Starting salary £38k with excellent benefits
Permanent, full-time
Central London (with a mixture of home and office working)
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) is a membership organisation that is the leading voice on employment and reward matters in the UK Higher Education (HE) sector. We are a small team supporting our 170 members - HE providers such as universities - to be employers of choice through collaboration, advocacy and expert advice, facilitating their work in delivering effective employment and workforce strategies.
Our new strategic plan 2024-27, leads with enhancing employee experience and supporting member organisations in their workforce development and transformational plans with the inclusions of explicit references to UCEA modelling good practice as an employer.
Led by the Head of Communications and Membership, UCEA’s expanded communications team will deliver communications provisions for members and support colleagues internally to deliver services for members.
The core activities include drafting briefings and statements, handling media enquiries, media monitoring, preparing publications, communications campaigns and infographics.
In addition to the generic communications support, this post specialises in digital, social media and developing both the UCEA and the USS Employers websites.
You will be expected to operate effectively across a broad range of digital communications and membership areas, with a blend of autonomy and teamwork. You are likely to have a background in digital/social media and communications with experience of membership organisations and/or some knowledge of the HE sector.
The postholder will have outstanding digital and communication skills and the ability to prioritise and help deliver a complex and varied workload.
The post is offered as full-time on a permanent contract and is hybrid, working at our offices in Bloomsbury, central London, as well as some remote working each week
Find out more
If you think this role could be for you, please download the Information for Applicants pack, which includes the job description and person specification.
For an informal discussion about the role please feel free to contact Andy Fryer, Head of Communications & Membership at a.fryer@ucea.ac.uk
How to apply
Apply by email to recruitment@ucea.ac.uk including your current CV and a covering letter outlining and entitled ‘The relevance of my experience to the position of Communications Officer - Digital and Membership’.
The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 8 July 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 18 July and Monday 22 July 2024 and will be held in person at the UCEA offices at 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU.
All candidates must have proof of their right to work in the UK.
No agencies please.
