Senior External Communications Officer

Turning Passion into Purpose.

London South Bank University is excited to be recruiting for the post of Senior External Communications Officer to join its Marketing, Recruitment and Communications department.

The department is responsible for the University's student recruitment, its reputation, and external relationships. It works to help define and raise brand awareness of LSBU among target audiences while aiming to attract the best prospective students to the University. The team coordinates: media relations; internal communications; brand and visual identity; digital media; market research and insight; corporate and course marketing; events; and student recruitment.

The Senior External Communications Officer supports LSBU in raising its profile amongst key stakeholder groups and external audiences, whilst enhancing and protecting the institution’s reputation.

The role holder will act as a main point of contact for LSBU’s Press Office, secure positive national, regional, international, broadcast and online media coverage for the University and explore new channels through which the University can boost its reputation. They will plan and deliver corporate communications for LSBU that promote positive and relevant news externally and internally, including through social media.

About You:

We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:

• Proven experience of writing for a range of audiences and channels.
• Experience of creating or repurposing multi-media content for digital channels.
• Proven experience of delivering positive media stories and building strong relationships with journalists within a busy press office environment.
• Awareness of key media issues within the higher education sector.
• Excellent news judgement and writing skills.

Benefits of Working With Us:

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

We operate a flexible working environment, and this role is offered on a hybrid basis. 

How to Apply:

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached. Applications must be submitted via the "Apply Online" button below.

Key Dates:

• The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on 7th July 2024.
• Interview/assessment - week commencing 15^th July 2024.

We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route, more details on this can be found within the candidate pack.

If you have any questions related to your application or queries related to reasonable adjustments, please email the recruitment team hrdsr@lsbu.ac.uk

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

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