Corporate Communications Officer

1 month ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Corporate Communications Officer**:
**Salary: Grade 6 (£28,762 - £34,308 p.a. depending on experience)**

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

**Are you an exceptional and engaging media relations or news professional, with a proven track record of delivering effective communications activity**, **aligned to a clear strategy?** **Can you develop and deliver comprehensive communications plans that enhance and protect reputation? Can you write imaginative, compelling copy for a range of audiences?**

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

We are seeking an energetic and self-motivated communications practitioner to help build and protect the reputation of the University of Leeds’ among a range of audiences including international, national and sector media outlets, research funders, higher education institutions, policy makers and partners, and potential partners across the globe.

Working as part of our Corporate Communications team, you will play a key role in delivering the University’s advocacy and engagement strategy: promoting our education, research, digital innovation and partnerships internationally, and building our reputation as a University tackling global inequalities and creating a fairer future for all.

This appointment comes at a particularly exciting time for the University as it begins delivering a 10-year strategy **Universal Values, Global Change**, which centres on three key themes - culture, community and impact, all with a focus on driving down inequalities and creating the next generation of global citizens.

The Communications and Engagement department is responsible for developing the University’s global profile, projecting its voice and creating communications and engagement opportunities for our diverse community of 9,200 staff and more than 39,000 students.

A confident and creative communicator, you will excel in writing accurate, accessible content, and will work across a range of channels to increase the impact and profile of the University.

You will be comfortable collaborating with colleagues across the Communications and Engagement department in a matrix working format.

Team members are expected to participate in the out-of-hours rota for media relations and there will be an occasional requirement to work outside normal office hours.

**What we offer in return**
- 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - that’s 42 days a year
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

**To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact**:
Ian Rosser, Media and Communications Manager



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