Public Relation Officer for Overseas Market

Recruiter
London International Study Centre
Location
Surrey
Salary
Competitive
Posted
24 May 2015
Closes
12 Jun 2015
Sectors
Sales
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

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LISC (London International Study Centre), an independent tutorial college in Surbiton offering GCSE, A level programmes, English language and after-school tuition to domestic and international students, would like to appoint a full time (40 working hours a week) Public Relation Officer for Overseas Market. The successful candidate will be local and have previous experience of working in a school based environment. High quality of English together with a good practical knowledge of Microsoft Office and sound administrative skills would be required, as well as knowledge of either Chinese, Korean or Japanese. The ability to multi task and provide a high level of customer service within an international environment is essential.

This is a customer focused role in which you will liaise with internal staff and external clients, thus requiring a friendly and positive attitude. Working as part of a busy team, you will need to be able to organise and prioritise your own work, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.

You should have a good educational background, experience of administrative work in an education setting, experience of MS Office and excellent written and oral communication skills.

Main duties:

  • participating in raising awareness of LISC among educational establishments locally and abroad and further developing domestic and overseas partnerships
  • assisting with PR to families, students, schools, agents
  • organising promotional events such as open days, tours and visits
  • fostering community relations through events such as open days and through involvement in community initiatives
  • preparing the production of presentations, leaflets, reports, publicity brochures, photographs, information for web sites and promotional videos
  • researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media
  • planning, developing and implementing PR strategies
  • helping with LISC newsletter
  • driving forward a strategic approach to PR and social media, working with the marketing team to coordinate PR activity to achieve the objectives of the team as well as the business plan
  • developing relations with overseas media
  • delivering strategic PR campaigns focusing on key areas of promotion fitting with the current marketing strategy
  • developing and working in accordance with the company vision and values
  • helping with all aspects of the admissions process
  • coordinate regular communications with stakeholder groups through emails, newsletters and website content
  • helping with strategic overseas marketing and development planning
  • assisting with general office and welfare related duties as required by the Principal

    • Person specification:

    • Demonstrate a strong track record of working within the media sector, and understanding of how to build relationships with diverse range of media - desirable
    • A minimum two years of working in a busy environment - essential
    • Experience of managing production of newsletters and magazines - desirable
    • Experience in writing promotional material, publicity organizing and public speaking - essential
    • Experience of working in education in the UK - essential
    • Fluent spoken and written English plus either Chinese, Korean and/or Japanese language - essential
    • Excellent knowledge of UK education system - essential
    • Highly developed organisational, analytical and problem solving skills
    • Ability to work as a part of a team as well as unsupervised
    • Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
    • Demonstrated personal characteristics of initiative, self-motivation and enthusiasm
    • Experience of building up relationship with internal stakeholders despite remote location
    • Willingness to be flexible in terms of working hours

    Education level:

    A degree in one of the following essential: Journalism, Marketing, PR, International Business or Communications

    Salary

    Starting salary: 21,000 p.a.

    Closing date: 21 st June 2015

    LISC is an Equal Opportunities Employer

    All applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

    We warmly invite suitable candidates to send their CV to our HR Co-ordinator, Wioletta Laszyn, e-mail:

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