Internal Communications Officer : Staff Intranet

About the role and you:  We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join the University’s Internal Communications team. You will be a pivotal member of the Internal Communications team. Our role is to communicate with and connect colleagues across UWE Bristol (approximately 5,000 staff) and create ways for staff to have their voices heard. We develop and manage University internal communication channels, and advise teams and senior managers about how best to communicate and engage with staff. You’ll primarily co-ordinate the day-to-day maintenance of the new Staff Intranet, creating, editing and publishing content, and provide analysis and reporting on usage. You will also contribute to the development and delivery of Internal Communications strategies and campaigns. About you:  We are looking for someone with proven excellent communication and copywriting experience for internal audiences, who can create engaging, targeted content for a large and diverse audience on our Staff Intranet. Applicants should also have excellent organisational and IT skills with experience of using CMS to create digital content and enjoy working collaboratively in a creative environment on multiple projects and  under direction from different project leads.  More about UWE Bristol and our staff benefits We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 36,000 students and 4,200 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners. In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and pension schemes as well as opportunities for training and personal development. Add your individuality to ours UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. Further information If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Anthony Poploski at anthony.poploski@uwe.ac.uk. This is a part-time, permanent post for 12 months, working 22.5 hours per week, it is not available for job-share. Interviews will take place week commencing 19 February 2024. UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, and it is important for our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with the opportunity for remote working. The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.