Communications Officer (Digital)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £31,396 to £33,966 with potential progression once in post to £38,205

Hours: Part Time (22.5 hours per week, with cover required on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday)

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to 1 year

Role Summary

Could your communications skills help graduates feel close to their university? Do you believe in helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds get to university, and want to get people interested in life-changing research into healthcare, environmental protection and more?

An excellent communications professional with experience developing social media campaigns and writing for print, web and social media, the Communications Officer (Digital) will work as part of the Development and Alumni Relations (DARO) Communications Team to deliver our overall strategy, and to champion our digital activity.  You will be expected to follow a brief and produce high quality impact-driven copy, video, email newsletters and digital content, appropriate for target audiences, for print and online publication, email newsletters and individual communication and will creatively and effectively use social media platforms and the DARO web presence. In addition to the core alumni audience, you will be responsible for the student and young alumni audiences. Experience in producing content for young people and international audiences, and in fundraising communications would be highly desirable.

DARO exists to support our academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni, organisations and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research projects, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships, as well as providing a versatile programme of engagement opportunities for our global alumni community.

Person Specification

• Experience in a communications role, managing social media accounts, writing copy for print and online publication 
• Substantial experience of digital communications, including filming and editing videos, web development and experience of using content management systems
• Understanding of social media, ideally through experience of managing a university or charitable social media presence
• Ability to translate complex messages to be understandable and engaging to a diverse and multicultural audience, considering issues such as widely varying levels of expertise, political sensitivities and language barriers
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide variety of people

Informal enquiries can be made to Becky Thornton at k.r.thornton@bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above. 

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 26/09/2024

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