Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic communications to enhance the School’s profile, promoting its research excellence, academic expertise, and distinctive contribution to global business education.
• Shape and amplify the voice of the Business School, developing high‑quality, creative, and engaging content across multiple channels.
• Communicate complex research and teaching in clear and compelling ways to a wide range of audiences, including prospective students, media, policymakers, staff, and the wider public.
• Identify and lead opportunities to promote the School’s research and impact at local, national, and international levels, supporting student recruitment, accreditation, and global reputation.
• Responsible for integrated campaigns, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and internal communications, ensuring a coordinated and strategic approach aligned with University priorities.
• Bring excellent storytelling skills, sound judgement, and a data‑informed approach, with a strong track record of delivering high‑quality content and campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and operating in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.
• Play a key role in shaping the voice and reputation of the University’s newest School.

Requirements

• Previous experience of communications management and strategy development at a senior level is essential.

Preferred

• flair for creativity

Benefits

• Financial contribution to relocation (subject to eligibility)
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions of 14.5%
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies, supporting work-life balance
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• 34 Days Annual Leave plus 5 Public Holidays