University of Oxford TSS Hiring for Communications Manager (admissions and education) Job at Oxford, England Full Time

Oxford University is news. Ranked number one in the world, everyone wants to know about our teaching and research, our students and academics. We have great stories to tell about the inspiring and transforming effect our teaching has on young lives. We are also at the heart of vital national debates, particularly how we extend the opportunities of an Oxford education among all communities in society.

We are now looking for an experienced and highly-skilled communications professional to fill the role of Temporary Communications Manager with special responsibility for Education and Admissions. You will be an enthusiastic advocate for Oxford University, building local, national and international understanding of our teaching and admissions activities and agenda. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Communications, you will devise and deliver multi-channel strategies, informing the world of the benefits of our teaching and our determination to make it available to talented students of all backgrounds. You will dig out and find entertaining ways to tell engaging, people-led stories about Oxford, working with an extensive network of media contacts and external stakeholders.

The successful applicant must have extensive experience of handling national and international-level reputational issues across print, broadcast, digital and social media. Media relations are a key part of this post, and you will deliver positive coverage for the University while responding robustly to a high level of press scrutiny and challenge. You will be liaising regularly with senior members of the University and its colleges, with colleagues across higher education and with politicians and policy-formers interested in education and admissions issues. You will possess excellent interpersonal, diplomatic and advocacy skills and the ability to communicate complex, data-rich issues succinctly and entertainingly across a variety of formats. A detailed grasp of higher education issues, particularly the debate around admissions and access, would be a distinct advantage. This is a hugely varied and demanding role for someone who will relish the challenge of working for an ambitious, globally pre-eminent university while building strong connections with key players and opinion-formers in the higher education field.

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