Student Communications Officer

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university.

Background

This role will be part of the Student Communications and Voice Team which supports an exceptional student experience by communicating key messages, gathering and responding to student feedback and coordinating City’s Welcome offer and community-building opportunities.

The team is part of the Student Inclusion and Engagement Team within the Student Experience Directorate, with a dotted line to Marketing and External Relations.

Responsibilities

The Student Communications Officer will help to communicate important messages to students to ensure they have all the information they need to access the support and opportunities available to them throughout their time at City.

Working across various channels, it will support and produce content for the fortnightly all-student e-newsletter, Student Hub (intranet), social media channels and on campus displays as well as coordinating the work of Student Communications Assistants.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have reasonable experience in a communications role, ideally within the education sector or working with young people, where they have supported effective communications and copywritten and edited on a number of topics across a range of channels.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

Closing date: 20 February 2023 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled for: 06 March 2023.

Where hybrid working can be accommodated, specific arrangements will be agreed with the successful candidate before their start date. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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