Communications Manager
Grade UE07 £39,347 to £46,974 per annum
Development and Alumni/Communications Team
Open ended Contract: permanent
Full Time: 35 Hours Per Week.
The Development and Alumni department is keen to appoint a dynamic and experienced Communications Manager, to deliver alumni and philanthropy communications projects and to play a key role in shaping our wider narrative. If you have a passion for philanthropy and have built your career on finding innovation in communication, then we’ll provide an environment which supports creative problem solving and where you’ll work on projects with real work impact.
You’ll be working for the University of Edinburgh, one of the world’s leading universities and at the cutting edge of research and teaching. The work we do has global reach and impact and you’ll be at the heart of some of our most exciting activity.
The Opportunity
As our Communications Manager, you'll wield your creativity and expertise to craft captivating narratives and designs that inspire action and drive our philanthropic and alumni engagement mission forward. You’ll work across every channel, from traditional print to cutting-edge digital platforms, finding innovative ways to reach and build relationships with our audiences.
You’ll be involved with some of the University’s most important activities and play a key role in linking the past to the present and future with projects such as Student Scholarships and the 300th anniversary of the University’s medical school. You’ll get the chance to work on activity in ground-breaking new facilities, such as the Edinburgh Futures Institute building, where an important city centre location will become a new environment for teaching, research and innovation, with national impact.
The University’s alumni are one of its most important stakeholders and you’ll help us to build strong relationships with them across a range of channels, tailoring our messages to meet their needs and helping them stay connected to the University and all that we have to offer.
You’ll need to be a confident and experienced influence, able to work at all levels and build professional networks that can support you to deliver on your goals. We’re looking for someone data driven, experienced in producing reports and who can work effectively in a team or by themselves.
Your work will contribute to the work of the University of Edinburgh and its mission to make the world a better place. If you want to join us in helping make that happen and think that you have the skills and experience to excel, then please get in touch.
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If you’d like to know more or have a discussion around the role, then please contact Tom Mortimer, Head of Communications for the Development and Alumni department – tom.mortimer@ed.ac.uk.
You must provide a CV and cover letter when applying for this post. You are also welcome to provide samples of your writing and design.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 20th May 2024
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held w/c 3rd June 2024, preferably in person but can be online.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Development & Alumni department is outward-looking, consultative and committed to working in partnership with others. We respond to the evolving needs of the University, our students, and wider society. We collaborate to fulfill social, cultural and economic benefit to Edinburgh, Scotland and the world – as outlined in the University’s Strategy 2030. Employees are empowered to inform, shape and build aspects of our office culture in areas such as sustainability, mental health and wellbeing. Our team is ambitious, acts with integrity and demonstrates commitment to progress and impact. We aim to achieve excellence in all that we do, always being principled, considerate and respectful.
Find out more at https://www.ed.ac.uk/development-alumni
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
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