Job Details
Salary £29,740 to £36,446 per annum pro‑ra depending on skills and experience.
Area Student Living – Community Engagement
Location University Park
Closing Date Thursday 21 May 2026
Reference REG823126
Role Summary
Are you a friendly, engaging and enthusiastic communicator with a passion for creating content that connects with students? We are looking for a collaborative and creative individual to join our student living team as a Student Living Communications and Engagement Officer.
Reporting to the Student Living Engagement Manager, you will support the delivery of a comprehensive student communications and engagement strategy. You will help ensure students have access to timely, relevant and engaging residential information throughout their journey. The role holder will be responsible for developing, delivering and evaluating communications designed to engage student residents across the University of Nottingham's Student Living portfolio. Working closely with colleagues and student content creators, you will help build a student‑led approach to communications that supports residential life, wellbeing, events and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the delivery of a comprehensive student communications and engagement strategy.
* Develop, deliver and evaluate communications designed to engage student residents.
* Build a student‑led approach to communications that supports residential life, wellbeing, events and compliance.
* Work flexibly across key points in the student lifecycle, including open days and arrivals.
* Support Student Living projects with insightful feedback, fresh ideas and willingness to get involved.
Qualifications
* Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and a strong eye for detail.
* Confident creating engaging digital content, including social media posts, stories, reels and newsletters.
* Creative flair and the ability to write and edit clear, engaging copy for a range of student audiences.
* Excellent ability to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with colleagues and student content creators.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
* Proactive, enthusiastic and customer‑focused approach.
* Ability to use insight, feedback and data to improve communications and student engagement.
Benefits and Working Conditions
This position is offered on a permanent basis. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours per week). Job share arrangements may be considered. Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post.
The University of Nottingham offers competitive employment packages and a range of benefits, including leading fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and an excellent holiday allowance of 27 days per year, plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – diversity is vital to our success. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and are committed to the aims of the Disability Confident Scheme. We are the first university to have achieved the Athena Swan Gold Award.
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