Role Responsibilities

• Develop, co-ordinate and deliver integrated communications strategies to support strategic change programmes and service leads
• Ensure effective engagement with key stakeholders and plan activities that demonstrate impact which are evaluated to deliver continuous improvement and support forward planning
• Plan, research, and commission material (written, audio and video) for a range of communications channels as part of the strategic change programmes
• Meet regularly with senior stakeholders to identify communications opportunities and threats, ensuring these are flagged to the broader Communications team as necessary
• Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders on communications delivery, keeping them fully abreast of how their activities and supporting communications align with broader activities and communications
• Work closely with Marketing, Recruitment and Engagement colleagues to produce engaging content for communications channels, as part of broader communications campaigns
• Produce stimulating content that can be used across communications channels
• Measure, analyse and evaluate methods of communications and channels to ascertain effectiveness and identify/deliver improvements where necessary
• Communicate to senior stakeholders the effectiveness of current communications activities and advise on future approaches, including best practice communications to facilitate employee engagement and support staff during change
• Work proactively to identify good news stories that will resonate with both internal and external audiences, building pride in the organisation
• Responsible for the management of relevant project budgets and to ensure cost-effective recommendations for expenditure incurred with regards to communications
• Support the Marketing, Recruitment and Engagement team in the recommendation and procurement of new digital technologies, to ensure the organisation remains at the forefront of digital communications
• Identify PR opportunities and ensuring the effective production of news stories promoting activities.
• Liaise with industry partners and other external stakeholders to maximise press and publicity opportunities
• Acting as communications subject matter expert across the organisation, to proactively publicise key activities through a variety of media channels to ensure representation to staff, students and a variety of external stakeholders

Ideal Candidate

• Degree in a related or equivalent field
• Understanding of the theory, development and application of internal communications best practice
• Experience of communications partnering
• Experience of liaising and negotiating with a wide range of stakeholders, including those at senior levels
• Experience of planning and delivering communications activities in a large, complex organisation
• Experience of creating high quality content to engage staff audiences, including through digital channels
• Experience of producing communications for a wide range of audiences and channels
• Experience of developing innovative solutions to new challenges
• Effective listening, questioning and influencing skills
• Ability to work independently, confident in your ability to execute sound communication advice
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills
• High levels of computer literacy
• Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders verbally and in writing
• Sound communications judgement
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, to challenging deadlines
• Strong project management skills
• Able to work occasional unsocial hours
• Marketing or Communications qualifications or training
• Experience of working in a Communications/PR Office
• Experience of working with a content management system

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