We are looking for a proven communications specialist to develop and deliver Ada’s strategic communications and content priorities, building our profile and enhancing the impact of our work to our stakeholders and audiences. 

The role 

As Head of Communications, you will lead our communications and content activities, to build audience engagement and continue to develop the profile, influence and impact of the Ada Lovelace Institute.  

This is a broad role, and your remit will include overseeing communications and content strategy development, brand and reputation, website and digital communications, press, editorial and publishing, events, stakeholder management and social media.  

You will be responsible for embedding an audience-focused, content-led approach and proactively identifying opportunities to maximise the impact of our work (including developing and overseeing our convening activities, including our blog, podcasts and events programme, bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners). You will also be responsible for developing and projecting Ada’s brand, and for providing strategic and operational communications advice to colleagues, partners and stakeholders. 

Across all activities and outputs in this role, you will also develop and maintain impact reporting, setting up measures to effectively evaluate and report on Ada’s communications activity and evidence our impact. 

About you

You will have extensive experience of planning, implementing and evaluating strategic, cross-channel communications, content and engagement activities – preferably in a research or policy environment.  

With your effective leadership skills, you will motivate and inspire the Communications and Impact team to continue to build on the profile of our work. You will build relationships with Policy and Public Affairs teams, and work collaboratively to maximise the reach and impact of our work. 

You will have robust knowledge and experience of brand, editorial and publishing processes, attention to detail and an appetite to continue to develop the high standards that underpin Ada’s reputation.  

You will be able to act as an ambassador for our organisation, being responsible for our brand and developing strategies, and building relationships with external partners and stakeholders (including journalists).  

You will also be curious and passionate about the issues that arise at the intersection of technology and society, and committed to approaches that reduce harms and increase benefits, particularly for people adversely affected by emerging technologies. 

For further information about the role, please download the full job description. 

About the Ada Lovelace Institute 

The Ada Lovelace Institute is an independent research institute funded and incubated by the Nuffield Foundation since 2018. Our mission is to ensure data and artificial intelligence work for people and society. We do this by building evidence and fostering rigorous debate on how data and AI affect people and society.  We recognise the power asymmetries that exist in ethical and legal debates around the development of data-driven technologies and seek to level those asymmetries by convening diverse voices and creating a shared understanding of the ethical issues arising from data and AI. Finally, we seek to define and inform good practice in the design and deployment of AI technologies.    

The Institute has emerged as a leading independent voice on the ethical and societal impacts of data and AI. We have built relationships in the public, private and civil society sectors in the UK and internationally. Please find details of our work here.  

Our research takes an interconnected approach to issues such as power, social justice, distributional impact and climate change (read our strategy to find out more), and our team have a wide range of expertise that cuts across policy, technology, academia, industry, law and human rights.  We value diversity in background, skills, perspectives and life experiences. As part of the Nuffield Foundation, we are a small team with the practical support of an established organisation that cares for its employees. 

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 09:30am (BST) on Thursday 1st September 2022, with interviews taking place in the week of the 12th September 2022.  

You will be required to complete some questions as part of this application process, and you are also required to upload an up-to-date copy of your CV. The Applied platform lets you save an application and resume it ahead of submitting before the application deadline. 

Should you need to make an application in a different format or require any adjustments as part of the application process, please get in touch with us: recruitment@nuffieldfoundation.org

Our benefits package includes: 

• 28 days holiday per annum and all public holidays (with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days). 

• Pension scheme that offers employer contributions of up to 11%. 

• Life assurance scheme. 

• We offer family leave policies that provide an enhanced level of pay 

• Cycle to work scheme and loans towards season tickets. 

• Opportunities for learning and development 

• Wellbeing support including an employee assistance provider.