Marketing Communications - PR & Internal Communications

Location: Greenwich Campus
Salary: £40,927 to £50,296 plus £4872 London weighting per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 29 June 2022
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 3258

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy communications team as we work to deliver the university’s ambitious strategy to be the best modern university by 2030.

You will lead our PR, Social Media and Internal Communications teams. You will be responsible for creating and showing the value of communications & engagement plans, aligning our activities with university priorities and values to deliver communications with real impact.

Working closely with the Head of Communications and senior leaders across the university, you will take our staff and student engagement to the next level, providing accurate insight and advising on how to further drive engagement.

You will work closely with academic and professional colleagues across the university and build relationships with our partners locally, regionally, nationally and in the Higher Education sector to help us continue to build our reputation. 

You will have a strong sense for a good news story and ability to pre-empt and respond to potential reputational risks. You will also have the opportunity to shape and grow our social media channels as we look to further increase our reach and engagement.

For more information about this role please contact Kelly Powell, Head of Communications k.p.powell@greenwich.ac.uk

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on hrsr-fob@greenwich.ac.uk

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We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.

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We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management. We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values