Internal Communications Officer

The Department for Continuing Education, offering inspiring and transformational courses from one of the world’s oldest and largest communities of part-time learners worldwide, is seeking a driven and ambitious communications professional to support the development and delivery of internal communications. Our vision for the Department is to be a global centre of excellence for Lifelong Learning and in doing so, we aim to foster a vibrant community amongst members of staff who can deliver the best teaching, research and support for learning.

About the role

Together with the support functions (HR, Operations, Marketing, Finance, etc.) and the Senior Leadership Team in the Department, you will advise, produce and collaborate to create engaging content, ensure timely distribution, and measure how the communications land with your audiences.

You will have an affinity with aligning your tactical content creation to the broader strategic aims of the Department and these functions, and as such you need to have experience of:

• Developing and delivering internal communications plans; measuring success and enhancing communications accordingly where required
• Strategically choosing between push and pull channels, driving engagement across the Department, and ensuring the systems and processes support the communications goals
• Setting up new communications channels, and knowing how to optimise the channel mix
• Writing, designing and producing engaging and accessible content across a wide range of channels, including video, email briefings and events.

This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week. It is a fixed term contract that will run for two years. Further information on this role can be found in the job description.

About you

To thrive in this role, you will have a keen and confident mindset, be self-motivated, have great collaboration skills and a strong affinity with digital communications. You are used to working in complex and ambiguous environments, with a wide range of stakeholders, and ideally you’ll have worked in higher education before.

About us

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.

Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

What we offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Application process

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CV’s alone will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 1st March 2024.

Interviews will take place during week commencing 11th March 2024.

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.