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Head of Marketing & Communications
Full time, 1.0FTE, Permanent
Salary Grade 8 is £61,356– £68,364 per annum including London Weighting.
This is an exciting opportunity to join The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, a leading arts university with a dynamic community, located in Swiss Cottage (3-4 days p/w office based). As the Head of Marketing & Communications in the department of Engagement & Enterprise, you will lead and promote the work of the institution to internal and external stakeholders.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual who is accomplished at conveying stories, curating and sharing content and who is able to inform and inspire in equal measure to engage our audiences.
You will develop and articulate the school brand story utilising the full communications mix, through the effective use of internal and external communications, press and public relations, social media, marketing and print publications. You will be expected to be a creative thinker with an ability to turn ideas into reality, using a range of engaging plans to reach our audiences
This is a senior role, designed to work closely with the directorate and to enhance strategic and operational plans, aligned to School-wide vision.
HOW TO APPLY
Please ensure you have read our privacy statement* before you send your application forms to us.
Please note that in line with Home Office guidelines, this role may qualify for UKVI sponsorship of a Skilled Worker Visa.
Please send a CV and complete our online EDI Section B** (find link below) by midday on Thursday 5th June 2025.
It is anticipated that interviews and assessments will take place in person on Wednesday 11th June 2025 Please note that we currently do not reimburse travel expenses.
We aim to shortlist all applications within 1 week of the advert closing date. If you do not hear from us within this time, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Disability Confident Scheme
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We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our job vacancies, and we welcome applications from candidates with all types of disabilities. As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we commit to offering an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet all essential criteria for the job. To be considered for an interview under this scheme you must have:
- a physical or mental impairment, or a long-term health condition which has a substantial and long term (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities.
- demonstrated in your application that you meet the minimum job criteria as set out in the advert or person specification for the post.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, including neurodivergent candidates, LGBTQ+ and Global Majority backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented within the sector and within Central.
To fully embed effective equality, diversity and inclusive practices, we are working towards removing all barriers that staff, applicants and students may experience from underrepresented groups. As a continuation of this work and in the full spirit of embedding positive action in all recruitment and selection procedures.
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*Privacy statement - https://www.cssd.ac.uk/About-Central/Legal-and-Policies/Data-Protection-and-Privacy/job-applicant-privacy-notice
**EDI Section B link - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=fzuf8FLHUU-3asQcm9UgYZVE9GB0f89MguhUM08IMANUOU1XU05QMEpWOU8zMFBGVjJVTlhOSEtVMiQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl
