Communications Assistant

The University's Centre for Music Performance (CMP) is seeking a Communications Assistant to join our dynamic and supportive team.

About the Division / School:

The CMP is an umbrella organisation which enables students of all subjects, backgrounds and levels of musical ability to make extracurricular music - in all its forms - a core part of life here, thereby enriching the holistic educational experience on offer at Cambridge. Since its establishment in 2022 it has been dedicated to strengthening opportunities on offer for the university's most able performers, developing a new programme of entry level opportunities for musical beginners, and enhancing support for the thriving ecosystem of student-led music-making. While maintaining the university's core strengths in Western classical music, it is also extending support to a significantly wider range of musical genres.

The Role:

The purpose of the role is to provide communications and marketing support to the Centre for Music Performance team. The position is available from 9 September 2024.

About you:

In order to succeed in this role, you will join us with experience of working in a range of communications disciplines including events marketing, excellent visual and written communication and interpersonal skills, and sufficient knowledge of music to ensure successful delivery of the Centre for Music Performance's marketing and communications strategy.

Benefits of working at Cambridge University include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases. 
• Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays). 
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare).
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution.
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores.
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 29 August 2024.

Please be aware that this vacancy is for a part time 0.5 FTE position of 18.25 hours

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to complete a work health declaration.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above.

Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to Simon Fairclough, Director for the Centre for Music Performance, email: snf25@cam.ac.uk

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Karin Kuchta, HR Coordinator, email: csihhr@admin.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference DJ42733 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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