Job Description

Ref Number

B23-00163

Professional Expertise

External Engagement, Communications, Marketing and Events

Department

Vice-President (External Engagement) (B23)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

36,433-41,833

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

Yes

Closing Date

27-Nov-2025

About us

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UCL is a radically different university. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women to university education. Today UCL has over 50,000 students and 16,000 staff and is one of the world's top 10 universities.



The Vice-President External Engagement (VPEE) team delivers communications and marketing activity for UCL, working to ensure UCL's public prominence, reputation and influence reflects the university's excellence in knowledge creation, education, and innovation.

About the role

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The Communications Officer's main duties relate to supporting the delivery of staff and student communications at UCL including:


Production of staff and student e-mail newsletters and supporting with the production of content for other channels and activities. Acting as the first point of contact for enquiries and query handling. Various administrative, supervisory and editorial aspects to the role.

The is a fixed term post covering an internal secondment and is available to start immediately and is funded until 30 June 2026. Please note, this is an internal recruitment advert, available to eligible UCL workers only.



Job Ref: B23-00163



Closing Date: 20-11-2025- 23:59 (UK time)

About you

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As a communication professional, you have demonstrable copywriting and research skills/experience, for a variety of online and printed materials including translating complex source material for a range of audiences.



You have experience using a broad range of channels to deliver communications activity, including (but not limited to) websites, social media and print as well as experience of delivering communications activity to engage internal audiences. Additionally you have both created and maintained websites and web pages using Drupal or an equivalent Content Management System (CMS).



Please note, accuracy and attention to detail in all areas of work, including proofreading are also essential to this role.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.