Communications and Media Relations Manager

The role

Post title: Communications and Media Relations Manager

Salary: Grade I, Grade I, £40,060- £42,913. Placement on the grade is dependent on experience and qualifications

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Location: York Place, London Road, Bath, BA1 6AE

Are you a strategic communicator with strong media instincts, excellent judgement and a talent for telling compelling stories? Would you like to work for an organisation steeped in history but focused on the future and recognised worldwide as a centre of excellence? An organisation that promotes a healthy work/life balance and recognises and rewards achievements? If so, then Norland is the place for you.

Our TEF Gold-rated award-winning early years undergraduate degree and integrated diploma programme is world-renowned for delivering outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students. We hold permanent taught degree awarding powers and offer our own BA (Hons) and MA degrees in Early Childhood Education and Care. We have won multiple awards, including winning the UK’s top Small or Specialist Provider award on numerous occasions at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards. In 2021, Whatuni presented us with a special one-off award as the top UK university for Enhanced Graduate Outcomes. In 2025, Norland received a commendation honour in the Specialist Institution of the Year award from Times Higher Education.

We are looking for an experienced Communications and Media Relations Manager to help shape and protect our reputation, raise our profile and deliver high-quality communications that support our strategic ambitions. As an integral member of the marketing team, you will lead media relations, develop engaging content, advise senior colleagues, manage issues and support high-impact campaigns and announcements. You will be equally comfortable planning proactive communications and responding calmly and effectively when fast-paced issues arise.

We are looking for someone with significant experience in communications or public relations, excellent writing and stakeholder management skills, and a strong understanding of how to build trust and visibility through clear, confident and audience-focused communications.

This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional who enjoys variety, works well under pressure and wants to make a visible impact in a values-driven organisation. A flexible and professional approach to work, excellent communication skills and a friendly, team-oriented nature are key to being successful in this role.

Norland employee benefits:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Generous holiday entitlement, including an extra day off on your birthday and 4 closure days at Christmas
• Free onsite staff parking
• Support with continued professional development both financially and with study days
• Free onsite tea and coffee
• Occasional staff lunches
• Staff and departmental away days
• Life assurance scheme
• Income protection scheme with access to an employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Discounts with Sodexo
• Access to a corporate health cash plan
• Access to a digital mental health and wellbeing service
• Option to lease an electric vehicle.