"Senior Communications Manager"

About us

Comprising the largest dental school in Europe, the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS) at King’s College London is a centre of excellence in the UK for oral, craniofacial and dental research and ranks 4th in the world (1st in the UK) in the QS World University Rankings for Dentistry (2025).

Our international reputation attracts students and staff from across the globe. The largest dental academic centre in the UK, we teach over 1,000 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, and over 100 graduate research students. As well as undertaking and actively promoting cutting edge basic, clinical, and translational research, the faculty provides both routine and specialist clinical care and educates and trains dental personnel at all levels. Working closely with our partner hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS foundation Trust, we are based in the heart of central and south London.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Communications Manager.

The postholder will provide trusted communication guidance to the Executive Dean, Director of Operations and other members of the Faculty Senior Leadership Team.

They will deliver high calibre, multi-channel communications to the faculty’s key stakeholder groups, highlighting the achievements of our people, and their teaching, research and impact. In doing so, the role holder will develop new and creative ways to engage our communities with the faculty’s work, and develop new opportunities for the faculty, our staff and our students.

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in developing and delivering coordinated and integrated communications strategies across a variety of areas. and PR.

The successful candidate will have extensive professional knowledge and expertise and will ensure the effective cascade and dissemination of messaging on areas of strategic importance and support the delivery of the faculty’s communications plans and strategies. They will support the Faculty Executive in its key communications objectives and oversee the delivery of effective internal (all student and all staff messaging) and external communications.

The post-holder will work closely with academic, professional service and clinical colleagues to increase awareness of research, teaching and other key activities across the faculty.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

Essential criteria

1. Significant relevant experience within a communications or media role.
2. A proven track record in planning and implementing communication strategies and plans working with a wide range of stakeholders.
3. Ability to produce effective content for a varied audience across different channels, in a timely fashion, and with evaluation of the impact and success.
4. Experience of absorbing and evaluating complex information from a variety of sources to create clear and engaging content, preferably within an academic, health or public sector environment.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills including editing and proof-reading to a high level.
6. High-level stakeholder management skills and the ability to work with and effectively influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
7. A demonstrable ability to work under pressure with strong time management and proven ability to deliver to tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
8. Excellent IT skills and experience in creating and managing web content and social media channels within a content management system and/or using relevant tools.

Desirable criteria

1. A qualification or demonstrable training in marketing, media, public relations or communication skills
2. Experience of working in the higher education sector.
3. Experience of undertaking desk-top research, compiling analysis and reports and presenting the findings to senior stakeholders.
4. Experience of planning and supporting events.

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 person specification section of the job description. 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.

Grade and Salary: £53,947-£63,350 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 134565

Close Date: 06-Jan-2026

Contact Person: Josephine Mumford

Contact Details: Josephine.mumford@kcl.ac.uk