Area
Engineering
Location
Jubilee Campus
Salary
£29,329 to £35,943 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Closing Date
Monday 28 July 2025
Interview Date
To be confirmed
Reference
ENG117825X1
INTERNAL VACANCY
This vacancy is open to employees of the University of Nottingham only.
About The Role
The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy (UK ITSS) is the national advocate for the technical community. As the home of the Technician Commitment, we proudly champion technicians' critical role in higher education and research.
Despite their vital contributions to education, research, and innovation, the technical workforce has long been under-recognised. We are here to change that.
In this role, you will:
- Create compelling content for digital channels, including email campaigns, newsletters, website updates and social media
- Deliver corporate communications and digital engagement activities
- Share research insights from our Research and Policy Group to our stakeholders
- Amplify our pioneering Herschel Programme for Women in Technical Leadership and the Executive Programme for Strategic Technical Leaders to secure delegates on the programmes
- Showcase the impact of Technician Commitment signatories and UK ITSS initiatives
Based at the University of Nottingham, you’ll be part of our small but dynamic marketing and communications team, championing technicians nationally.
This is an exciting stage of growth for UK ITSS, and you’ll play a pivotal role in enhancing our reputation and engaging key stakeholders.
About The Team
You will join a small communications and marketing function which sits within a broader team of 27, made up of operational support staff, Our Learning and Development team, T Levels University Support Manager, Research and Policy Team
About You
We’re looking for a passionate, personable communicator who has a strong attention to detail, as your skills will help us engage with a 35,000-strong technical community across universities and research institutes,
You’ll help to promote our pioneering leadership and development programmes, including Knowledge Exchange Placements and other key initiatives that elevate technicians’ visibility and careers and ideally have 2 years' experience in a similar communications and marketing role.
If you have exceptional attention to detail, strong copywriting skills, and a passion for high-quality communications, we’d love to hear from you.
What We Offer
- A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
- A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
- Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
- Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
- We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
- You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website
What Next
Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.
The post is offered on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2026. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week) ; however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 21.75 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may also be considered.
Please contact Sarah Howells
[email protected] if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.
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