Communications and Engagement Officer, DARE UK (Data and Analytics Research Environments UK)

19 January 2026

Purpose of the post

DARE UK is seeking a Communications and Engagement Officer to deliver key communications, events and engagement activities. The position holder will be part of the DARE UK Delivery Team, and will work closely with colleagues across the wider partnership within HDR UK, ADR UK and UKRI.

The position holder will be responsible for supporting:

• Communications– including website and social media management and producing collateral to promote DARE UK outputs, events and other news, as well as to raise general awareness of the programme and its goals.
• Events planning and management, including booking venues and catering, managing postage, managing attendees, and producing event copy and promotional materials for both DARE UK and external events.
• Public involvement and engagement, including coordination of the DARE UK Public Advisory Group and supporting involvement and engagement activities with the wider public.

The post holder with work closely with other members of the DARE UK team on a day-to-day basis, supporting colleagues with other activities relating to communications and engagement, as well as other ad hoc duties as needed.

Main responsibilities

Communications

• Supporting the development and publishing of creative social media content via the DARE UK LinkedIn and X pages, using effective tactics and tools to increase engagement.
• Drafting and editing compelling website copy for various purposes – including news stories, blogs and funding opportunities – aimed at a diverse audience including researchers, technologists, policymakers, the third sector, and the public.
• Uploading news, blogs, funding opportunities and reports to the DARE UK website, and publishing and updating other pages and content across the site.
• Translating complex scientific and technical information into accessible and consistent language for a general audience.
• Working closely with internal colleagues and external suppliers to produce engaging multimedia content, e.g. videos, infographics, posters, and other collateral.
• Drafting and circulating newsletters and other email notices via HubSpot.
• Maintaining stakeholder lists on HubSpot.
• Supporting wider communications efforts relevant to or aligned with the DARE UK programme.

Events

• Drafting engaging event copy for online and in-person webinars, stakeholder workshops and more.
• Publishing DARE UK events via Eventbrite and managing communications with event attendees.
• Promoting DARE UK events and supporting the programme’s attendance at external events.
• Supporting the preparation of slide decks and presentations for DARE UK events and attendance at external events.
• Working with external suppliers to develop both physical and digital DARE UK branded materials – flyers, banners, reports, etc. – for events and other purposes.
• Liaising closely with internal and external colleagues and suppliers to arrange event venues, catering, and other requirements for in-person events with a variety of stakeholders.
• Managing the postage of DARE UK items to and from event venues.

Public involvement and engagement

• Coordinating the DARE UK Public Advisory Group (PAG), including arranging regular meetings, preparing meeting agendas and taking and circulating meeting notes.
• Being the first point of contact within the DARE UK team for PAG members, including gathering input in DARE UK activities and outputs outside of regular meetings as needed.
• Coordinating payment of honorarium for public contributors and supporting public contributors with expenses payments.
• Supporting the Senior Engagement Manager in the planning and delivery of wider public involvement and engagement activities and events, including public workshops and meetings.
• Other support for public involvement and engagement activities and initiatives as needed.

Other

• Holding administrative responsibility for the DARE UK enquiries mailbox.
• Supporting the DARE UK Director and/or Deputy Director with proactive diary management.
• Support the DARE UK Team with general administrative tasks as and when required.

Please note, as we are a UK-based organisation, applicants must be living in, and eligible to work in, the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.