Senior Communications Officer

We are seeking a resourceful and organised Senior Communications Officer to join our Communications team.

Working with Birmingham City University’s Staff Communications Manager and the Student and Graduate Communications Manager, this role will be central to delivering informative and compelling communications for staff and students.

On the staff communications side, the successful candidate will help share and promote organisational developments and employee successes. They will contribute to the development and implementation of innovative solutions for two-way engagement with the Vice Chancellor’s Office. And they will oversee the work of communications officers and assistants.

For student communications, you’ll need to be creative across a range of channels, providing content that is engaging and of high quality. Your content will inform students about what’s happening on campus, and of opportunities both within and outside of the classroom.

Your role will need you to:

• Deliver effective communications on a daily basis
• Support regular communications to staff and students, including events, the daily Tiger Today newsletter, and regular targeted emails to students
• Deliver targeted campaigns to students, raising awareness of what’s happening across campus and of extracurricular opportunities too
• Deputise for the Staff Communications Manager
• Be the staff communications team’s lead representative on selected institutional projects
• Horizon-scan on behalf of the Staff Communications Manager and Student and Graduate Communications Manager, flagging concerns when appropriate
• Identify opportunities from media relations, internal communications and alumni relations work to develop profile-raising events that engage and build audiences for the University.
• Help develop a ‘two-way’ dialogue between Vice-Chancellor’s Office
• Form a close link with relevant teams across the University
• Draft briefings for staff and students
• Help foster a sense of a BCU community
• Support with crisis communications if issues arise

You will have:

• An interest in communications
• Experience of administratively supporting a range of projects with minimum supervision
• Experience of delivery of events
• Experience of working in a busy and pressured work environment
• Preferably experience of working in the education or not-for-profit sector
• Experience of working both independently and collaboratively
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Attention to detail

Please click the below link to download the Job Description:

Job Description

The full-time starting salary is normally £37,332.00 per annum, with progression available in post to £40,581.00 per annum.  Full Time, Permanent

Grade: SO2

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 3 February

What’s in it for you?

In return for your dedication and hard work, you will benefit from ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development, as well as the following key benefits:

• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Generous annual leave entitlement of 40 days (including bank holidays and closure periods)
• An attractive direct contribution pension scheme, or the option to retain the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for existing and previous members
• Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

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The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so, and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly

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