St Hilda’s College, Oxford is seeking to appoint a full-time Head of Communications.
The ideal candidate will provide the College with professional expertise on communications and media relations, and act as the College’s brand ‘guardian’.
As Head of Communications, you will enhance and promote the image of the College and the wider College community by leading the conception, development, and implementation of the College’s internal and external communications activities, including the creation of ‘on brand’ content. These activities will include marketing initiatives; PR and media activities; internal communications; and website and social media management.
You should have significant professional experience in a communications and/or a marketing role; have proven experience of conceiving and delivering successful, multi-channel communications strategies and marketing campaigns; and managing an organisation’s social media activity. The ideal candidate will possess excellent writing skills and have a good knowledge of, and interest in, the Higher Education sector.
St Hilda’s offers a beautiful riverside setting with attractive and ecologically diverse gardens, a generous benefits package, and a welcoming, inclusive community.
Please see the Job Description for further information about the post and benefits offered by the College.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact the HR manager at recruitment@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk.
To apply for this post, please send the following documents to the HR Manager at recruitment@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk by 5pm on Monday 13 October 2025.
- Completed College Application Form
- Up-to-date CV
- A covering letter explaining your interest in the role and how you meet the person specification given in the Job Description
Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 24 October 2025.
Documents
- Employment
- Full time
- Length of contract
- Permanent
- Hours of work
- 35 hours per week. Occasional out of hours working, including evenings and weekends, will be required to fulfil the requirements of this post.
- Salary
- £49,119 - £58,265 equivalent to Grade 8 on the current University of Oxford salary scale
- Application deadline
- Monday 13 October 2025 / 5pm