Planning and Campaigns Manager

When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.

In your role as Planning and Campaigns Manager you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to support corporate strategic priorities and business needs, and which aims to influence, inform and educate our media, policy maker and internal audiences. As we continue to deliver our five-year Corporate Affairs strategy, this role will support the planning and project cycle across the Corporate Affairs team, reporting to the Head of Internal Communications and with a particular focus on strengthening the planning, coordination and delivery of internal communications activity.

The role will also project manage integrated campaigns for internal and external audiences, lead the delivery of our internal and external events programme, and work closely with team leads across different channels to ensure activity is coordinated, well-planned and effectively reported.

As a trusted part of the Corporate Affairs team you will be responsible for:

• Support the Head of Internal Communications in the planning and delivery of the IC programme including content calendar management, channel coordination and campaign delivery.
• Project manage a series of campaigns, acting as the central coordinator of the input from colleagues across different channels and business areas – such as media, public affairs, social channels, internal comms, and member comms.
• Manage the planning and delivery of Corporate Affairs events including town halls, leadership briefings, external stakeholder events including the Institutions meeting.
• Support the development and implementation of our Corporate Affairs plans and managing tracking activity and progress against those plans.
• Support in the design, planning, and delivery of the various strategic projects and processes across the Corporate Affairs department.
• Oversee the team reporting/monitoring framework and lead on formal reporting to key stakeholders internally.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile. To be successful in the role you will have:

• Able to effectively prioritise, plan and organise multiple deliverables at once
• Strong project management and planning skills
• Experience of managing external suppliers and agency relationships
• Experience in developing evaluation and reporting frameworks
• Events management experience
• Strong coordination and administrative skills
• Experience of working within a large team, and balancing multiple different stakeholders within a fast-paced environment
• Experience in video editing is helpful but not essential
• Some experience of working with or within integrated communications functions, and / or a background in pensions/financial services, is seen as a positive but not essential

• Great starting salary
• Generous annual leave package
• Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
• Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and…