Division/School External Relations
Contract type Open Ended
Working pattern Full time
Salary £44,045 - £49,553 per annum
Closing date for applications 17-Nov-2019

Help us to tell our story 

This is a unique opportunity to join a University ranked in the world’s top 50 and one of the UK’s leading research and teaching institutions. As the Executive Officer, Communications you will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of the communication to a range of internal and external stakeholders, working closely with members of University’s senior executive team and the External Relations team.

We are seeking applications from communication professionals with proven results in delivering high impact communications. Equally adept at external and internal comms, you’ll have excellent writing skills, be able to produce engaging content for a range of audiences, be full of bright ideas, a great team player, hard-working and happy juggling multiple deadlines.  

You will be responsible for developing content including speeches, briefing and background papers, forewords and messages, correspondence, and thought leadership and opinion articles for members of the executive team. You will cultivate productive and influential working relationships across the University and utilise your influencing and advisory skills to engage a range of stakeholders, deliver communication programs that align to the University’s strategic priorities. Our University has ambitious plans and we want to connect and involve our audiences in new and different ways. So, if you’ve got a passion for pushing the boundaries of great communications and want to help develop and implement innovative campaigns – then we want to hear from you. 

The University of Bristol is committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive culture. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

For more information or to discuss your application on an informal basis please contact Alicia O’Grady, Director External Relations at: pa-externalrelations@bristol.ac.uk.

To apply, please click on the "Apply for job" button. Applicants should attach a curriculum vitae with a covering letter setting out interest in the role and details of how they feel they match the required criteria. The CV and covering letter should be attached as one document.

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.