Communications and Web Coordinator

Job id: 090066. Salary: £32,979 - £36,396 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 24 May 2024. Closing date: 09 June 2024.

Business unit: King's Business School. Department: KBS External Engagement.

Contact details:Catherine Sirikanda. [email protected]

Location: Strand Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.

King’s Business School is about research that tackles the big challenges facing business and our planet and life-changing education that fosters socially responsible leaders.This is an exciting opportunity to join the communications team of one of the UK’s top ranked business schools.

As our new Communications and Web Co-ordinator, you will help us to showcase what the business school has to offer and support our communications and engagement with a wide range of audiences from students to senior leaders in industry. You will be part of a busy and high-profile programme of activity and plenty of scope to develop your skills in writing, social media, content creation and more. 

Based in our Communications team but working with colleagues from across the business school, the role is focussed on our website, internal and email communications, as well as our library of branding and visual resources.

The successful candidate will be organised, proactive and comfortable working in a busy environment while maintaining high standards of accuracy.

You will be responsible for maintaining and managing the business school’s websites, making sure that the content is up-to-date and accurate, meets accessibility requirements and makes full use of the available functionality for an excellent user experience. You will become the faculty’s website ‘super user’, sharing your web skills with other colleagues and will create content for the website, from event descriptions to short news stories.

You will also support our internal and external communications, taking charge of our newsletters and other email communications. You will ensure that our newsletters are polished and engaging  and that our contact lists are up-to-date and managed in line with GDPR.

As one of the faculty’s brand guardians you will oversee and maintain our stock of photography, supporting the commissioning of new material where required.  You will work on small pieces of design and advise our academics and other colleagues on commissioning more complex pieces of work.

The role will suit a well-rounded communicator who is looking to build their experience across a broad range of technical and creative skills. You will be intellectually curious and enjoy the challenge of making iterative creative and process improvements that support the business school’s communications and wider purpose.

This is a full time post and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.     Demonstrable experience in website maintenance, [FBJ1] including confidence in using a CMS or equivalent website editing tool

2.     Excellent written communication skills, including accurate use of English and the ability to proof read and edit materials for clarity and accuracy.

3.     Competence in digital design packages including Adobe and Canva.

4.     Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with evidence of building good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

5.     Takes a proactive approach to work, knowing when to work independently and flexibly but also when best to work as part of a team.

6.     Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, Powerpoint.

7.     Experience of using an email marketing, newsletter or CRM platform to maintain accurate and GDPR-compliant lists, and tailor individual communications to individual audiences and sub audiences.

Desirable criteria

1.     Professional experience in higher education or other high profile sector where accuracy is paramount.

2.     Working knowledge of accessibility guidelines and tools

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit ’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held w/c 24th June.

We are  not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.