Associate Director (Communications & Engagement) (KW11590)

Job title Associate Director (Communications & Engagement)

Department Marketing, Communications and External Affairs

Salary Starting from £56,021, rising to £64,914

Grade Grade 9

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Wednesday 03 April 2024

Closing date Sunday 21 April 2024

Interview date Friday 03 May 2024

Reference KW11590

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About the role

We are excited to be building a Marketing, Communications, and External Affairs function within the University of Bath. For more information on the department and to view more opportunities, please click here.

Are you a strategic communicator with a passion for building meaningful connections and driving positive change? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where creativity and collaboration are valued alongside a clear focus on delivering outcomes? If so, we have an opportunity for you to make a difference as our Associate Director (Communications & Engagement).

As Associate Director (Communications & Engagement), you will play a pivotal role in fostering meaningful connections with our diverse stakeholders and in shaping our strategic communications plans, including demonstrating the impact of our research and innovation. With your strategic vision and creative flair, you will lead our talented internal and external communications professionals. These teams deliver excellent communications through strategic campaigns, news and media, social media, and staff and student engagement, with a clear focus on audience and outcomes.

The Associate Director (Communications & Engagement) has a lead role in raising the University's regional, national, and international profile, enhancing its reputation for research and teaching excellence.

This is an exciting time to join the University and we are looking for someone who can help us continue to build on our success, working collaboratively with colleagues across our Faculties, School, Advancement Office, Institutes, and more broadly to deliver our aims.

The post-holder reports to the Vice-President (External Relations).

We would love to hear from you if you are:

an experienced communications specialist who can develop, implement, and deliver effective strategic communications and engagement plans

passionate about higher education and its contribution to the global common good through education and research

a strategic thinker who combines innovation with a focus on outcomes and impact

a natural relationship builder, influencer, and leader who is used to collaborating closely with colleagues to successfully deliver plans

an expert spokesperson, able to tell the University's story aligned with our strategy and ambitions

expert in leading proactive strategies and experienced in managing urgent and reactive communications with sensitivity

skilled people leader, with a coaching approach and the ability to nurture talent.

About Us The University of Bath is one of the UK's leading universities, with a reputation for high-impact research, and excellence in education, student experience, and graduate prospects. A top ten university in the major UK university rankings, Bath has this year entered the top 10% of universities globally in the QS World University Rankings 2024.

Research from Bath is helping to change the world for the better. Across the University's three Faculties and School of Management, our research is making an impact in society, leading to low-carbon living, positive digital futures, and improved health and wellbeing.

The University strives to offer some of the best student and employee experience within UK higher education. Students, staff, and alumni talk of the tangible sense of community at Bath and we aim to foster a culture where everyone feels they can belong. We are an employer where difference is celebrated, respected, and encouraged. We have an excellent national and international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award.

Through our Marketing, Communications, and External Affairs teams, our vision is to empower people to choose the University of Bath. We support colleagues to deliver the University's strategic objectives through our professional advice and expertly executed plans.

What we can offer you:

a very generous employer contributory pension scheme

generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements

an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.