Communications and Brand Manager (Internal only)

With five Full-Time Student Officers, a team of permanent staff and the involvement of student volunteers, the Students' Union is at the heart of activity on campus tasked with improving and delivering the best Student Experience. The Students' Union delivers a range of services and support for its members, from independent academic advice to supporting our Programme Reps to enhance their course, to promoting the employability and development of students through our Communities Team. The Students' Union also runs a bar and two shops which sell a range of products, including ethically sourced University branding clothing, merchandise, and stationery.

Are you a dynamic and creative communications professional looking to make a significant impact? City St George's Students' Union is seeking a Communications and Brand Manager to lead our Communications and Brand Team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering all communications activities across the Union, developing a coherent narrative, managing our communication channels, and ensuring our visual and verbal identity is effectively represented.

As a member of the Operational Leadership Team, the Communications and Brand Manager will help steer the work of the wider Union and our strategic direction on behalf of the Board of Trustees.

We are looking for applicants who have a range of communications experience including designing, delivering & managing effective communications campaigns and activity across a range of media (including press, social, digital & traditional platforms) and the ability to establish strong working relationships with a wide range of individuals both within and outside the Students' Union, to include the University, students, staff, clients and agencies.

Closing date for applications: 20/11/2024 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 29 November (in person only).

The selection process will involve an interview and an presentation/task. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage. For the presentation/task the panel will accommodate any reasonable requests for candidates with a declared disability or who are making an application under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a 'health powerhouse' for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK's largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

With a rich history spanning over 125 years, City St George's Students' Union' is the primary organisation representing every City St George's student. That makes the Students' Union the representative body for over 27,000 members.

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George's, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week. This role is expected to be on site 80%+ of the time during term time. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George's, University of London's premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

The University of business, practice and the professions.