Communications Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

About the role:

You'll be working in our Communications and Engagement Team, supporting the wider Union team and student leaders to ensure we're communicating effectively. You'll lead on social media for the Union, support a small team of student staff and help deliver campaigns, projects and activities.

View the recruitment pack for this role here

About us:

Oxford Brookes Students’ Union (Brookes Union) exists as a charity led by its values and its members. We offer a wide range of services and activities to support and enrich the lives of our students. Brookes Union employs approximately 20 career staff, a further 40-60 student staff and we work with over 500 student volunteers and over 100 student groups.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please upload an up to date CV and a Cover Letter outlining your reasons for applying and how your relevant qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm on 30/06/2025.
We intend to hold interviews on Thu 17 July.

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Main responsibilities:

To assist and support the creation, development and implementation of our student communications, working closely with the full Union team.

• Support the Union's understanding of our members by developing effective two-way communication between the Union and its members
• Collate and edit email newsletters, ensuring consistent tone of voice
• Lead on designing and delivering engaging content across the Union’s different channels, including social media, website and printed material.
• Provide project management and communications support for the Union's campaigning activity, ensuring that all campaigns are properly planned and delivered to have maximum impact
• Support the Communications and Engagement Team in delivering activities including student-facing campaigns and projects
• Support our elected student leaders to achieve their manifesto commitments through communication channels and in-person.
• Provide advice and guidance across the organisation to enable others to create engaging digital media and content
• Work collaboratively with teams across the University to support each other’s projects, and ensure our work is communicated across Oxford Brookes
• Assist the Head of Comms and Engagement in the evaluation of the performance of the Union’s communication channels and campaigns
• Liaise with external suppliers (printers, merchandise, etc) to produce branded material for use in campaigns and events
• Supervise a small team of student staff, who support the Union in delivering face-to-face activities, as well as content creation