Job reference
R83760
Date posted
01/05/2024
Application closing date
15/05/2024
Location
Exeter (Hybrid)
Salary
The starting salary will be from £41,732 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Contractual hours
36.5
Basis
Blank
Job category/type
Admin, Professional, Managerial
Attachments
R83760 Job Description.pdf
Job description
External Engagement and Global
Summary of the role
An opportunity is available within the Internal Communications team for an experienced communications professional to use their skills and creativity to help set the strategic and operational internal communications direction within each of the University's academic faculties.
This post is a fixed term appointment for 6-9 months maternity cover.
The successful person will be required to work closely with senior faculty stakeholders to ensure effective internal communication strategies, plans and campaigns are delivered at a local level and will use their skills and knowledge to support each faculty to successfully establish and maintain a regular cycle of internal communications.
To deliver this role you will need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively with other colleagues and teams, the ability to manage a busy and demanding workload effectively and have a background in creating communications across a range of channels.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
For further information about the role please contact Lindsay Aitken, Head of Stakeholder and Internal Communications via email:[email protected]