Research Assistant, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Unit

0.5 FTE, 12 months, Fixed-Term, Part-time Post

Position Summary

As part of UCC’s approach to addressing sexual violence and harassment (SVH) at third level, the Ending Sexual Violence Harassment (ESVH)-Safe & Sound project will create consistent messaging via flexible content for a year-long social media and poster pilot campaign in UCC. It will utilise bespoke flexible content for social media, posters, and campus wide digital signage to target students and staff to increase awareness of harmful sexual behaviour, awareness of reporting procedures, institutional policy, support services and training.

ESVH-Safe & Sound will design, produce, and disseminate consistent and transferrable messaging to impart critical information on SVH and to provide an all-round base knowledge on where to find support, and how to report. It will focus on comprehensive and consistent messaging covering all aspects of the ESVH Framework. It will also gather data on the impact of this campaign to support the rollout of the campaign.

The campaign will produce posters, social media content, and digital signage, and the messaging will be comprehensive and consistent, fact-based, supportive and trauma informed.  Content will be transferrable for a cross- sectoral roll-out for Irish HEIs in addressing sexual violence and harassment. The successful candidate will be based within the UCC EDI Unit and will work closely with the Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Manager. This role will be hybrid with on-campus attendance required for content creation with partners and other key activities.

Project Title: ESVH Safe & Sound – Consistent ESVH awareness raising social media messaging for Irish HEIs

Post Duration: 12 months

Salary:  €30,025 - €39,908 p.a., pro rata 0.5 FTE (IUA Research Assistant Scale)

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.  

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Caroline West, Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Manager, EDI Unit, UCC; Email: [email protected]      

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 16th February 2024.

No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated.  As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff.  We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy. 

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