Communications Apprentice
OIA · Apex Building, Reading, RG1 1AX
- Salary
- £30,283 a year
- Level
- Higher
- Course
- Public relations and communications assistant (level 4)
- Closing date
- 23 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 2 Nov 2026
- Duration
- 1 Year 7 Months
- Hours per week
- 35 hours
- Working week
- Full-time or part-time (minimum 4 days per week). Minimum two days per week in the Reading office. During the probation period more days are likely to be required. Some travel for work might be required, and expenses will be paid.
- Positions
- 1
About the role
As a Communications Apprentice, you'll support the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) in delivering effective and accessible communications. You'll help us to connect with colleagues, students, students’ unions along with delivering internal and external communications activity.
Skills required
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Initiative
- Willingness to learn
- Creative and curious
- Responsible
Qualifications
- GCSE · Creative or digitally led subject · 9-4 (A*- C) · Essential
- GCSE · English Language/Literature · 9-4 (A*- C) · Essential
- GCSE · Maths · 9-4 (A*- C) · Essential
- A Level · Minimum of 2 A-levels · 4 (C) and above · Essential
About OIA
Our vision at OIA is that higher education students are always treated fairly. We work towards this by resolving individual complaints from students, sharing learning from complaints to help improve policies and practices, and working with other organisations in the HE sector and beyond. Our strategy sets out our organisational priorities. All roles are expected to demonstrate our organisational values of integrity and independence, quality, openness and accessibility, service ethos, engagement, and equality and diversity. These underpin how work is carried out, decisions are made and work relationships are built.
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