Director of Communications and Marketing

Leeds Beckett University is committed to ensuring that its senior leaders are representative of its diverse student body and wider region. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We are seeking a strategic leader with the proven experience of leading successful communication and marketing strategies in higher education or an organisation of comparable scale and complexity. You will have superb communication skills and experience of developing a compelling brand position that supports the strategic priorities of your organisation. You will have a track record of leading high performing teams and will be highly skilled at collaborating and developing relationships across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

The University is seeking an accomplished strategic leader for the role of Director of Communications and Marketing. As a key member of LBU's leadership team, reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources), you will have responsibility for driving the development and implementation of LBU's communications and marketing strategy to build LBU's competitive advantage in UK and international markets, to strengthen staff and student engagement, and to help refine and further embed its regional role as an anchor institution in Leeds. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the creation of a newly integrated communications, marketing, and student recruitment directorate, and to play a critical role in the advancement of the institution, building our profile and reputation to help deliver our vision and ambitious agenda.

Leeds Beckett is a modern, professional university with ambition. We are a diverse community of 23,000 students from over 140 countries and 2,650 staff. We are globally-engaged, and also contribute to a thriving northern economy through our role as an anchor institution for Leeds and the wider region. We make a positive and decisive difference to people, communities and organisations through excellent education, research, partnership and service.

We have a strong sense of momentum and collective purpose in our work to achieve both cultural and financial resilience as we navigate the challenges facing the sector at this time.