Communications Manager (Research)

About us

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship.

The research undertaken at the UCL School of Management has been rated as ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF), placing us 2nd in the UK for Business and Management.

The School is home to over 2,000 students, with more than 55% from outside the UK. The School’s faculty members also come from all over the world, with PhDs from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, UCLA, North-Western, Cornell, Duke, Cambridge, and London Business School among others.

The UCL School of Management takes full advantage of being part of a world-leading university through its interdisciplinary outlook and builds on close collaborations in both research and education with other UCL departments, including computer science, engineering, economics, psychology, public policy, statistics and medical sciences.

About the role

The Communications Manager will be responsible for delivering exposure of the research, expertise and impact of the university’s world class Business School – The UCL School of Management.

The Manager will work closely with our growing research teams to strategically produce compelling external-facing content for a range of audiences. Developing close relationships with journalists and media partners will be a key aspect of this role, ensuring the School of Management is a top choice for business commentary in a range of media outlets nationally and internationally.

They will also line manage the Communications Officer, together curating a suite of content that shines a light on the world-leading and internationally excellent research operating at the intersections of business.

Please visit the UCL external job website to apply for this role.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document

About you

The successful candidate will need to evidence the following in their application:

• Proven experience in media relations and research communications at a business school.
• Experience in developing and delivering proactive public relations plans and campaigns across print, broadcast, and digital platforms.
• Experience in pitching stories to a range of journalists and delivering strong news and feature opportunities.
• Experience devising, planning, and delivering strategic communications campaigns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to develop and deliver PR and communications plans that are strategic and have longevity.
• Can interpret and translate complicated research and data for a range of audiences, adapting language and tone appropriately.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, 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 UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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