Communications Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Position Details
External Relations

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £28,397 to £30,210, with potential progression once in post to £33,938

Grade 5

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 4th 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.


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


Background


Over the next decade, the University of Birmingham's aspiration is to be established in the top 50 of the world's leading universities.

With world-class research and outstanding global education as our core mission, we strive to be the UK's exemplary civic university, remaining committed to our foundations in the diverse communities, people, and economy of the city of Birmingham and the West Midlands.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop into an exceptional communications professional while contributing towards the University's ambitious strategy.


This role is in the Communications and Reputation team, which is responsible for enhancing the reputation of the University and communicating effectively with stakeholders including staff, students, local community, businesses, research partners, the media and policymakers.


Staff are a critical stakeholder group and communications to / with them are managed by an Internal Communications team, with support from local internal communications professionals or champions embedded in colleges and professional services divisions.

Aligned to the People and Culture strategic pillar, the team is part way through delivery of a new internal communications strategy and framework designed to improve employee knowledge of and engagement with important news, developments and initiatives.


Role Summary
This role supports the internal communications team in the delivery of the internal communications strategy. You will devise and deliver activities and provide administrative support on a wide range of projects, events and communications. You will also be involved in producing high-quality and engaging copy, content, events, and digital developments.


Main duties

  • Maintain a detailed project plan to ensure oversight of all key tasks and milestones
  • Provide administrative support across the full suite of internal communications activities
  • Book, brief, attend and take minutes at meetings
  • Support internal events, including from planning to delivery
  • Support the internal communications manager with writing, editing, proofing copy, securing approval for and disseminating comms
  • Support the internal communications manager with producing video content aimed at engaging internal stakeholders
  • Support the internal communications manager in the creation and ongoing management of an annual internal communications content plan
  • Support the internal communications team's contribution to the intranet, including a platform migration project, and ongoing management of internal news pages
  • Monitor and respond to enquiries in the internal communications inbox and Teams channel
  • Provide advice and support to colleagues across the university on brand compliance for internal communications materials
  • Monitor and report results and analytics, including making suggestions for improving performance
  • Budget administration, inclu
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