Job Description

Location:
Oxford City Centre


Category:
Marketing


Vacancy Type:
Part-time (temporary)


Pay rate:
\xc2\xa319.59 + Holiday Pay



Web advert




Vacancy ID 15445

We are recruiting for a temporary Communications Officer to work on site at one of our central based departments starting asap for approx 12 weeks working 26.25 hours and paying \xc2\xa319.55 p/h + Holiday Pay.

Duties:

• Professionally deliver some aspects of the department\xe2\x80\x99s communications strategies.

• Write, edit and proofread a range of communications materials for broad audiences, including newsletters, blog posts, briefings and reports.

• Act as the Departmental specialist as part of a wider multiple departmental cross-divisional team, coordinating with the channel specialists \xe2\x80\x93 in digital communications and internal communications \xe2\x80\x93 to join the dots between the channels to ensure the communications delivery is strategic, informed by data and achieves best practice.

• Develop and update online communications for departments, including intranets, websites and social media channels, working with the Digital Communications channel specialist.
  
• Plan and organise online and in-person events for the department.
  Select and implement appropriate methods for evaluating communications activities, analysing the results to inform future strategy.
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• Oversee the production of promotional materials for departmental campaigns and events, including brochures, leaflets and posters.

Essential Skills

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
  
• Extensive communications experience in print, digital and social media.
  
• Proven experience in producing effective web content.
  
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail, with a proven ability to communicate complex concepts to a non-specialist audience.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and the ability to inspire the confidence of senior colleagues.
  
• Ability to work independently in a complex environment, balancing multiple clients or projects taking initiative when necessary and prioritising effectively to meet deadlines.
  
• Proficiency working with a range of computer-based and online applications, including website content management systems such as Drupal, newsletter software, and customer relationship management systems.
  Excellent research and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex data.

Please be aware that all candidates need to be able to start work immediately and must be able to work on site if required to do so. The Temporary Staffing Service supports University of Oxford departments and affiliated colleges with the recruitment of temporary admin and clerical staff. Personal information provided to the University of Oxford is held in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation. The University\xe2\x80\x99s Policy on Data Protection may be viewed at https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/data-protection-policy