Working in a students’ union is a unique experience where a collection of like-minded individuals come together to champion students’ interests. If you’re passionate about being part of an organisation that challenges the status quo to deliver real change and unforgettable experiences, you’ve come to the right place. Whether it’s offering helpful advice on that niggling academic issue, campaigning for changes on campus, or laying on great events and extracurricular opportunities, we cover a lot of bases. The purpose of the Marketing and Communications Manager role is to provide leadership for the Marketing and Communications Team. The post holder will will oversee the planning & delivery of RHSU’s Marketing and Communications team and ensure workflow is appropriately managed to allow wider teams to deliver their goals. The individual will work with the Head of Community Engagement to support the organisation ensuring all teams have cohesive, data-driven, marketing and communications plans that include consistent branding across a variety of marketing channels and drive engagement across the range of services offered by RHSU. The role will make a significant contribution to the overall strategic success of the organisation. Ensuring we have effective ways to speak with our members. Allowing them to get the best out of the Union and their University experience. In particular, the Marketing and Communications Manager will support the use of data and insight for all teams across RHSU to ensure we are truly data driven and utilise effective marcomms in all that we do. The Marketing and Communications Manager will play a critical role in delivery of our new strategic themes: • Building Communities for all Students • Building Stronger Student Voice and Representation • Providing Inclusive Activity and Spaces • Providing Advice and Advocating for Students The role will be responsible for producing the team’s Annual Plan of work based off the Union annual operating plans that will achieve the organisation’s strategic aims. The next steps will involve the postholder ensuring team can deliver their goals by supporting and advancing identities and messaging that engages the members of the Union. They will also work with the Senior Leadership team to upskill the organisation in data analytics and visualisation at various levels, with an overall aim of becoming truly data-led and improving engagement in all RHSU delivery. Marketing and Communications Manager Department: Community Engagement Team: Marketing & Communications Responsible to: Head of Community Engagement Responsible for: Line management responsibility for: Senior Communications Coordinator; Senior Design & Digital Coordinator; Advertising & Media Sales Coordinator; Social Media Coordinator; Graphic Designer Additional team roles include: • 10-15 casual student staff roles including photographers, communications assistants, graphic designers, web developers and marketing assistants Contract type : Permanent, full time Office/Hybrid: Hybrid Working Policy in place with guiding principle of 60% office based &40;role dependent&41; Hours of work: 35 hours a week. Some unsociable hours may be required to support projects and events across the year. Grade and Salary: 6, £37,057 - £41,365, with candidates expected to start at the beginning of the salary grade. Closing date: Wednesday 26th February 2025 Interview date: Thursday 6th March 2025