Communications Manager (International)

Vacancy ID
 

10480

College/Service
1
 
Social Purpose

Department/Team
1
 
Communications & Brand

Location
1
 
Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home

Grade
1
 
Grade 5

Salary
1
 
£42,477 to £50,961 per annum

Contract
 

Fixed Term – 18 months

Hours
 

Full time – 35 hours hours per week

Apply by
 

8 January 2024 23:55

Interviews
1
 
Wednesday 24 January 2024

Job description
1
 
External Comms Manager (International) Dec 2023.docx – 58KB

Converted File External Comms Manager (International) Dec 2023.docx.pdf – 79KB


Additional document/s
1
 
Generic Candidate Information Pack Feb 2023.pdf – 1419KB

The opportunity

The University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking a motivated and talented Communications Manager (International) to join our dynamic communications team. Reporting to the Head of External Communications, you will play a crucial role in enhancing UAL’s reputation and global impact by developing and implementing an external communications strategy. Your expertise in developing and implementing press and media campaigns will help position UAL and our academic experts in prominent media outlets, conferences, and public forums, elevating their profiles globally and advancing our collective impact in support of our 10 year strategy.

This is a brand new role where the postholder will devise and execute a strategic approach to building relationships with key media, working closely with UAL’s leading academics and researchers.  Working closely with colleagues in UAL’s Research and Knowledge Exchange and International Relations Unit teams. The post-holder will use communications, and external affairs methods to raise the profile of our impactful research, innovative practice and thought leadership, and build social purpose partnerships that can deliver on our strategic objectives in target markets overseas, focusing on North America initially.

The post sits within the University’s recently formed Social Purpose Group. The group brings together communications, the new Social Purpose Lab, fundraising and UAL’s recently launched Storytelling Institute. Together, the group will enable UAL to change and shape the world for the better.

The communications department is a collaborative, creative and inclusive team who understand the role of communications in championing the transformative power of creative education. We speak on behalf of the creative industries across all platforms and cultivate relationships with some of the country’s leading experts and opinion formers.

The communications team has a vital role to play. We want to bring high quality education to more students than ever before and give our students the education they need to flourish in a changing world. We have ambitious targets including achieving net zero by 2040 and ensuring our workforce is 30% B.A.M.E by 2025.

About you

We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record in developing and delivering complex international press and media campaigns in either an in-house or agency setting. An adept and experienced manager they should be able to lead and mentor their team and build positive internal and external relationships.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at [email protected].

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is made up of 6 renowned colleges and is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries. We are proud of our international student and staff community and are committed to ensuring that the University offers an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone; a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential.

Our culture

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We are a member of the Race Equality Charter (REC), to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum, which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace. In addition, we are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and in 2022 achieved a Gold Award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping us to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work.

Vacancy ID
 

10480

College/Service
1
 
Social Purpose

Department/Team
1
 
Communications & Brand

Location
1
 
Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home

Grade
1
 
Grade 5

Salary
1
 
£42,477 to £50,961 per annum

Contract
 

Fixed Term – 18 months

Hours
 

Full time – 35 hours hours per week

Apply by
 

8 January 2024 23:55

Interviews
1
 
Wednesday 24 January 2024

Job description
1
 
External Comms Manager (International) Dec 2023.docx – 58KB

Converted File External Comms Manager (International) Dec 2023.docx.pdf – 79KB


Additional document/s
1
 
Generic Candidate Information Pack Feb 2023.pdf – 1419KB

The opportunity

The University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking a motivated and talented Communications Manager (International) to join our dynamic communications team. Reporting to the Head of External Communications, you will play a crucial role in enhancing UAL’s reputation and global impact by developing and implementing an external communications strategy. Your expertise in developing and implementing press and media campaigns will help position UAL and our academic experts in prominent media outlets, conferences, and public forums, elevating their profiles globally and advancing our collective impact in support of our 10 year strategy.

This is a brand new role where the postholder will devise and execute a strategic approach to building relationships with key media, working closely with UAL’s leading academics and researchers.  Working closely with colleagues in UAL’s Research and Knowledge Exchange and International Relations Unit teams. The post-holder will use communications, and external affairs methods to raise the profile of our impactful research, innovative practice and thought leadership, and build social purpose partnerships that can deliver on our strategic objectives in target markets overseas, focusing on North America initially.

The post sits within the University’s recently formed Social Purpose Group. The group brings together communications, the new Social Purpose Lab, fundraising and UAL’s recently launched Storytelling Institute. Together, the group will enable UAL to change and shape the world for the better.

The communications department is a collaborative, creative and inclusive team who understand the role of communications in championing the transformative power of creative education. We speak on behalf of the creative industries across all platforms and cultivate relationships with some of the country’s leading experts and opinion formers.

The communications team has a vital role to play. We want to bring high quality education to more students than ever before and give our students the education they need to flourish in a changing world. We have ambitious targets including achieving net zero by 2040 and ensuring our workforce is 30% B.A.M.E by 2025.

About you

We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record in developing and delivering complex international press and media campaigns in either an in-house or agency setting. An adept and experienced manager they should be able to lead and mentor their team and build positive internal and external relationships.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at [email protected].

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is made up of 6 renowned colleges and is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries. We are proud of our international student and staff community and are committed to ensuring that the University offers an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone; a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential.

Our culture

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We are a member of the Race Equality Charter (REC), to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum, which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace. In addition, we are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and in 2022 achieved a Gold Award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping us to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work.