We are seeking a skilled communications professional with a talent for storytelling and stakeholder engagement. You’ll bring creativity, initiative, and a collaborative spirit to the role, building strong relationships, managing multi-channel communications, and crafting compelling content that drives visibility and impact.

As Engagement and Communications Manager, you will lead the strategic communications to raise the profile of the White Rose University Consortium across the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, and within the wider higher education sector.

We are open to flexible work arrangements for this position. This could mean: reducing the role to part-time (0.8 FTE); a Job Share, where the responsibilities of the job are divided between two people; compressed hours, where you work your full hours over fewer days. If any of these options interest you, please feel free to discuss them with us.

While the position is officially based in York, the job responsibilities are distributed evenly across the three universities: York, Leeds, and Sheffield. You will have the flexibility to work from home, with the expectation that you will occasionally need to travel to each university.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Experience of developing and delivering a communications strategy to raise an organisations visibility.
• Confident writing skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to produce clear, engaging and accurate copy for a range of audiences and formats.
• Strong editorial skills with a clear understanding of branding and accessibility, ensuring inclusive, audience-appropriate content across formats.
• Adept at connecting with people at all levels, with effective interviewing skills and the ability to gather meaningful insights and perspectives.
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholder groups to support shared communications goals.
• Experience in evaluating communications effectiveness using data and analytics to inform continuous improvement.
• Experience of managing social media channels.

Find out more about the job and download the full description.

Application deadline: 24 February 2026

Interview date: 12 March 2026

For informal enquiries: please contact Karen Hinxman, Head of the White Rose University Consortium.