Job of the week

Job Title: Head of External Communications
Salary: £38,183 to £48,327 dependent on experience

We have a rare opportunity to strengthen our communications team with the appointment of a Head of External Communications to lead our news, public relations, social media, public affairs and engagement operation.

We put knowledge creation for practical use at its core. Its location – at the heart of a great city responding to rapid change – makes it ideally placed to shape not just students’ lives, but also thinking about what universities in the twenty-first century can achieve.

We have an exceptional communications team in place, a new University Strategy to deliver, and a wealth of stories to tell across an extensive range of channels and audiences. Our online media centre gives just a flavour of our work.

You will be an exceptional senior communicator with the vision, commitment, determination and experience to make a rapid and lasting contribution on the way the University tells the story of its impact on its community, its region and the world.

For more details and to apply, log on via Core Portal.