Communications Assistant Oxford, England
Job description
Communications Assistant
Salary £23,000 to £25,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits
Permanent, Full Time
Location: Oxford
About the Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.
In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, the Atlantic Institute, the Schmidt Science Fellows, and our most recent initiative called RISE.
To learn more about our vision visit The Vision of Rhodes Trust
The role
To help us enhance awareness of our activities and success stories, we’re currently looking for a Communications Assistant. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Communications team and working across digital and print communications and will be responsible for a wide range of digital marketing.
The Communications team works across many different audiences from prospective applicants and alumni, through to the media and other interested stakeholders. This means the role is varied and will engage with both social media and traditional print media. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a unique blend of interpersonal and written communication skills, and in return will gain first-hand knowledge and experience working as an in-house communications professional for a highly regarded educational charity.
The role will be responsible for;
- Work with the Communications team on all communications activities of the Rhodes Trust by expressing the purpose and vision of the Rhodes Scholarships and the Trust’s partnerships clearly, professionally and innovatively.
- Promote the Rhodes Trust values of leadership excellence, global progress, lifelong fellowship, Rhodes community and philanthropic giving in print and digital communications.
- Assist the Communications Manager and Communications Associate in understanding our online audiences, developing digital communications strategy, and creating engaging content for the Rhodes Trust key channels: social media (organic and paid), email and website.
The successful candidate will be a creative thinker, possessing a mix of writing and people skills, and will gain first-hand knowledge and experience working as an in-house communications professional for a highly regarded educational charity.
Benefits of working here
We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Generous family leave schemes
- Private health insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Personal development opportunities
Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
If you would like to find out more, please click ‘apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on 18 January 2023 at 17:00 GMT.
The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oxford, OX1 3RG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Public relations: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: VA86
