Communications Assistant, Oxford
Rhodes House in central Oxford (hybrid working)
Permanent/full time
£24,000- £26,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits
We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Assistant to join the Rhodes Trust. This role will play a key role within a small team at Rhodes House, providing administrative support to the Communications team and working across digital and print communications.
We are looking for the successful candidate to start with us as soon as possible.
About the Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.
In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Atlantic Institute, Schmidt Science Fellows, and our most recent initiative called RISE.
The role
The successful candidate will be a creative thinker, possessing a mix of writing and people skills, and will gain first-hand knowledge and experience working as an in-house communications professional for a highly regarded educational charity.
The role will be responsible for;
- Working with the Communications team on all communications activities of the Rhodes Trust by expressing the purpose and vision of the Rhodes Scholarships and the Trust’s partnerships clearly, professionally and innovatively.
- Promoting the Rhodes Trust values of leadership excellence, global progress, lifelong fellowship, Rhodes community and philanthropic giving in print and digital communications.
ADMINISTRATION
- Provide administrative support to the communications team: manage central inboxes, organise mailing lists, and maintain contact records on Salesforce CRM. Work with team to create mass emails for key moments in communications calendar.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Create content to support social media activity at key points in the year, including outreach to potential applicants, Scholar selection campaign, and covering annual conferences and events.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Manage events registrations, promote on social, web and external sites, attend occasional events and help to create a welcoming environment for visitors.
MULTI MEDIA
- Write both short and long form content for social media, blog, news stories and emails. Participate in peer review and proof reading of others content.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills, experience and qualifications:
- A proactive team-player with a positive approach to new challenges. Receptive to new information and able adapt effectively to changing situations.
- Responsible, reliable, and consistently delivers accurate work.
- Excellent written communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
- A creative eye and an interest in new and cutting-edge social media content / trends.
- Proven ability to plan, organise, and prioritise work, sometimes under pressure and within tight deadlines.
- A confident and professional manner when dealing with internal clients and stakeholders.
- Ability to keep information confidential.
- Proficiency in using the following tools or similar (training can be provided): Canva, Content Management Systems, Social media analytics and advertising platforms, Hootsuite Pro, Microsoft Office, Customer Relationship Management System e.g. Salesforce.
- An interest in the educational and charity sector.
- Confidence working in a global arena.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to attend occasional events.
- A deep commitment to the values, ethos and mission of the Rhodes Trust.
Benefits of working here
We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Generous family leave schemes
- Private health insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Personal development opportunities
- Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
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 and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on 28 August 2024. Please note that interviews will take place on 9th and 10th September