swindon, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago Strategic Communications Lead – Audience & Insight, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Swindon, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago Swindon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago Strategic Communications Lead – Narrative & Brand, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Swindon, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago Swindon, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Senior Communications Officer, NFP PEOPLE Swindon, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Swindon, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago Swindon, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago Swindon, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr