King's College London

About us

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) is a vibrant faculty based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, informatics and engineering.

About the role

We are seeking a maternity cover post for a Senior Communications Manager to lead our Faculty Communications Team across internal and external communications, content creation, events, and web.

The post holder will provide a responsive and comprehensive service offer to stakeholders across the various elements of the team’s portfolio, supporting academics to boost their research profile and boost the reputation of the Faculty for research excellence.

The role holder will deliver strategic and operational communications advice to Faculty stakeholders and develop communications plans and strategies in alignment with organisational need.  They will closely coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders and partners across the organisation and build and maintain an integrated and mutually beneficial relationship with central teams supporting communications activity.

The post is part of the Enterprise & Engagement (E&E) team, which is responsible for enabling collaborations between the faculty and external stakeholders both in the UK and internationally, increasing the impact of our research and teaching on the outside world and bringing benefits to our staff and students.

This post will be a full time post (35 hours per week), offered on a fixed-term contract from 23/2/2026 until 31/12/2026 or on the return of the substantive postholder. For internal staff, this may be offered on a secondment basis.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.       Significant relevant experience in a communications management role.

2.       Experience of leading and managing a team, developing their talents, and enabling them to succeed across different areas of communications activity

3.       Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with a proven ability to adapt style for a variety of channels and internal and external audiences.

4.       The ability to work to a high level of accuracy with attention to detail, striving to produce the highest quality content.

5.       Experience of providing expert communications advice and guidance to senior managers and internal / external stakeholders to inform decision making. Influencing, applying judgement and identifying solutions to complex situations, where necessary.

6.       Experience of delivering and developing effective communications plans and strategies in support of achieving the organisation’s objectives.

7.       Excellent interpersonal skills including experience of working with internal and external colleagues and organisations in a positive and collaborative manner.

8.       Demonstrable ability to work under pressure with strong time management skills, able to manage projects and multi-task effectively, delivering to tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines.

Desirable criteria

1.       Qualification(s) in communications, public relations, or marketing

2.       Experience of higher education

3.       Experience of science communications.

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.

Further Information

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 1st December 2025.