Location
Docklands Campus

Salary
£44,577 to £49,641 per annum inclusive of London Weighting

Post Type
Full Time

Post Type
Permanent

Closing Date
Wednesday 24 July 2024

Reference
1320-24-PS

University of East London

Join #TeamUEL. The University of East London has been pioneering futures since 1898. In 2023, we celebrated the 125th anniversary of our founding as the “people’s university”. We are a careers-led university, dedicated to supporting our students to develop the skills, emotional intelligence and creativity needed to thrive in a constantly changing world.

We are now in the second half of Vision 2028, our 10-year strategy, which has been developed to transform our curriculum, pedagogy, research impact and partnerships to make a positive difference to student, graduate and community success. Our ambitious goal is to become the leading careers-focused university in the UK, one that both prepares our students for the jobs of the future and provides the innovation to drive that future sustainably and inclusively.

People are taking notice: we were shortlisted for University of the Year by the Times Higher Education Awards 2023.  In 2024, we are celebrating our Year of Science, which will culminate in our hosting of the British Science Festival in September.

About Us

We have built an External Relations Directorate that has brought together an integrated Communications & Engagement and Student Recruitment & Marketing service. The directorate is made up of several teams including Communications & Engagement, Marketing, Recruitment and Conversion, Outreach and Access, Change and Transformation (Design and Digital), Events and Advancement and the International Office. 

We are looking for team members who will be part of embedding transformation and innovative practice and enjoy working in an agile environment as we try and work towards a culture of the ‘continuous new’. This is an exciting opportunity as we prioritise building our global and UK profiles with key elements from Vision 2028. 

About the Job

As our Social Media Content Manager, you will help drive awareness of UEL stories and brand and enhance our reputation on social media channels, developing and implementing content strategies that will grow our digital community and increase audience engagement. You will manage a small team responsible for content on UEL’s main social channels as well as help us continue to creatively drive forward with the ‘eco system’ of social media engagement we use with our six Schools.

Working in collaboration with colleagues across the External Relations Directorate, you will build and develop social campaigns, create and curate daily content, manage community conversations, build influencer partnerships and plan and lead both digital and on-the-ground activations at events.

About You

The ideal candidate for the Social Media Content Manager position will be a creative visionary with exceptional management and communication skills. They should have experience working in a large, complex organization and possess a solid understanding of higher education communications.

Benefits Package

Here are UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes:

• 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us),
• 25 days holiday (3 additional days over Christmas) plus bank holidays,
• open to consider flexible working arrangements,
• a shared success bonus scheme of up to £5,000 pa,
• subsidised gym membership,
• 3 times base salary life assurance,
• a cashback healthcare scheme,
• wide variety of other generous benefits including discounts on; Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out and weekly shopping.

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and commit to success, we want you to apply today!

Further Details

Job Description & Person Specification

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail hrhub@uel.ac.uk

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.