Director Of Communications (Maternity Cover)

Director of Communications, central Oxford (maternity leave cover for 14 months starting early July 2024)

Reporting to the Warden/CEO

Salary range £65,000 to £75,000 plus benefits

The Rhodes Trust builds a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges. We have over a hundred staff working at Rhodes House in Oxford, and we have a strong international reach with a number of additional overseas staff and many volunteers involved in roles such as selection, alumni relations and class leaders.

Effective, values-based communication is crucially important to our mission and strategy so we are looking for a highly experienced senior Communications professional to maintain the quality and range of the Trust’s communication strategies while the current Director is on maternity leave.

This is not a care-taker role because you will be actively involved in helping us to measure the impact of the Trust’s work, play an integral role on our strategy journey and support key press media, digital channels and print publications work.

At the Rhodes Trust we never stand still, so you will also be responsible for managing, mentoring, and supporting a team of four staff members at Rhodes House; overseeing a large portfolio of marketing collateral; proactively monitoring and shaping news stories; and working closely with communication colleagues based with our strategic partners.

You will have a strong track record of success in directing an organisation’s internal and external communications - including press and digital media - in an international context. You will have an affinity with our brand, excellent organisational and project management skills, and possess a positive and professional manner.

For further details on how to apply and the role itself, please view the vacancy page on our website at www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/contact-staff/staff-vacancies/

TO APPLY

The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.

For enquiries, please contact Babette Littlemore, Director of Communications,

babette.littlemore@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk.

If you would like to find out more, please click ‘apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV (no longer than three pages) and a covering letter (no longer than two pages). Please note, this advert will close on 18 March 2024.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 14 months

Salary: £65,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person