Communications Coordinator (External Engagement)

We are looking for an enthusiastic Communications Coordinator (External Engagement) ready to take on a challenging and rewarding permanent role.

As a key member of the University's external communications and engagement team, you will provide vital coordination and delivery support to help strengthen Manchester Met's relationships with external stakeholders and enhance its profile and reputation.

About the role

Working closely with colleagues across the Communications and Engagement team, you will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of a wide range of external engagement and communications activity.

You will play an important role in ensuring that engagement activity is well organised, professionally delivered and effectively communicated, including across events, meetings, communications, and stakeholder interactions.

Ideal candidates will:

• Support the planning and delivery of external engagement activity including events, visits, meetings and stakeholder interactions.
• Create and edit content for a range of channels, including briefings, newsletters, web and social media.
• Prepare high-quality materials for internal colleagues and senior leaders, including briefings, agendas and presentations.
• Monitor news, policy developments and stakeholder activity to inform briefings and identify opportunities.
• Maintain stakeholder databases, engagement trackers and forward plans to support coordinated activity.
• Support the delivery of events, including logistics, invitations, attendee management and follow-up communications.
• Assist with monitoring and evaluation activity to help demonstrate impact and support continuous improvement.

As a hybrid worker, you will be based at our All Saints Campus for part of the week, with flexibility to work remotely.

About you

A highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented communications professional with an interest in stakeholder engagement and external communications.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt content and approaches for different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships
• Experience supporting events, meetings or communications and engagement activity.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
• A proactive, enthusiastic and solutions-focused approach.

About the Communications & Engagement team

We are dedicated to building and enhancing Manchester Met's profile and reputation, supporting our goal to be recognised as a university, employer, and partner of choice.

As part of a great university in a great global city, the Communications & Engagement team plays a key role in delivering strategic communications and engagement that raises Manchester Met's profile and supports its reputation.

The External Engagement function works across the University to coordinate meaningful engagement with partners, policymakers, community organisations and other stakeholders, ensuring activity is joined up, impactful and aligned with priorities.

You will contribute to a wide range of activity, helping to deliver events, communications and stakeholder engagement that connect the University with key audiences and support its ambitions.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in communications, stakeholder engagement and event delivery, while gaining experience across a dynamic and collaborative team.

If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you!

Please apply with your CV and covering letter. We welcome questions about the role, however, all expressions of interest should be included as part of your application (e.g. within your cover letter) and submitted through the application portal, not via email. If you'd like to find out more, please get in touch for an informal conversation with Anna Hill - A.Hill@mmu.ac.uk

Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from all local and international communities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support.

Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups.

Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy.

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Meet the recruiter

Mark Linstead

M.Linstead@mmu.ac.uk