Head of Media Relations at UWE, Bristol

About this role: The Media Relations team, within the Future Students, Communications and Marketing Department is responsible for managing UWE’s reputation, including issues and crisis management.  The team of media relations experts develop proactive media strategies to promote UWE across the full range of channels as well as managing a wide range of reactive issues.  We’re looking for a new leader for the team.  So if you have a creative mind, an eye for detail, excellent communication and networking skills and are great at anticipating and spotting breaking news stories and are able to issue swift and accurate responses this might be the role for you. 

Alongside working with colleagues across the university to gather case studies and engaging content, you’ll also work closely with the Internal Communications team, Social Media team and Marketing Communications team to ensure content is shared as widely as possible.

About you: You’ll need to have significant experience of working in a busy media/press office environment, within a larger or complex organisation.  You should have demonstrable experience of managing crisis/issues management, taking responsibility for drafting responses as well as an excellent understanding of external media and editorial experience of conveying subject matter concisely and compellingly to audiences.

You’ll have the ability to quickly foster working relationships, as you’ll be managing and nurturing relationships with colleagues across UWE and with key media contacts and external organisations.  You’ll have a team to lead and inspire – so you’ll be an experienced manager.

Familiarity with issue relating to Higher Education is desirable.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits. 

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic or male candidates.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Katie Jenkins on 0117 328 3888 or email: Katie3.Jenkins@uwe.ac.uk

Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus: date TBC.

This is a full -time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.

This post is not available on a job share basis

This role is campus based for a minimum of 2 days per week with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University’s salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.