Internal Communications Officer

About the role

Do you like working with words? And people? Would you like to help the University of Plymouth change the way it works with both for the better?

The job description for our new Internal Communications Officer will tell you that we’re looking for someone to deliver a comprehensive, customer-focused, creative internal communications service. But this job is really a two-year mission to cut through jargon and help us communicate with clarity, meaning and purpose.

As a key member of the Corporate Communications team, your main role will be supporting a significant change programme within our Professional Services functions. You’ll be someone who’s comfortable handling nuanced, sometimes complicated messages across multiple projects, and tailoring them to a variety of different audiences across appropriate channels.

You will work closely with our Internal Communications Manager (your line manager) and Head of Corporate Communications, including – as a small team – unlocking your colleagues’ time, so they can support this vital work too.

Full details are in the job description, but we can summarise the role as a collaborative, creative communications professional who enjoys a challenge.

What we’re looking for

If you’re a team player who is good with words and people, you might be just the person we’re looking for.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for a period of 2 years due to business demand.  Remote working is available up to 2 days a week.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Dave Shuttleworth by email at dave.shuttleworth@plymouth.ac.uk.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Anticipated Interview Date(s): week commencing 27^th January 2025

Our Offer

When joining us, you will receive:

• Generous annual leave: 25* Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

*Pro rata if part-time

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds.

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