Strategic Communications Advisor

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Public relations and media

Location
Egham

Salary
£47,719 to £56,529 per annum - including London Allowance

Post Type
Full Time

Closing Date
23.59 hours BST on Sunday 16 June 2024

Reference
0524-173

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Full time, Permanent

Applications are invited for the newly created Strategic Communications Advisor role at Royal Holloway, University of London.

The Strategic Communications Advisor will support the Vice-Chancellor and Principal’s office and the University’s senior leadership team with strategic communications. This will include researching and preparing speeches, speaking points, briefing notes, blogs/opinion pieces and updates for key audiences.

Working closely with colleagues across Internal and External Communications, you will lead on communications relating to the University’s new strategy (RH2030s), including internal engagement, and supporting the launch to key stakeholders in Autumn 2024 as well as on-going communication of updates in relation to the strategy.

You’ll be an experienced corporate communications professional, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the proven ability to manage the reputation of an organisation through a crisis or issue. With an interest in the Higher Education sector, you will be up to speed on politics and current affairs to ensure you can identify opportunities to help us tell the University’s story in support of the strategy.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be highly organised and adaptable, enjoy working collaboratively and be skilled at developing strong and successful relationships across a large organisation.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Training and development opportunities
• Pension scheme with generous employer contribution 
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of eyesight testing. 
• Free parking. 

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. 

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:[email protected]  

Please quote the reference: 0524-173

Closing Date:  23.59, 16 June 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 26 June and Thursday 27 June 2o24

The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page .