Communications and Event Coordinator

Reference
1091133

Branch
Canterbury Christ Church University

Start date
20/01/2025

Duration
2 Months

Hours and days
Monday - Friday 35 hours a week

Dress code
Smart Casual

Rate of pay
£14.14

Holiday rate
£1.71

Role

Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) opened to our first cohort of 108 pioneer students in September 2020. Our vision for KMMS is to create a new medical school for Kent and Medway that becomes a beacon for first-class medical education and research. 

The Communications and Events Coordinator will be responsible for providing comprehensive and strategically targeted communications and event support for the medical school. The role will involve a high degree of liaison and relationship building as the postholder will work closely with, and support where needed, colleagues within the Communications, Marketing, Recruitment & Engagement team, across KMMS and with colleagues at both our parent universities Canterbury Christ Church University (Christ Church) and the University of Kent (Kent). 

The role holder will also work closely with Outreach and Student Life and Wellbeing teams to help promote and deliver relevant activities and events. for a wide-ranging audience including applicants, students, alumni, staff and the general public.

Duties and responsibilities

• Creating and disseminating a wide range of creative and effective communications, ensuring that all of the Medical School’s publications, promotional copy and marketing materials are accurate, persuasive and comply with the KMMS’s house style and brand.
• Communicate news stories and press releases about the school, staff, their research and innovation, student achievements, medical school news, etc. via all appropriate channels and ensure that news stories on the school’s web pages are kept up to date, engaging and promote the School in a positive light and in support of divisional strategy.
• In conjunction with the central Communications Department at both Universities and, support academic and professional services staff in their work with the media, helping them to maximise appropriate media opportunities and coverage in internal and external opinion former publications.
• Deliver the School’s digital advertising campaigns across social media, Pay-Per-Click advertising and external providers in line with the recruitment, outreach and communications strategy, with the aim of encouraging student applications and promoting brand awareness to support the school in achieving its mission. 
• Responsible for compiling and analysing reports on marketing and communication activity within the school and present findings to the Marketing and Recruitment teams. Maintain press protocol and key contacts. 
• Develop and implement the use of social media to support to engage with relevant stakeholders as appropriate and ensuring messages remain on brand and current, using the full range of social media and digital tools.
• Create social media content, including films for the KMMS channels and to keep up to date with social media trends and influences in order to advise on best use of available platforms.
• Organise events, photoshoots, filming and publication of KMMS information including on the website. Work with the Marketing Outreach and Engagement Manager and team to create and improve a programme of school’s liaison visits and outreach activity, information stands and other marketing activity within the schools, colleges and at UCAS fairs
• Produce the student communications within the school which includes writing weekly newsletters for each student cohort, updating news stories on the student portal, celebrating achievements by staff and students.
• Responsible for the promotion of student led activities within the school and working with student representatives, ambassadors and volunteers to enable them to feed into the School’s social media activity.
• Support recruitment and conversion activities such as Open Days and Applicant Days, Clearing, Outreach initiatives, student facing and research related events, alumni activities, events designed to further our civic mission and increase public engagement.
• Be responsible for recruiting and managing KMMS Ambassador activities, using the online HEAT system.

Skills and experience

• Educated to GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or equivalent 
• Strong customer service experience and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels modifying your approach when necessary
• Effective negotiation, influencing and communication skills, particularly the ability to persuade and inspire colleagues to work collaboratively to ensure strategic priorities are met 
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail and proven experience of producing concise, targeted and effective written communications
• Ability to remain focused and effective when faced with competing demands in a busy environment
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of communications , ideally gained in the Higher Education sector
• Experience of using social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) for business purposes
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office packages 
• Experience of using  software to create and maintain webpages 
• Firm commitment to achieving KMMS’s vision and values, with a passion for a transformative student experience and multidisciplinary, impactful research 
• Commitment to deliver and promote equity, diversity and inclusivity in the day-to-day work of the role 

Location
University of Kent, Canterbury

Additional information
This role will finish at the end of March. 

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