Vacancy: Communications Officer

• Role: Communications Officer – (initially part time, with potential to increase to full time hours in the future)
• Hours: 21 hours a week, over 3 days per week
• Holidays: 18 days plus public holidays (with additional 5 days after 5 years service)
• Salary: £15,000 (£25,000 full time equivalent @ 35 hours per week)
• Pension: 9% employer contribution
• Location: Liverpool office
• Hybrid working and working from home – requests will be considered for the right candidate
• Responsible to: IER Director.

The Institute of Employment Rights is looking for a new Communications Officer to help deliver our communications strategy.

This is a great opportunity to contribute your skills to an established and well-respected think tank. Originating in the labour movement, IER works with a broad network of experts including academics, lawyers and trade unionists to produce high quality, authoritative publications and events. The Communications Officer will play a key role in maintaining the IER’s information output via our website, press, and social media channels.

We are looking for an individual with experience of communications, who is able to work well under pressure, prioritise a busy workload, deliver to tight deadlines and is prepared to travel to support IER at appropriate events. On the job training, mentoring and ongoing support will be provided by the team.

This post can be based in our Liverpool office, you will work as part of a small, committed team, reporting to the IER Director. Office hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm. We are, however, happy to discuss alternative working arrangements where there is a genuine need.

IER promotes equal opportunities and welcomes applications from qualified persons regardless of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion or belief.

For more about this role and the person specification, please download the information pack below.

Please complete the application and equal opportunities monitoring forms and return both by email to james@ier.org.uk by 12 noon on Friday 14^th of March 2025.

Shortlisting will be done by the 17^th of March and interviews will be held on Wednesday 26^th and Thursday 27^th of March 2025.