Internal Communications Manager

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We reserve the right to close the advert early if a satisfactory amount of applications have been received.

At the University of Hull, we’ve been challenging people to think differently for almost 100 years. At Hull you can expect academic excellence, state of the art facilities and the chance to play your part in tackling the big issues facing humanity. We are research leaders in clean energy, flood resilience, cancer and wound care and the fight against modern slavery. We change the world for the better.

Working in collaboration with colleagues internally and externally our growing Communications team (part of our Marketing and Student Services Recruitment team) strives to tell our story and build our reputation, across a range of audiences and channels and in line with our new identity and brand.

As Internal Communications Manager you will lead communications campaigns and initiatives to engage our staff community and build a sense of belonging and pride.

For more information about the University of Hull, please visit www.hull.ac.uk

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide insights, information and ideas to senior managers and leaders in Communications and the University to advise and guide on the development and delivery of an internal communications strategy and plans to reflect the University’s objectives to build an informed and engaged staff community. 
• Support the Director of Communications and the Senior Internal Communications Manager with the development of the Communications Strategy, and be responsible for delivering the internal communications elements of this strategy. 
• Initiate, lead and manage a range of internal communications campaigns to engage and involve colleagues in University initiatives, achievements, progress and issues as required. Brief, create and oversee relevant and engaging content to support these campaigns and embrace the University’s identity and brand. Monitor and feedback on the effectiveness of these activities to stakeholders across the University, including senior leaders. 
• Support the University’s engagement with colleagues in response to critical incidents, by managing staff engagement around incidents, liaising with Communications team colleagues and the Rapid Response team as required. 
• Manage the University's communication channels including the new staff portal. This includes creating strategies and processes for updating, retiring and managing content and migrating content from other sites. The postholder will liaise with the development team, supervising and supporting colleagues inputting content and training and supporting a team of Super Users from across all University departments, and report to the ULT project sponsor on progress and challenges.

Please see attached Job Description for more information about the post.

For an informal conversation regarding the position please contact: Stacey Dixon

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At the University of Hull, 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 UoH workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles.

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