JOB OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join Luminate Education Group. You will be part of a dynamic communications team; the communications officer will be responsible for implementing internal and external communications and PR strategies. The successful candidate will lead on communications campaigns and proactive idea generation that support organisational objectives.
The role involves writing for a range of audiences, media relations, social media management, stakeholder engagement and internal communications.

What You Will Do

• Support with the delivery our internal and external communications strategies across the FE colleges and for Luminate Education Group.
• Write and disseminate a variety of communications, for both internal and external audiences across B2B and B2C markets.
• Create effective content including press releases, thought leadership articles, website content, award entries, case studies, emails and letters for the FE colleges and Luminate Education Group.
• Work closely with members of the Communications team to lead on media relations activities for the FE colleges and Luminate, including media monitoring and news jacking to seek opportunities.
• Advise on communications and PR solutions, while taking a lead on proactive idea generation and implementation.
• Drive social media activities to ensure all communications are correctly shared and online engagement is optimised.

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Have outstanding verbal and written skills.
• Be able to take initiative and manage own workload through effective prioritisation.
• Be able to manage expectations with both internal and external audiences.
• Be organised and able to work under pressure.
• Have excellent writing skills for communications and PR purposes.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you’ll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 39 days
• Academic 44 days
• Senior Management 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Park Lane, Leeds
LS3 1AA
United Kingdom
Luminate Education Group
consists of;
Harrogate College
,
Keighley College
,
Leeds City College
,
Leeds Sixth Form College
,
Leeds Conservatoire
and
University Centre Leeds
.
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a curriculum as diverse as our students within a vibrant and multicultural learning environment. Our goal is to deliver excellent and innovative education which supports and inspires every student to achieve their ambitions.
You’ll be part of a positive, progressive and collaborative team, where you’ll play an important role in helping to transform lives and communities through education.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development courses designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders

What You Will Do

• Support with the delivery our internal and external communications strategies across the FE colleges and for Luminate Education Group.
• Write and disseminate a variety of communications, for both internal and external audiences across B2B and B2C markets.
• Create effective content including press releases, thought leadership articles, website content, award entries, case studies, emails and letters for the FE colleges and Luminate Education Group.
• Work closely with members of the Communications team to lead on media relations activities for the FE colleges and Luminate, including media monitoring and news jacking to seek opportunities.
• Advise on communications and PR solutions, while taking a lead on proactive idea generation and implementation.
• Drive social media activities to ensure all communications are correctly shared and online engagement is optimised

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

• We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
• We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency