Senior Marketing and Communications Officer

About the Role

This role is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of marketing and communication channels for the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. Main responsibilities include looking after the School’s website, social media, email marketing and printed marketing collateral. You will help to raise the School’s profile, provide expert communications advice, support student and staff recruitment activities and contribute to alumni development. 

The post holder will contribute to the overall School and Queen Mary market presence, in line with our objectives and vision, strengthening the School and QMUL brand to ensure a consistent, first-rate user experience.

This role is also required to work collaboratively with the Directorate of Marketing and Communications and those in other academic departments across QMUL to share insights and develop joint initiatives.

About You

You will have experience in marketing or communications, enjoy cross-function and collaborative working and working with multiple stakeholders. We are also looking for someone who will have experience of and enjoy working across all channels within the full marketing mix, and will obtain good communication skills across all channels and with all stakeholders. You should also have experience of a CRM system and creating emails that have impact.

About the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

The School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences is one of five Schools within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. It is a large and dynamic School with strong links to industry. We offer a stimulating and supportive learning experience.

According to the Research Excellence Framework 2021, 91% of its Biological Sciences research is either world-leading or internationally excellent.

Thanks to its close teaching and research links, students who study at the School have special opportunities for original investigative work with the Natural History Museum, ZSL London Zoo, Forest Enterprise, and University of London’s Marine Biological Station at Millport in Scotland.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits 

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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