Person Specification

Job Title:	Project Communications Officer
School/Service:	School of Justice, Security and Sustainability

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
Criteria
1	Degree or professional qualification in Media, Communication, Marketing, English or Journalism or a similar subject	E	A
2	Experience of working with partners on collaborative projects to increase engagement amongst internal and external audiences.	E	A/I
3	Previous experience of working in reactive and pro-active PR or communications environment	E	A/I
4	Demonstratable experience and understanding of a range of engagement channels including digital, social media, video, events, PR and internal.	E	A/I
5	Confident at creating event programme from large scale conferences to smaller cascading and two-way eventing.	E	A/I
6	Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to present and communicate effectively with a range of individuals both orally and in writing.	E	A/I
7	Creative brilliance with the ability to generate and communicate thought provoking new ideas and approaches. A flexible and committed approach to work with the ability to generate and communicate new ideas creatively	E	A/I
8	Excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to deliver projects on time, including the ability to organise and priories a personal workload to precise deadlines.	E	I
9	Ability to compile and deliver evaluation reports, pulling information from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive picture of delivery and impact.	E	I
10	Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative with a minimum of supervision	E	I
11	Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MS Office effectively (Excel, Word & Powerpoint) and e-mail	E	I
12	Numerate: undertaking pre-and post-activity analysis and budget management. Proficient and familiar with digital marketing analysis and reporting technology and tools, especially content management systems.	D	A/I
13	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview