Job Description

Philanthropic Campaign Communications Manager (109457-0525)

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Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
Development & Alumni Engagement
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract until 31st July 2026
Salary
46,735 - 55,755 per annum
About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Rebecca Kilcullen (Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement) Rebecca.kilcullen@warwick.ac.uk

Please note that previous applicants need not apply.

We are seeking an experienced campaigns manager with a passion for storytelling and engagement to play a pivotal role in the launch of Warwick's most ambitious ever philanthropic campaign.


As we celebrate our 60th birthday in 2025, this role presents the exciting opportunity to drive and showcase the creative aspects of our campaign - championing the transformational impact of philanthropy on Warwick's ambitions and the wider world.


Day to day, you will shape our campaign creative and deliver a powerful engagement plan to build excitement, understanding and collaboration. You will enjoy working closely with department colleagues, key wider stakeholders and agency partners.


This role is offered on a hybrid working pattern and offered as a secondment opportunity.


Please note: we may close this advert before the advertised deadline if we receive a large volume of applications.



About You
You will have substantial experience of working in a stakeholder or alumni engagement, marketing, campaigns or communications role, with experience of planning, developing and managing multi-channel, multi-audience communications for a complex organisation over the long-term.


You'll have experience of shaping campaigns and measuring ROI, as well as a passion for creating, curating and amplifying brilliant content.


You'll be excited by a challenge, and adept at working collaboratively to achieve shared goals. As well as your flexible and proactive approach to tasks and challenges, you'll have strong project management skills and be able to adapt as a campaign evolves.


Experience of working in Higher Education would be an advantage, as would experience of working with international stakeholders. Experience of delivering communications for a philanthropic campaign, especially within HR, would also be an advantage.


For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.



About the Department
The Alumni and Engagement Supporter team within DAE exists to unlock the potential of our alumni community (more than 300,000 alumni worldwide), to create enriching, meaningful connections, and inspiring relevant opportunities to engage, collaborate and give.


For further information about Development and Alumni Engagement, please visit our website.



About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'*.


You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Research Excellence Framework 2021


To find out more about us visit our website.



How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 2nd July 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.


Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).


You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

Your

CV

should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience. Your

cover letter

should explain your

motivations for applying

to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the

essential and desirable criteria

detailed in the Right to Work in the UK
If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK and/or are seeking sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link which contains further information about obtaining the right to work in the UK.