Marketing and Communications Assistant Manager Nottingham, England
Job description
The University of Nottingham Students’ Union
The University of Nottingham Students’ Union seeks a;
Marketing and Communications Assistant Manager
Full Time, 35 hours per week
Permanent Contract
Who are we and what do we do?
Here at the University of Nottingham Students’ Union, we are a connected student community. A brilliant, diverse, ambitious community, 38,000 strong. We are proudly independent from the university and right at the heart of student life. We’re a diverse community from first-year undergraduates to research students, elected student Officers and staff, to volunteers, pioneers, and so much more. Together, we are getting involved, making change and supporting each other, making student life at the University of Nottingham the very best it can be.
We are one of the largest Students’ Union in the country, connecting 38,000 student members to share, support and inspire each other while at University. As a registered charity we act as the recognised representative body of all students at the University, and every student is automatically a member free of charge. We provide a range of activities, events, campaigning, commercial and professional services that benefit and support students to get involved, find support and make change.
We support students to share and voice their views on academic life and the wider University experience and have strong student leadership in fifteen full and part time elected student representatives. We provide an Advice service to help students with academic, housing and financial issues and welfare support. There is a diverse range of social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and many opportunities for personal development. We work with and support events and activities through the student committees of over 300 societies, 70 sports clubs, media groups, student halls and residents associations and other student communities. Through our trading company, UNU Services Limited, we run two SPAR shops, a bar, coffee shop, clothing shop, zero-waste shop and a print shop. Our annual financial turnover, for the charity and trading company combined is in excess of £11m annually.
If you like working in a vibrant and fast changing environment, you will enjoy working with us at the University of Nottingham Students' Union.
The Role
We are currently looking for an Assistant Manager in our Marketing and Communications department. This is an exciting opportunity to join us in being at the forefront of discovering and developing new ways to reach our amazing, diverse student membership.
You will be working with our Marketing and Communications Manager and growing the team to help our organisation develop our engagement and brand through a wide range of marketing and communication activities. We’re looking for someone who can be responsible for the coordination of communications and content creation for UoNSU, who will support the planning of our campaigns and drive our internal and external communications across our web, email, social media, print and external press channels.
You’ll help us develop our authentic tone of voice and make sure that our SU teams are well supported throughout all of our communications activity. We’re looking for someone who can bring their amazing skills to add value to a team that is fast paced, stimulating and sits at the heart of enabling our organisation to realise our mission of believing in better and achieving it together.
Ideally you will already have demonstrable experience in working across a range of marketing and communications functions. You’ll also have some experience of helping brands develop key strategic messaging and connect with a diverse target audience. We’re looking for someone who is self-motivated, extremely well organised and has a passion for marketing and communications that wants to make a tangible difference to the lives of our members here at UoNSU.
Our People Offer
When you come to work @UoNSU you bring your skills, experience, talent, commitment and a desire to do a great job. Our Students’ Union prides itself on being inclusive, working collaboratively and empowering individuals to be the best they can. In return we want to be an employer where every member of the staff team feels valued, trusted, inspired, and able to grow and to have fun. We welcome people from different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We are on a journey to increase the diversity of our staff team and we would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to better reflect the diverse community we serve.
Salary: Band D is £23,086 - £30,500 p.a. dependent on experience (please note it is our usual practice that new starters begin at the bottom of the band)
We offer a range of employee benefits which support employee wellbeing such as flexi-time, flexible working, generous holiday allowance, generous staff pension, paid Union closure days, learning and development opportunities and much more.
For a full role profile, role dimensions, person specification and to apply please go to the Students’ Union website
https://su.nottingham.ac.uk/about/work-for-us
Closing date: Midnight Thursday 11th May 2023
Interviews: Monday 22nd May 2023
Please note, applications from agencies will not be accepted at this stage
