Job Title: Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

Reporting to: Deputy CEO (Communication & Activities Director)

Place of Work: The Student Centre (University of York) / Home working

Contract Type: Maternity cover, 10 month fixed-term contract (June 2024 - April 2025 /or until the return of the substantive post-holder.)

Hours of Work: 35 hours a week. Flexible working available

Salary: £32,448 - £36,775 per annum depending on experience 

Closing date: Friday 10th May 2024 at 17:00pm.

Interviews to be held on the week commencing 20th May 2024. 

Here at The University of York Students Union, we have an exciting job opportunity for someone to join our Marketing team as our Communications Manager. 

About the role:

Join The University of York Students Union as our Communications Manager during an exciting and transformative period, including overseeing an organisational rebrand and merger with another Students' Union, the Graduate Students' Association. Lead strategic communications with students and other stakeholders, drive dynamic marketing and PR campaigns, and oversee the seamless implementation of our new brand identity across all channels. You'll manage a small but dynamic team, understand and optimise digital platforms, and foster engagement with our services. Bringing your expertise in project and operational management, financial acumen, and resource allocation will be key as YUSU undergoes this period of evolution.

Working at YUSU:

At The University of York Students Union we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team's wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to discuss their flexible requirements at the interview.

• A full time working week is 35 hours
• You receive 38 days holiday (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
• We offer flexible & hybrid working options and team members can utilise flexitime
• You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
• We support you with volunteering opportunities
• You have access to the cycle to work schemes, tech schemes and reduced campus gym membership
• We offer a pension scheme through Aegon and have introduced an salary sacrifice pension option to help your money go that little bit further
• We have a wide variety of people focused and family friendly policies designed to help ensure you feel supported and able to be your best you in work as well as out of work.
• Working for YUSU you have the chance to shape the student experience for the better

The University of York Students Union is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.

If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you can prepare your responses. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as prepared as possible.

If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on hr@yusu.org.