Overview
Communications & Engagement Officer – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About us:
King’s Business School (KBS) is a top five rated business school for business and management studies in the UK. As part of the world-class King’s College London the focus of King’s Business School is to develop bold ideas to tackle the world’s major challenges. We foster the knowledge, confidence, and adaptability our students will need to be the right kinds of leaders for the economy and society.
King’s Business School has 3 large centres: Centre for Sustainable Business, King’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and ILEAD Centre for Innovation, Leadership, Education and Development.
The role sits within the Centres Professional Services team, and you will design and deliver multi-channel communications to maximise engagement with all the Centres’ activities across King’s Business School.
About the role:
The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and delivering a range of communications from the KBS Centres for their planned activities for 2025–2027. Working closely with the Senior Centre Manager, Centre Managers and Centre Directors, the post holder will develop a series of online and offline impact activities to build stakeholder engagement. This includes implementation of bespoke communications plans for each Centre, close collaboration with researchers, Centres and KBS colleagues and maintenance of websites and other online content.
Responsibilities also include supporting the communication of Centre events conferences and workshops, promoting events through multiple channels and conducting post-event activities such as production of written/video content. The role holder is also expected to work closely with Professional Services team members to contribute to seamless and integrated service provision across all the Centres.
We are seeking candidates with a keen eye for detail and a strong background in communications and/or engagement roles. The post holder will be an important member of both the Centres’ and the wider Centre Professional Services team, able to work with multiple projects and deadlines to deliver communications promoting high profile Centre activities.
This is a full-time role (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st December 2027.
About you:
A list of the essential and desirable criteria provided in your Job description.
Candidates will be advised to review the document supplied in the advert to identify where these criteria will be assessed
Candidates will be advised to review the document supplied in the advert to identify where these criteria will be assessed
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in communications and/or engagement roles Demonstrable track record of developing and delivering communications strategies, preferably within a higher education, research, or public sector environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to produce high-quality, engaging content for a range of audiences and platforms, including digital, social media, and print.
- Digital content creation and management skills Experience in creating, editing, and managing digital content (e.g., web, video, graphics, social media), with proficiency in relevant tools and platforms.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills Evidence of effective collaboration with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including academics, professional services, and external partners.
- Project management and organisational skills Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, demonstrating strong planning, prioritisation, and attention to detail.
- Creative and proactive approach Ability to identify and act on opportunities to enhance engagement and visibility, bringing fresh ideas and solutions to communications challenges.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team and across departments, with willingness to support colleagues and share knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the higher education and research environment Awareness of the context, challenges, and opportunities within universities, research centres, or similar organisations.
- Awareness of the areas of research delivered by the KBS Centres.
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.
As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.
Interviews are due to be held on 26th November 2025
