Senior Communications Manager

About us

Comprising the largest dental school in Europe, the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS) at King’s College London is a centre of excellence in the UK for oral, craniofacial and dental research and ranks 4th in the world (1st in the UK) in the QS World University Rankings for Dentistry (2025).

Our international reputation attracts students and staff from across the globe The largest dental academic centre in the UK, we teach over 1,000 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, and over 100 graduate research students. As well as undertaking and actively promoting cutting edge basic, clinical, and translational research, the faculty provides both routine and specialist clinical care and educates and trains dental personnel at all levels. Working closely with our partner hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS foundation Trust, we are based in the heart of central and south London.

About the role 

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Communications Manager. 

The postholder will provide trusted communication guidance to the Executive Dean, Director of Operations and other members of the Faculty Senior Leadership Team.

They will deliver high calibre, multi-channel communications to the faculty’s key stakeholder groups, highlighting the achievements of our people, and their teaching, research and impact. In doing so, the role holder will develop new and creative ways to engage our communities with the faculty’s work, and develop new opportunities for the faculty, our staff and our students.  

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in developing and delivering coordinated and integrated communications strategies across a variety of areas. and PR.

The successful candidate will have extensive professional knowledge and expertise and will ensure the effective cascade and dissemination of messaging on areas of strategic importance & support the delivery of the faculty’s communications plans and strategies. They will support the Faculty Executive in its key communications objectives and oversee the delivery of effective internal (all student and all staff messaging) and external communications.

The post-holder will work closely with academic, professional service and clinical colleagues to increase awareness of research, teaching & other key activities across the faculty.

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive & collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment & victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights & beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed & debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

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We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

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