Programme Communications Manager, Enterprise Regional

Royal Academy of Engineering

About the Organisation

Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together, we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from a wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

About the role

We’re looking for a creative, driven communications or marketing professional to join our fast-paced Enterprise team. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys owning campaigns end-to-end, planning, delivering, and analysing activity across multiple channels. Ranked the number one startup hub in the UK, the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub helps engineers turn breakthrough ideas into successful startups and scaleups.

The role focuses on growing awareness of and engagement with the Academy’s Enterprise activity, particularly our regional Hub portfolio. You’ll develop targeted marketing plans, tailor outreach to regional audiences, and surface strong stories and case studies from across the UK, working closely with colleagues across the Communications and Engagement Directorate.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Develop and deliver communications plans to raise awareness of the work of the Academy’s Enterprise programme portfolio and wider regional ecosystem activities.
• Contribute to and deliver marketing campaign plans for the Academy’s UK enterprise programmes, providing a regional focus where appropriate, to deliver a sufficient volume of high-quality, diverse applications and increase awareness across the UK of the Enterprise Hub brand.
• Plan and deliver targeted paid marketing activity, including social media marketing where appropriate.
• Monitor and analyse website behaviours and marketing campaign performance, and report on activity to attract and engage identified audiences, optimising performance.
• Produce marketing and communications materials in line with the Academy’s editorial and visual identity guidelines (incorporating guidance specific to Enterprise programmes), including regional variants where necessary. This may include printed flyers, digital graphics, video clips, social media copy, blog posts, website copy, email marketing copy, case studies or press releases.
• Commission and liaise with third-party suppliers to deliver the above.
• Identify and capture success stories and impact from across the Hub community, ensuring content is captured from across all regions of the UK, for use in earned and owned media, whole-Academy communications collateral, events, and thought leadership and public engagement campaigns.
• Work with the Academy’s in-house media, digital, and publications teams to ensure brand alignment and joined-up messaging.
• Work with the Academy’s regional engagement team (based locally) to ensure alignment with regional audiences and leverage opportunities to align with wider ecosystem activity.
• Identify and map opportunities to further regional engagement, including regional networks and communications lists, and local ambassadors and influencers, to strengthen the reach of communications regionally.
• Share learnings, approaches and expertise with other programme communications colleagues to help ensure consistency of approach and messaging, and continual improvement of marketing approaches.

Key Results:

• Clear communications and marketing plans are created and delivered for key activities
• Regional Talent Engines, regional hub launches, and local engagement activities.
• Improved visibility of opportunities among potential programme applicants across the UK and Ireland as necessary
• Improved numbers of applicants to entrepreneurship programmes from locations outside the golden triangle.
• A repository of usable content (including case studies and awardee testimonials) generated from portfolio companies across the UK
• Consistent approach to messaging across all regional activities to help build brand awareness.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience in developing and delivering B2B and B2C communications or marketing plans
• Experience in graphical and written content production, adhering to brand messaging and visual identity guidelines
• Website management experience using a content management system
• Experience in stakeholder management and engagement
• Experience in project management

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of best practices in digital marketing
• Knowledge of a range of communications disciplines
• Good level of understanding of data and analytics, and how they can best be used to meet marketing objectives
• Knowledge of good practice in communications and marketing evaluation
• Working knowledge of entrepreneurship and the engineering ecosystem in the UK

Skills:

• Highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Ability to prioritise workload / competing deadlines
• Able to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Effective communicator – both orally and in writing
• Effective storytelling and copywriting skills
• Excellent editing and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Team worker with good interpersonal skills

Personal Style & Behaviour:

• Personal commitment to the corporate values, vision and objectives of the Academy
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Diplomatic and flexible

Desirable:

• Experience of working in an entrepreneurial environment and the engineering/innovation sector
• Experience of working in an in-house communications team, alongside colleagues from other communications disciplines
• SEO experience
• Experience using the MS Office suite, including SharePoint, for project management and collaboration
• Understanding of entrepreneurial challenges and opportunities specific to different regions of the UK

Other Requirements:

• Ability to regularly travel to UK regional hubs (currently including London, Belfast, Swansea, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Newcastle).
• Commitment to quality, best practice and best value in all aspects of the Academy’s operations.
• Evidenced commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate and equivalent qualification in marketing and related disciplines

Compensation & Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance plus additional quarterly wellbeing days and Christmas office closure
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Significant investment in your personal and professional development
• Annual pay review
• Health and well-being programmes
• Regular social activities

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• Apply to our website

Interviews

• Interview date week commencing 18th May 2026
• Interview location London

Policies

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably. With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from a wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society.

Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract. The Royal Academy of Engineering is proud to be an ‘A’ Rated Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence holder, as approved by the UK Immigration Authorities.

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