Job Description

Salary

24,685 - 26,707 per annum

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full-Time

Job category/type

Fixed Term - Full-Time

Job reference

REC00003824

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is open to all University of Portsmouth graduates who graduated in 2024 or 2025, but would specifically suit graduates in Marketing, English, Business, Creative Writing, Journalism or Digital Media.

The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference.

Experience the pride of being part of a select group - one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

Ambition, Responsibility and Openness drive our every endeavour. Join our esteemed institution with a proven track record of success, and where dedication to excellence is key. We want people to make their mark in a professional community that truly values people, innovation, and achievement.

The Role:

Do you want to begin a career in communications? Are you a graduate of the University of Portsmouth? We have a great entry-level opportunity for a recent University of Portsmouth graduate in our Marketing, Recruitment and Communications department.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Communications Assistant to work in the Corporate Communications & PR Team on an 18-month, fixed-term contract. In this role you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience across Media/PR and Internal Communications including digital content and some social media.

Working in a busy and dedicated team you'll help with the development of a range of internal and external facing content from conception through to publication and performance tracking.

We are looking for someone who has great writing and content creation skills and can tailor their content to different audiences. You also need to have excellent inter-personal skills and a passion for communications. The role involves working with stakeholders across the University and dealing with enquiries, so you'll need to be able to demonstrate excellent customer service. We're a busy team and being comfortable with managing multiple tasks is important. This role will require some working outside of core hours on evenings and weekends to support University events for which notice will be provided.

This appointment is a fixed-term contract until 30 April 2027. We may be able to support part time hours with a minimum on 30 hours a week. Whilst there is a need to be in Portsmouth a few days a week, hybrid working is available for this role.

The interviews are currently anticipated to be held on 16 September 2025.

If you have If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Cathy Banks at cathy.banks@port.ac.uk

Employer, External Only:

University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)

Discover the advantages of joining our university. We offer a range of attractive benefits and opportunities to enhance your work experience:

Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale. Generous pension scheme. Generous leave entitlement of 32-35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure. Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working. Staff discounts and loyalty schemes. Staff car parking and discounted public travel. Excellent training and development opportunities. Staff wellbeing programmes. Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities. Discounted learning. Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme. The perks don't stop there - click 'apply' for further information on My Reward and Benefits

UKVI Statement

Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure that you can either demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. If you currently do not possess the right to work in the UK, please be aware that our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.

ED&I Statement:

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of skills, perspectives and experiences. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.

Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.