Responsibilities

• Champion Kelvin’s TIME values and inclusive ethos across all communications and engagement activity.
• Provide professional leadership to communications and marketing staff and external partners.
• Build strong internal partnerships to enable whole-College alignment around strategy and narrative.
• Operate with high levels of professional judgement, discretion and autonomy.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level (SCQF Level 9) or equivalent professional experience in communications, journalism, public affairs or a related discipline.
• Evidence of sustained Continuing Professional Development, particularly in areas such as strategic communications, leadership, reputation management, media relations, public affairs, or stakeholder engagement.
• The Scottish Education landscape, including policy, funding, governance and accountability arrangements.
• Scottish Government priorities, regional economic strategy and the wider public policy environment impacting skills, education, inclusive growth and sustainability.
• The Greater Glasgow economic, social and community profile, including regional labour market and skills priorities.
• The role of colleges as anchor institutions, contributing to place-based growth, community wellbeing and economic transformation.
• Corporate reputation management, public affairs and media environments, including emerging risks, opportunities and public discourse.
• The drivers for change within the education and public sector landscape, including skills reform, digital transformation, sustainability, equity and inclusion.
• Proven strategic leadership capability, with the ability to shape institutional narrative, influence senior decision-making and deliver complex, high-impact outcomes.
• Advanced skills in corporate communications, media relations, public affairs and reputation management, including crisis communications.

Preferred

• Experience of contributing to organisational objectives such as influence, engagement, income diversification or partnership development is desirable.

Benefits

• Pension: You are encouraged to join (or remain) with the Local Government Pension Scheme. The College is a member of the Strathclyde Pension Scheme.
• Annual Leave and Public Holiday: 33 days (inclusive of 12 days fixed public holiday) Two-week closure over the festive period supported by 6 days leave from the 45 days entitlement.