Marketing and Communications Manager

Location: Student Life Building, Liverpool City Centre, L3 - close to public transport links

Salary: currently £32,226 – 35,572 per annum

Hours / Workstyle: 35 per week (annualised) Flexible and Hybrid subject to service needs - Permanent

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 2 April 2023

Interview date: 13 or 14 April 2023

The Role

We are looking for a confident and creative content chief who will be responsible for raising awareness of JMSU and increasing engagement with the services we offer to our student body.

You will be a motivated, supportive leader of a small but mighty team and will come into your own creating content plans for strategic, cross organisational projects. Always on the look-out for good news to share with our dynamic student market, you will also be the protective arm around our commercial activity and will make sure it is executed to a high standard and complements our other outputs.

Exceptional copy-writing abilities and project management skills will be your bread and butter, and you will be completely in your comfort zone building excellent relationships with key stakeholders to support our ambitious plans and to help showcase JMSU across our range of physical assets and digital platform.

About JMSU

It’s our job is to make sure our 27,000 students get the most out of their University experience. We put our students at the heart of everything we do – whether it’s planning events, helping to develop campaigns, providing them with opportunities to make friends and learn something new, and everything in between.

We’re a small but mighty team and we are growing so, if you’re on the lookout for a role in a friendly, hard-working environment which offers bucketloads of autonomy, support and fun, we want to hear from you.

Taking Action on Inclusion

At JMSU, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace We're proud to be a welcoming, friendly and inclusive team and want all our people to confidently be themselves and feel they belong.

We are also not scared to admit this is a work in progress! We know the importance that students see themselves reflected by our staff team and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from LBGTQ+, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic candidates who are under-represented within our core staff team

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you are excited about this but there are criteria you don’t match exactly, please don’t be put off applying. It may not be a deal breaker - just make sure you get across why you think you're right for it and how the gaps may be approached. Even if not right for this role, you might be perfect for another

You can read more about our commitment to Equality Diversity and Inclusion at ---

We have some great staff benefits at JMSU

· Location, Location, Location: We’re right in the centre of Liverpool and surrounded by everything the City has to offer.

· Commuting made easy: Our main office is a few minutes walk from both Lime Street and Central train stations

· Office goals: Our modern, open plan office offers good space, staff chat and city views (and our biscuit tin is regularly topped up, too).

· We’re hybrid, baby: Enjoy the best of both worlds - mix up your working week between the office and your home space

· Annual leave aplenty: Make the most of 32 days annual leave (plus public holidays) and enjoy regular breaks.

· ‘Tis the season to be off work: We’re closed for Winter break, so you can take a rest or enjoy some seasonal activities

· Flex appeal: We offer a range of flexible working options for when life gets in the way of working 9-5, Monday to Friday and are happy to consider any specific needs

· Every day is a school day: There’s plenty of learning and development opportunities to explore and help you grow and we have access to all LJMU staff development

· Parent perks: We offer enhanced parental leave and pay options, including grandparents leave, shared parental leave, adoption leave, maternity and paternity leave

· Get active for less: All staff can make the most of reduced LJMU gym membership which includes classes, too.

· Discounts aren’t just for students: Save extra pennies with access to student discount schemes including Totum, Unidays, Discounts for Teachers and others.

· Wellbeing and sickness covered: We offer an Employee Assistance Programme and sick pay scheme to help take the extra stress out of sickness absence.

· Nest Pension Scheme

To find out more about working with us visit https://www.jmsu.co.uk/about-us/work-for-us

How to apply:

Visit our website and download, complete and return your Application Formand Equality and Diversity Monitoring Formto jmsu-recruitment@ljmu.ac.uk. You can also use this email to enquire about the general recruitment process or applying in an alternative format.

All offers of employment are conditional upon receipt of references satisfactory to us, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and evidence of the qualifications stated on your application form.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £32,226.00-£35,572.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Flexitime
• On-site gym
• Paid volunteer time
• Sick pay
• Transport links
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Liverpool, L3 5LJ

Reference ID: PE0323