The Role

Are you looking to work in a thriving collaborative environment where you can enhance your skillset?

The Communication Assistant will support the communications function in the Advancement team with the on-going delivery of communications outputs. This is a fantastic opportunity for the post holder to strengthen their comms expertise and gain a broad range of experience in the communications field in a supportive, creative and collaborative environment. 

This post sits within the Advancement Campaign team and reports into Senior strategic communications manager. The post-holder will work across multiple communications disciplines including email communications, campaign marketing, internal communications, community engagement pieces and social media (LinkedIn). They will work with the whole Advancement team as part of our matrix structure. They will also work with the wider School Brand and Marketing and Communications teams, to ensure communication approaches are coordinated and aligned.

Main Responsibilities

• Help write, proof-read, and refine Advancement pieces of content (including copy for invitations, joining instructions, newsletters, web copy and articles) that engage our alumni and donor audiences.
• Draft, edit and share engaging content with Advancement leadership team for posting on their own LinkedIn profiles and in the closed LinkedIn alumni groups targeting alumni and donor audiences on the regular basis.
• Help guard the LBS brand and tone of voice, and support continuous improvement of communications coming out of Advancement.
• Assist in schedule planning and reporting for Advancement communications.
• Monitor alumni and donor activity on social media and proactively propose opportunities for engagement.
• With support from the wider team, collate and keep updated a database of ‘LBS Voices’ that can help engage alumni and donor audiences on social media.

Who we are looking for

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to address a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent proof-reading skills and good attention to detail.
• Experience of mailing software.
• Proactive approach to relationship development with colleagues.
• Ability to work in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Good time management skills with the ability to organise and prioritise.
• Good team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Some experience in social media is preferred, for instance doing social media posts.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Automatic enrolment to a fantastic workplace pension scheme
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing date -  14th November 2023

London Business School