Communications Officer

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University of Birmingham Full time

**Position Details**

College of Arts and Law

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £31,396 to £33,966 with potential progression once in post to £38,205

Grade: 6

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 28th March 2024

**Our offer to you**

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

**Role Summary**

Working under the direction of the Research Communications Manager, this post is responsible for the development and implementation of communications and events plans for the College of Arts & Law to grow the reputation and profile of the College, its areas of expertise and its academics.

Experienced in both digital and offline activity, the post-holder will work closely with colleagues to deliver a flexible and innovative approach across the broad spectrum of communications. The post-holder will manage and implement multiple projects across research communications, public engagement, policy impact, events, and profile-raising.

The Communications Officer will work collaboratively with key staff to develop key strategic relationships with and for the College. As part of the College’s Marketing and Communications team, the post holder will also take a lead role in College-wide initiatives, as required and as directed by the Research Communications Manager and Head of Marketing and Communications, and will also work closely with the University’s wider External Relations team.

**Main Duties**
- Develop and deliver marketing communications plans that deliver against key objectives in relation to multiple stakeholders in line with the University and College Strategic Frameworks and research communications strategies, raising the profile of our research and impact both internally and externally.
- Develop communications plans for key priority College research areas including REF impact case studies and promoting areas of research expertise aligned with key research bids, this includes developing College and University campaigns
- Engage with internal stakeholders and form strong professional relationships across the marketing and communications community. Develop strong links with senior academic staff to gain an understanding of strategic priorities within the College. Effectively and proactively engage with academic and professional colleagues from across the Schools (and wider College including the College Research Support Office and Business Engagement Partner) to seek out opportunities.
- Work with the Research Communications Manager and relevant senior stakeholders to identify and agree on key priorities throughout the academic year, whilst being able to respond to changing external situations and internal University priorities.
- Support the College Events Manager with the planning, promotion and delivery of College events.
- Encourage engagement and growth of media coverage of academic colleagues in the College work



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