Student Training, Communications & Campaigns Specialist

Are you passionate about creating safer and more inclusive student communities?

Do you have the creativity and drive to design impactful training, campaigns and engagement activity that makes a real difference?

About the role

We are looking for a Student Training, Communications and Campaigns Specialist to join our Student Support and Conduct team. Reporting to the Student Support and Conduct Manager, you will play a key role in delivering student training, awareness campaigns and engagement activity focused on harassment and sexual misconduct (HSM) and inclusion.

You will

• Contribute to a growing area of strategic importance, supporting the University’s work to embed a preventative, student-focused approach to a respectful campus environment.
• Design and deliver engaging student campaigns and communications to promote respectful behaviours.
• Coordinate and support the delivery of student training, including consent, bystander intervention and HSM awareness.
• Plan and deliver student engagement activity, including events and targeted interventions.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of training and campaigns, using data and insight to inform improvements.
• Work collaboratively with Faculties, the Students’ Union and external partners to maximise reach and impact.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Laura Beahan: 01752 588739.

For more information on Student Services please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

You should

• Have experience of delivering training, campaigns or engagement activity in a complex organisation.
• Be confident creating engaging communications and working with diverse audiences.
• Be able to use data and feedback to evaluate impact and improve delivery.
• Have strong stakeholder and relationship building skills.
• Be passionate about student experience, inclusion and creating a respectful culture change.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

You will be joining a small, supportive and specialist team working at the heart of student behaviour and inclusion. We work closely with colleagues across the University and external partners to deliver a coordinated and impactful approach to prevention, engagement and culture change.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Our Offer

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave:25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

Closing date – 12 o’clock midnight – 18/06/2026