Cochrane seeks Media and External Communications Officer - Flexible location

Specifications:Full TimeSalary: CompetitiveLocation: FlexibleApplication Closing Date: 16 April 2018Cochrane is a global independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making the vast amounts of evidence generated through research useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by identifying, appraising and synthesizing individual research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed.Our work is recognized as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information. We want to be the leading advocate for evidence-informed health care across the world.Job Description: This new role is part of Cochrane ’s Knowledge Translation (KT) department. This role will be responsible for leading and managing Cochrane’s media and external communications to raise the profile and impact of Cochrane and evidence informed healthcare, and to support the organization’s strategic and knowledge translation aims and operational activities. Some of the key tasks include:Contribute to the implementation of Cochrane ’s Knowledge Translations Strategy within the thematic area of ‘packaging and push,’ which describes a programme of work bridging production, dissemination and support to implementation through creating fit for purpose reviews and disseminating these effectively.Work, establish, and build new relationships with Coch...
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