Senior Communications Manager (Education)

Job title:

Senior Communications Manager (Education)

Company:

University College London

Job description

About usUCL is a radically different university. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women to university education. Today UCL has over 50,000 students and 16,000 staff and is one of the world’s top 10 universities.The department of the Vice President External Engagement coordinates UCL’s engagement with a range of audiences, raising the university’s profile and influence, and managing its reputation. It promotes the public value of UCL’s research and partnerships to the future of Britain and globally. It is a service-driven function made up of communications and marketing professionals who deliver sector-leading media relations, public affairs, institutional communications, brand and integrated marketing, student recruitment, and events.About the roleThe Senior Communications Manager (Education) manages a complex content pipeline. You will commission, edit and create lively strategic content – including news about the exciting initiatives and projects that are transforming education at UCL, teaching case studies and toolkits for staff and guidance for students. You’ll use your keen understanding of the multiple channels available to push out and repurpose content for different audiences, constantly analysing the performance of our comms and making sure we learn from it and become more effective.This is a permanent post and will be available to start in early September 2024.About youDemonstrated experience in communications, PR, brand or marketing agency or complex, stakeholder environment is essential.Extensive experience of and aptitude for writing, editing and proofreading content and communications for different audience voices, experience in exercising strong judgement and possession of awareness of the context within which UCL operates and its institutional objectives and strategies, particularly in relation to students and experience of collecting, presenting and analysing data and insight from audiences to measure impact and inform decisions are also essential.

What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:35:24 GMT

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