0.6FTE, fixed term until 31st July 2023
University Alliance (UA) is looking for an ambitious and independent communications assistant to support our communications and external affairs team to deliver impactful advocacy work on behalf of the UK’s leading technical universities. The ideal candidate will be passionate about excellent communications, with an appetite for continuous learning and improvement to ensure our communications are always in line with current best practice.
This is a particularly exciting and challenging time in the university sector, with a fast-paced political environment, big policy changes on the horizon and a great deal of political and media scrutiny. This is an opportunity to work as part of a small and agile team at the heart of the action as we advocate on behalf of our member universities within this context. You will interact with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, and contribute to the wider work of an effective influencing organisation.
About the role
The Communications Assistant role will support our communications and external affairs team to deliver impactful advocacy work on behalf of the UK’s leading technical universities. The ideal candidate will be passionate about excellent communications, with an appetite for continuous learning and improvement to ensure our communications are always in line with current best practice.
Main responsibilities
• Plan and manage email marketing campaigns
• Day to day management of UAs social media channels including Twitter and LinkedIn.
• Manage and update website content, supporting departments in keeping their own areas of the website up to date. Liaison with UA’s external web provider.
• Management of the UA press inbox
• Maintenance of relevant databases including media contacts
• Help to design digital marketing material, including leaflets, flyers, adverts and other relevant online content.
• Provide content and logistical support for a varied events programme, including the annual summit, ad hoc parliamentary events and quarterly
communications and policy network meetings.
About you
• Experience of managing a social media account with a significant number of followers.
• Experience of a range of marketing and communications activity (e.g., developing web content, working with the press, writing for marketing purposes)
• Excellent proofreading skills
• A very high level of written English, with the ability to write engagingly for a range of audiences
• Able to prioritise multiple tasks, projects and stakeholders simultaneously
Starting salary: £28,000 per annum, pro rata for part-time
FTE: 0.6FTE (working 22.5 hours per week)
Duration of Contract: Fixed term until 31st July 2023
Probation period: 6 months
Interview dates: Interviews via MS Teams, 10 and 11 August 2022
The selection process will include an interview, and a task to be confirmed on invitation to interview.
We would be happy to arrange for an informal chat about the role, please contact annie@unialliance.ac.uk
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