External Communications Manager (School of Advanced Study)

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The School of Advanced Study

The School is a nationally and internationally recognised centre of excellence in the promotion and facilitation of research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It comprises eight renowned research institutes as well as centres in Digital Humanities and Public Engagement. It has four recognised specialist research libraries.

The Role

This is a very exciting time at the School of Advanced Study. The School, which plays a unique role in developing and promoting collaborative, innovative and distinctive research in the humanities, has just celebrated its 30th anniversary, as well as delivering the very first National Humanities Lecture at Senate House this February.

Its mission to train the next generation of humanities researchers, devise innovative methods for new discoveries, connect humanities researchers and provide unique humanities research infrastructure to create new knowledge and new formats for collaboration continues and is set to grow in the years ahead.

The External Communications Manager (School of Advanced Study) will play a key role in promoting the School and its unique national role across the sector as well as to the wider public. Working with colleagues across the School, and with the support of the Head of Communications and Events, you will lead the development and delivery of an external communications plan, targeted to the arts and humanities community in the UK, which seeks to demonstrate the case for humanities across agreed audiences.

You will have a passion for the humanities, and will ensure communications planning and delivery considers and supports the School’s leadership of a national advocacy plan which will target policy makers, stakeholders in other sectors, including industry and business, HE more widely (including STEM) and the wider public.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your Covering Letter and CV (by clicking ‘Apply’ at the top of this page) before the closing date at midnight on the 10th of March 2025.

Interviews will be taking place w/c 24th March 2025.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.

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