Job Description

Full Time | Permanent | 28,717 - 30,676 Per Annum

Who we are

At City College Plymouth you will be joining a college that is proud of its culture, where our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity are there to nurture and support a passion for teaching and learning, enriching our community through knowledge, experience and skills enabling every student to be the best they can be.

At City College Plymouth, one of the country's largest providers of quality education and training, we are going through a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We pride ourselves on delivering a learning environment and organisational culture that impact positively on the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enables all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

The Communications & PR Officer is responsible for proactively managing the College&s reputation by raising its profile as the learning destination of choice through public relations, promotional literature and advertising campaigns. You will also implement a variety of digital marketing communications activities, including content development for the College&s digital and social media platforms.

We are looking for a communications professional with excellent English grammar skills and exceptional attention to detail. The perfect candidate will have experience of writing and editing for professional contexts, including both print and digital platforms. They should also have hands-on experience in managing advertising campaigns using both conventional and digital mediums.

Interviews are currently planned to be held on the 1st of August 2024. Further details will be sent to successful candidates.

What Will You Bring to the Role

Adapting:

adapt to new, continuously changing processes, policies and working practices; comfortably switch between a variety of tasks; effectively respond to changing plans.

Coping:

maintaining focus and composure when working in challenging situations; actively managing emotions when responding to setbacks; working within a fast-paced environment.

Delivering:

delivering results with confidence and self-assurance; independently taking action to resolve queries; owning issues until they are resolved.

Evaluating:

evaluating information critically, to understand the broader context; applying judgment from experience and knowledge to suggest the best solution; applying logic to complex, unclear problems.

Benefits

City College Plymouth will offer you;

Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas. Career development opportunities. Generous contributions towards your pension. Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,717.00-30,676.00 per year

Work Location: In person